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Maritime operations, such as ship hull inspections, infrastructure assessments, and rapid response to emergencies, often expose humans to hazardous environments. The deployment of unmanned vehicles offers a potential solution to mitigate risks and reduce operational costs in such scenarios. Collaborative efforts between Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) can enhance mission endurance and portability. This paper introduces a cooperative UAV-USV system designed to expand the operational coverage area. It leverages off-the-shelf satellite-based technology to establish robust communication links between UAVs, USVs, and the ground station. This connection facilitates the development of an autonomous launch and recovery system, relying on GPS and visual servoing. Furthermore, the system incorporates a Battery Hot Swap-system (BHS) on the USV, allowing the UAV to resume its mission within 3 minutes. The effectiveness of this proposed solution was demonstrated through successful inspection trials conducted at the port of Hamburg, Germany.

Cooperative Unmanned Aerial and Surface Vehicles for Extended Coverage in Maritime Environments