An underwater docking system includes: an underwater station including a circular frame member supported by a base mount and parallel to a horizontal plane; and an autonomous underwater vehicle configured to dock with the underwater station while sailing through an upper side of the frame member, wherein: the autonomous underwater vehicle includes an underwater vehicle main body, a capturing arm provided at a lower portion of the underwater vehicle main body, the capturing arm including one end coupled to the underwater vehicle main body so as to be rotatable in a forward/rearward direction and the other end at which an engaging hook configured to be engaged with the frame member is provided, and a locking mechanism configured to be locked to a front portion of the frame member in a sailing direction when the engaging hook is engaged with a rear portion of the frame member in the sailing direction, and the underwater vehicle main body has approached the frame member while the capturing arm rotates rearward.
UNDERWATER DOCKING SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS UNMANNED SUBMARINE
UNTERWASSERANDOCKSYSTEM FÜR AUTONOME UNBEMANNTES U-BOOT
DISPOSITIF D'AMARRAGE SOUS-MARIN POUR ENGIN SOUS-MARIN AUTONOME
2020-04-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63C LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS , Zuwasserlassen, Trockenstellen, Docken oder Bergen von Schiffen / B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung |
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