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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2024
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Gregory A Jaccard, San Diego, CA (US);
United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An underwater docking system for an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) includes a housing structure, a motorized drive assembly, and a drive control system. The housing structure is configured to at least partially enclose and house the UUV. The motorized drive assembly is disposed on an interior of the housing structure and is positioned to frictionally engage with a surface of the UUV when the UUV is within the housing structure. The drive control system is configured to selectively activate the motorized drive assembly to apply an egress translational force to the surface of the UUV to at least partially assist an egress of the UUV out of the housing structure.