A system for automated rendezvous, docking, and capture of autonomous underwater vehicles at the conclusion of a mission comprising of comprised of a docking rod having lighted, pulsating (in both frequency and light intensity) series of LED light strips thereon, with the LEDs at a known spacing, and the autonomous underwater vehicle specially designed to detect and capture the docking rod and then be lifted structurally by a spherical end strop about which the vehicle can be pivoted and hoisted up (e.g., onto a ship). The method of recovery allows for very routine and reliable automated recovery of an unmanned underwater asset.


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    Titel :

    System and Method for Automated Rendezvous, Docking and Capture of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles


    Beteiligte:
    STONE WILLIAM C (Autor:in) / CLARK EVAN (Autor:in) / RICHMOND KRISTOF (Autor:in) / PAULUS JEREMY (Autor:in) / KAPIT JASON (Autor:in) / SCULLY MARK (Autor:in) / KIMBAL PETER (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    23.06.2016


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS



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