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Zero Human Intervention via Automatic Grasping Operations (ZHIVAGO)

L3Harris Zhivago Lars small ship being lowered down into ocean

Features & Benefits

  • Fully-automatic launch and recovery with cable driven parallel robot technology
  • Autonomous grasp with target vehicle lift-point detection and tracking
  • Stabilization of vehicle swinging during deploy and lifting with compensation of the ship induced motions
  • One or two lifting points
  • Painter line option for launch and recovery of surface vehicles at speed
  • Step maneuver and manual override
  • Safe launch and recovery of marine vehicles in all weather conditions
  • One LARS of all marine vehicles
  • Rapid and effective launch and recovery
  • Reduced manning for operation (1 person for surveillance)
  • Compact installation for unmanned boat recovery
  • Applicable for mission bays with a wide range of loads

Resources

  • ZHIVAGO Data Sheet

Certifications

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L3Harris Technologies has received an Other Transaction Authority contract from the Department of War’s Defense Innovation Unit to deliver the Torpedo Tube Launch and Recovery (TTLR) system, which deploys and retrieves the company’s Iver4 900 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) through submarine torpedo tubes.

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