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Title:
水中ビークルまたは海洋ビークルの回収装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2009544520
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
Apparatus for recovering a surface marine vehicle or an underwater vehicle, in particular an AUV, the apparatus comprising a frame (14) defining a housing into which the vehicle (1) can penetrate via an entrance, and further comprising: reception means (18) for receiving the nose of the vehicle (1), reception means being capable of moving along said housing when the vehicle penetrates therein, said reception means (18) possessing sufficient freedom of movement relative to the frame (14) to be able to follow the movement of the vehicle while the reception means and the vehicle are situated in the vicinity of the entrance of the housing; and guide means (58, 60) for guiding the reception means (18) when the vehicle penetrates into the housing, and for causing the reception means (18) and the vehicle (1) to become aligned therealong by progressively limiting their freedom to move relative to the frame as the vehicle penetrates into the housing.

Inventors:
Lucioni, Marc
Haus, viorel
Rigaud, Vincent
Loren, Altsunell
Application Number:
JP2009521319A
Publication Date:
December 17, 2009
Filing Date:
July 25, 2007
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Institut Francais de Cherche Spur Rex Provation de la Mer (IFRM)
International Classes:
B63G8/00; B63C11/00; B63G8/42
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Koichi Kamata
Koji Amano