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Articles | Volume 16, issue 1
Articles | Volume 16, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-273-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-16-273-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 1
Research article
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19 Jun 2025
Research article |  | 19 Jun 2025

A novel crane-like launch and recovery system for multiple USVs: mechanism design, control strategy, and experimental validation

Dan-Jun Zhang, Xing-Hua Xiao, Guang Li, Chun-Xin Li, and Yi Yang

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An autonomous launch and recovery (LAR) system is essential for the deployment and retrieval of uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs). Traditional crane-like LAR systems are typically designed to handle only the deployment and recovery of a single USV. In this paper, we propose a novel crane-like LAR system for multiple USVs, which includes the mechanism design, control strategy, and experimental validation. This research provides a reliable and innovative solution for the LAR of multiple USVs.
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