UNDERWATER UNMANNED VEHICLE ACCOMMODATION DEVICE AND UNDERWATER UNMANNED VEHICLE ACCOMMODATION METHOD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an underwater unmanned vehicle accommodation device and an underwater unmanned vehicle accommodation method capable of ensuring safe and easy accommodation of an underwater unmanned vehicle while suppressing damage to the underwater unmanned vehicle.SOLUTION: An accommodation device for accommodating an underwater unmanned vehicle V in the water, comprises: a float 2 floating on a water surface; and a cradle 3 disposed to be able to fall and rise in the water with respect to the float 2. The cradle 3 comprises: a housing for accommodating the underwater unmanned vehicle V; a thruster 32 for adjusting a direction of the housing; and imaging means 33 for imaging situations near an entrance 31a of the housing. A direction of the entrance 31a of the housing is adjusted in accordance with a position of the underwater unmanned vehicle V, and the underwater unmanned vehicle V is accommodated in the housing while monitoring the underwater unmanned vehicle V.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】水中無人機の損傷を抑制しつつ、水中無人機を安全かつ容易に収容することができる、水中無人機の収容装置及び収容方法を提供する。【解決手段】水中無人機Ｖを水中で収容する収容装置であって、水面に浮遊するフロート２と、フロート２に対して水中で下降及び上昇可能に配置されたクレードル３と、を備え、クレードル３は、水中無人機Ｖを収容するハウジングと、ハウジングの向きを調整するスラスタ３２と、ハウジングの入口３１ａ付近の状況を撮影する撮影手段３３と、を備え、水中無人機Ｖの位置に合わせてハウジングの入口３１ａの向きを調整し、水中無人機Ｖを監視しながらハウジングに収容するようにしたものである。【選択図】図１