Underwater refuelling-in-motion: A USV-towed submerged docking station for AUV recharge and rapid data offload
- 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.
