Underwater docking system and docking method using the same

摘要

Disclosed herein are an underwater docking system and a docking method using the system. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to a system for docking a target body on a docking station under water, the system comprising: a guide unit provided to the docking station to transmit at least one guide signal to the target body; an agent unit connected to the docking station by a smart cable and disposed at a position spaced apart from the docking station so that the agent unit is moored under the water in a direction corresponding to a tidal current; and the target body configured to be guided toward the agent unit by the guide signal and then connected to a portion of the agent unit.

主权项

1. A system for docking a target body on a docking station under water, the system comprising:
a guide unit provided to the docking station to transmit at least one guide signal to the target body; an agent unit connected to the docking station by a cable and disposed at a position spaced apart from the docking station so that the agent unit is moored under the water in a direction corresponding to a tidal current; and the target body configured to be guided toward the agent unit by the guide signal and then connected to a portion of the agent unit; wherein the docking station is fastened to the seafloor; wherein the guide unit includes an imaging sonar provided on the docking station capturing an image of the agent unit and the target body when the agent unit and the target body are located in a position corresponding to a second range between the target body and the docking station, the second range is less than a first range between the target body and the docking station; wherein a distance between the agent unit and the target body is confirmed by the image captured by the imaging sonar; and a control command to align the agent unit and the target body is transmitted to the agent unit by the cable.