Autonomous Launch and Recovery System for Underwater Towed Vehicle Based on USV

With the maturity of the application technology of USV and underwater towed vehicle, the Shenyang Institute of Automation Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed a mode of operation that uses USV to autonomously launch, recover, and tow underwater towed vehicle. According to the operation requirements and the characteristics of the towed body, an autonomous launch and recovery device is designed. The device mainly includes: chassis, winch, hydraulic station, hydraulic cylinder, three-stage luffing mechanism, sliding table, various sensors and other auxiliary mechanisms. After theoretical verification and simulation analysis, the launch and recovery device meets the engineering needs and can meet the expected operational requirements, which has great theoretical research value and engineering application value.