Saronic completes autonomous towing demo for DARPA’s Pulling Guard program
Saronic says its uncrewed vessel handled station-keeping, connection, towing transit and a controlled disconnect in sheltered water, meeting every planned test objective.
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Saronic says it designed, built and tested a new vessel less than six months after its selection for DARPA’s Pulling Guard program. It reports that the vessel autonomously completed the towing sequence in sheltered water, including a test of autonomous winch control integrated with its existing autonomy system. Saronic describes Pulling Guard as an effort to develop semi-autonomous vessels that can escort and help protect unarmed logistics vessels at sea.
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