Launch and Recovery Systems(LARS) are developed for underwater exploration automatically. Side Scan Sonar(SSS) is mainly used for underwater exploration. LARS is essential to launch and to recover the underwater Tow-Fish.
In this study, the requirements for the design of automatic LARS for operating underwater Tow-Fish of USV(Unmanned Surface Vehicle) were analyzed. The currently developed LARS mechanism had been investigated to design the optimal mechanisms of LARS. Based on the investigated mechanism, the mechanism of structure of link assem bly which is able to slide and tilt simultaneously was studied. In this study, LARS was designed according to analyzed requirements and proposed mechanism. Structure analysis for the designed LARS was performed using FEM(Finite Element Method). In addition, kinematics and dynamics simulations were performed for the developed LARS.