APPARATUS FOR DEPLOYING A LOAD TO AN UNDERWATER TARGET POSITION WITH ENHANCED ACCURACY AND A METHOD TO CONTROL SUCH APPARATUS.

摘要

Apparatus (50) for deploying an object to an underwater target position, the apparatus being provided with a beacon to transmit acoustic rays, a plurality of thrusters (56(i), i = 1, 2, ...I, I being an integer) to control positioning of said apparatus with respect to said underwater target position, and a sound velocity meter to measure velocity of sound in a fluid surrounding said apparatus.