Independent R&D & Concept Platforms

R&D Projects

Original design and engineering work undertaken outside of client advisory engagements — spanning high-performance offshore craft, ground-effect vehicles, and autonomous systems prototyping.

Vector 45 framed aluminum hull under assembly.
Offshore Platform • 1996–1998 • Design & Build Dossier

Vector 45 — All-Aluminum Offshore Monohull

A first-principles 45-foot offshore hull — and a demonstrator path to autonomous surface craft.

Foam-cored twin-skin aluminum sandwich over 3-inch U-channel framing, engineered to a complete production drawing set with a computationally-informed running surface. Fabricated to a structurally near-complete bare-aluminum hull; located in 2025 and available for acquisition as an autonomous demonstrator.

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Vector WIG concept — a carbon-fiber blended wing-body ground-effect craft running low over open water past offshore platforms.
Ground-Effect Craft • Concept & Specification • Dossier in preparation

Vector WIG — High-Speed Blended Wing-Body Craft

A 14.5 m blended wing-body vessel designed for sustained operation within the ground-effect zone.

A low-observable profile over ultra-lightweight structure, with integrated anti-cavitation protection — a technical baseline for high-speed, low-altitude littoral transit and interdiction. Concept visualization shown; the full design dossier is in preparation.

Rendering is a clearly-labeled concept visualization, not a photograph.