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FEATURE AUV LARS this lens, no minor improvement to the

AUV’s propulsive effciency or sensor performance compares to the potential gains from ensuring that the AUV can be recovered, with minimal damage, during harsher weather.

These risks highlight the importance of selecting the right LARS for your AUV.

It is of crucial importance to ensure that the AUV survey rate is maximised.

Choosing the right LARS

To facilitate safe offshore AUV opera- tion there are many different LARS con- cepts, each with their own strengths and weaknesses that need to be considered.

Ramp/Stinger

Several variants exist, however, one of the most reliable is the ramp LARS developed by ISE and Hawboldt to re-

Photo: ISE

AUV ft with nose hook capture mechanism connected directly to dorsal lift lugs.

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