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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2013
Atlas Elektronik Gmbh, Bremen, DE;
Sven-Christian Hesse, Bremen, DE;
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH, Bremen, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an underwater work systemwith at least one autonomous unmanned underwater vehicleand one unmanned relay vehiclefloating at the surface of the water, which comprises a radio antennafor external communicationand a drive. The underwater vehicleis connected to the relay vehiclevia an internal communication device. The invention furthermore relates to a method for operating an underwater work system. In order to create an underwater work system with an autonomous underwater vehicle and an unmanned relay vehicle floating at the surface of the water as well as a method for operating such an underwater work system, which provides an increased efficiency of the autonomous underwater vehiclewith short mission times, it is provided according to the invention that the relay vehicleis controllable by means of a control unitvia the at least one autonomous underwater vehiclein due consideration of navigation information