Towed AUV docking stations: Gigabit data transfer and wireless power behind USVs

15 Apr 2026
Keynote Theatre
  • Attendees will learn how towed underwater charging stations—deployed behind surface vessels—enable AUVs to refuel underwater much like fighter jets do mid‑air.
  • The presentation highlights contactless technology achieving simultaneous 2 Gbps data transfer and 500 W wireless power across a 1 cm gap, allowing a 100 GB offload in about six minutes.
  • Participants will understand how this mobile logistics concept eliminates fixed infrastructure, extends mission endurance, and enables continuous, covert operations for undersea intelligence, surveillance, and defense applications.
Speakers
Thomas Meyer
Thomas Meyer, Chief Operating Officer - Unplugged