| 摘要 |
<p>A method of hosting an autonomous underwater vehicle 14 (AUV) at a subsea location comprises lowering at least one AUV basket 18 to a subsea location adjacent at least one pre-installed subsea structure 24, which structure has provision 30 for electrical power to be provided to it. At the subsea location, the, or each, basket is connected to the, or each, subsea structure to receive electrical power from the subsea structure. In this way, electrical power routed via the subsea structure may be used to charge batteries of an AUV docked with the basket. Provision may also be made to effect data communication with the AUV with data being communicated between the subsea structure and the basket. A system for use with such a method and an AUV basket for use with the method are also disclosed.</p> |
