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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2018
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Minehiko Mukaida, Kobe, JP;
Noriyuki Okaya, Kobe, JP;
Manabu Matsui, Nishinomiya, JP;
Toshiya Hayashi, Kobe, JP;
Kosuke Masuda, Kobe, JP;
Seiji Kashiwagi, Kobe, JP;
Takashi Okada, Akashi, JP;
Fumitaka Tachinami, Kobe, JP;
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A charging system includes a charging station having: a base underwater; a pole extending in an upper-lower direction; and a power supplying portion. An AUV includes: an underwater main body; a power receiving portion; a holding device including a pair of guide and holding portions, the pair of guide portions guides the pole to a holding position after the pole contacts the guide portions from a proceeding-direction, the holding portion holds the pole to be rotatable relative to the pole; a thrust generating apparatus generates in a horizontal direction; and a control device controls the thrust generating apparatus. A light emitter at one of the base and the underwater main body, and a light receiver is provided at the other. The control device controls the thrust so the underwater main body reaches a rotational position where the light receiver receives light emitted, the rotational position set relative to the pole.