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Design and Development of a Remotely-enabled Modular Release Mechanism for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (2401.04268v1)

Published 8 Jan 2024 in cs.RO

Abstract: We introduce a launch device, called the remotely-enabled modular release mechanism, to augment rapid testing and prototyping of cooperative autonomy maritime applications by facilitating autonomous deployment of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) from an autonomous surface vessel (ASV). While we focus our development on a specific application of deploying an AUV from a catamaran style ASV, the release mechanism can be adapted to different deployable objects and towing vehicles, such as buoys and sensors for oceanographic surveys or mono-hull ASVs. In this paper we explore a number of hardware and software design considerations to facilitate ease of integration with existing maritime autonomy systems. We expound on bench tests and in-water tests used to explore the utility of the release system and diagnose system issues. Additionally, we make a first-principles argument, based on a hydrodynamics physics model, for assured deployment that is virtually independent of sea state, making the release system a suitable alternative for different maritime applications in varying environmental conditions.

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