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    This document discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a rotating, single davit arm with a knuckle boom for transporting and deploying autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The key advantages are its simple design, ability to deploy and recover vehicles on deck, transport AUVs onto ice, fold up compactly, and rotate 180 degrees without needing high freeboard. However, it is only suitable for lightweight AUVs, does not protect vehicles, and is very sensitive to sea states during launch and recovery. It scores highest on portability, simplicity of design, and ability to transport AUVs onto ice.

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    This document discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a rotating, single davit arm with a knuckle boom for transporting and deploying autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The key advantages are its simple design, ability to deploy and recover vehicles on deck, transport AUVs onto ice, fold up compactly, and rotate 180 degrees without needing high freeboard. However, it is only suitable for lightweight AUVs, does not protect vehicles, and is very sensitive to sea states during launch and recovery. It scores highest on portability, simplicity of design, and ability to transport AUVs onto ice.

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    Advantages of Rotating, Single Davit Arm With Knuckle Booms: Parameters To Consider Points

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    This document discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a rotating, single davit arm with a knuckle boom for transporting and deploying autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The key advantages are its simple design, ability to deploy and recover vehicles on deck, transport AUVs onto ice, fold up compactly, and rotate 180 degrees without needing high freeboard. However, it is only suitable for lightweight AUVs, does not protect vehicles, and is very sensitive to sea states during launch and recovery. It scores highest on portability, simplicity of design, and ability to transport AUVs onto ice.

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    Advantages of Rotating, Single Davit Arm with Knuckle

    Booms

    Simple design, low complexity;


    Deployment and recovery on stern deck;
    Is able to transport LARS onto ice and do deployment on ice with sufficient
    height above ice sheet;
    Easily portable;
    Less deck spaces as knuckle boom allows LARS to fold up;
    Rotates 180o;
    Due to the height, high freeboard is not necessary;

    Disadvantages

    Designed for lightweight AUV, hence more improvement is needed to


    allow lifting of heavier AUV;
    Lack AUV protection which may be a disadvantage, however protection
    cant be provided as AUV has appendages;
    Very sensitive to sea states during launch and recovery;
    Table 1 shows how awesome my design is

    Parameters to consider
    Portability
    Motion Sensitivity
    Freeboard Limitations
    AUV Size/ Weight Restrictions
    AUV Protection
    Complexity of Design
    Transportable on ice

    Points
    4
    1
    3
    2
    1
    4
    4

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