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http://dx.doi.org/10.12673/jant.2017.21.4.332

Design and Experimental Study of a Launch and Recovery System for an Underwater Tow-fish with Consideration of Sea State  

Kang, Jin-il (1Department of Convergence Study on the Ocean Science and Technology, Ocean Science and Technology School, Korea Maritime and Ocean University-Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology)
Sur, Joo-no (Research Institute of Industrial Technology, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
Jeong, Seong-hoon (Research Institute of Industrial Technology, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
Choi, Hyeung-sik (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
Kim, Joon-young (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
Kim, Myung-gyung (Firstec Corporation)
Kim, Jung-hoon (Agency for Defense Development)
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Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology / v.21, no.4, 2017 , pp. 332-338 More about this Journal
Abstract
Launch and recovery system(LARS) is required to perform an USV-based underwater exploration. Through the analysis of the requirements according to the scenario of underwater exploration, the mechanism of LARS and the conceptual design of the mechanical parts of LARS are carried out. In addition, a USV motion can be induced due to environmental disturbances such as waves, so the detailed design of LARS for recovering the underwater tow-fish stably in consideration of the USV motion is performed. To verify the performance of launch and recovery operations, LARS and test bed were developed. The results show that the proposed LARS can stably launch and recovery an underwater tow-fish.
Keywords
Launch and recovery system; Unmanned surface vehicle; Underwater tow-fish; Sea state; Wave-induced motion;
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