Sea vessel retrieval of unmanned underwater vehicles

Details Sea vessel retrieval of unmanned underwater vehicles Sea vessel retrieval of unmanned underwater vehicles

2006-04-11

2006-04-11

Basinger, Sherman (Department: 3617)

Ships

Towing or pushing

Submerged object

C114S254000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07025014

ABSTRACT:
One or more docking cages releasably attached to a tow line extending from the stern of a retrieval ship, emit tracking beacon beams picked up by sensors in unmanned underwater sea craft vehicles being approached, for steered propulsion thereof into rammed hook attachment to the cages. A sea craft vehicle thereby releasably attached to a cage, is towed onboard the retrieval ship by storage reel-in of the tow line, which is then disconnected from the cage and the retrieved vehicle for subsequent use in retrieval of other unmanned sea craft vehicles.

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Peer Review Presentation made on Mar. 6, 2003, pp. 1-48.
U.S. Appl. No. 60/550,738, filed Mar. 3, 2004, entitled “Sea Vessel Retrieval of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles”.

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