A subsea garage for a UUV or autonomous underwater vehicle comprises a body 12 having a receptacle 14 for the UUV, an open top providing a transit path for the UUV into and out of the receptacle and a base opposed to the open top, the base being arranged to lie on the seabed 20. At least one post 22 is movable into a deployed position extending upwardly from the body above the open top. A lid 16 may also be movable relative to the body between a closed position that closes the open top and an open position that allows the UUV to move along the transit path through the open top. Also disclosed is an arrangement where a fixed post may extend upwardly from the body above the open top, and a lid encloses the post when in the closed position and exposes the post when in the open position.
Subsea garages for unmanned underwater vehicles
2018-07-04
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch