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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Paul T. Wingett, Mesa, AZ (US);
Sharon K. Brault, Chandler, AZ (US);
Calvin C. Potter, Mesa, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Paul T. Wingett, Mesa, AZ (US);
Sharon K. Brault, Chandler, AZ (US);
Calvin C. Potter, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/41 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A docking station for an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) includes a tether control system to minimize movement of the docking station when the UUV is docking therein. The docking station is a submerged station that is tethered to a floating structure via a tether line. The tether control system selectively loosens and tightens the tether line during UUV docking, to thereby minimize movement of the docking station during UUV docking operations.