An AUV support system includes: a surface ship; an underwater station configured to support an AUV which autonomously sails in water; and a cable connecting the surface ship and the underwater station. The cable includes: a first cable portion extending downward from the surface ship through a water surface when the underwater station is suspended in the water by the cable from the surface ship that is in a stop state on the water; a second cable portion extending upward from a lower end portion of the first cable portion when the underwater station is suspended as above; and a third cable portion extending downward from an upper end portion of the second cable portion and connected to the underwater station when the underwater station is suspended as above.
AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE SUPPORT SYSTEM
UNTERSTÜTZUNGSVORRICHTUNG FÜR AUTONOMES UNTERWASSERFAHRZEUG
SYSTÈME DE SUPPORT DE VÉHICULE SOUS-MARIN AUTONOME
2022-01-19
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B63C LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS , Zuwasserlassen, Trockenstellen, Docken oder Bergen von Schiffen |
AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE
Europäisches Patentamt | 2022
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