@article{Recoverability:11073,
      recid = {11073},
      author = {Savage, I and Bartlett, S},
      title = {Naval Autonomous Surface Vehicle Recoverability},
      journal = {Conference Proceedings of EAAW},
      address = {2023-11-29},
      abstract = {As larger and more expensive Autonomous Surface Vessels  (ASVs) continue to be developed to support mission payload  requirements and blue water operations, and their roles  supporting task group activities becomes closer to reality,  consideration must be given to the ability of the vessel to  recover from damage, to either continue its mission  independently / supporting a larger task group or at very  least ensure it does not become a burden.
The ability to  recover the vessel following an incident is a key part of  Naval Survivability, be that due to equipment failure,  accident or hostile action. Recovery could require  fire-fighting, flood control, re-instatement of damaged  systems or more typically a combination of these. The  recovery of the vessel is a key part of meeting  requirements for continued operation of a vessel following  damage in theatre and as such is intrinsically linked to a  robust and persistent capability.
Historically recovery  activities are heavily linked to personnel actions and have  typically driven Naval vessel complements; what happens as  we move towards autonomous vehicles? What is the  requirement for recoverability of medium-large Autonomous  Surface Vehicles and what are the goals we need to meet for  vessel recovery? How does the comparative reduced cost, and  higher number of these vessels, compared to today’s  multifunction warships, shift the balance for  recoverability within the design?
This paper will explore  the 6 recoverability pillars of Situational Awareness,  Incident Management, Containment, Prosecution, Recovery and  External Support, and consider the implication on each of  these moving from the current crewed evolutions to  uncrewed/autonomous operations. Do todays recoverability  goals remain relevant and where might deviation and  development be required? Within this the role of the  operator for remotely operated ASVs recoverability will be  discussed together with further considerations for full  autonomous (e.g. “AI”) vessels.},
      url = {http://library.imarest.org/record/11073},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.24868/11073},
}