CPC B63G 8/22 (2013.01) [B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63G 2008/004 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A buoyancy modification module for a modular underwater vehicle, with the buoyancy modification module being configured to be flushed with water, the buoyancy modification module comprising:
a first frame configured to connect the buoyancy modification module to other buoyancy modification modules, wherein the first frame is arranged in a shape comprising edges of a right prism;
a first pressure hull with a first flooding region; and
a first pump configured to pump water from surroundings or from a neutral-buoyancy reservoir into the first flooding region and configured to pump water out of the first flooding region into the surroundings or the neutral-buoyancy reservoir.
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