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Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are commonly used for a variety of applications, which require launch and recovery (L&R) of the vehicle from a surface craft. Here we describe work in support of an automated recovery of an AUV from an unmanned surface vehicle (USV), whereby longer endurance / range may be achieved for such applications as underwater surveys of remote sites. This may be one...