<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-07-08T08:44:08Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/0335CBCC-317E-49DB-BD64-737666D752CE" ns1:id="0335CBCC-317E-49DB-BD64-737666D752CE"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/1844352F-05A5-433C-B114-28CB106E6E68" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/5709AC73-11EC-4DFB-B9DA-BFE0669861F6" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/D9E2F69B-E694-49DC-B660-E0AA6C7A28E8" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/D4A0D501-33AA-4BB1-8393-A5741A061BB5" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/5709AC73-11EC-4DFB-B9DA-BFE0669861F6" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/26A49C6C-2139-481E-938E-1435E0FE25CD" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2017-07-30T23:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/7400A43A-A608-4DC1-8F0F-4292C799FF03" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2015-07-31T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">102302</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Launch &amp;amp; Recovery of Multiple AUVs from an USV</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Collaborative R&amp;D</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>The development of a low-cost AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) and launch &amp;amp; recovery system from an USV (Unmanned Surface Vehicle) for applications including;
defence, oil spill monitoring and science. The AUVs will be autonomously deployed from an USV, providing science users increased range, spatial sampling resolution and reduced cost versus existing solutions; thus eliminating dependence on expensive ship time.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>