Unmanned Underwater Vehicle

Abstract

The Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) program will design and build a modular, reconfigurable Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) with Open Architecture (OA) software (SW) focused on introducing a new class (large displacement) of UUVs to the Navy to provide increased endurance, payload hosting, and delivery capability. The LDUUV will be modular in design and include hotel functionality (guidance and control, navigation, autonomy, situational awareness, core communications, and power distribution), energy and power, propulsion and maneuvering, mission sensors, and communications links. It is intended that modules will have well defined interfaces for the purposes of implementing cost-effective upgrades in future increments to leverage advances in technology. In support of LDUUV Fleet introduction ONR Innovative Naval Prototype (INP) UUVs will be transitioned to be used as User Operational Evalutation Systems (UOES) for operator training, Fleet Exercises (FLEX), and technology risk reduction activities. The Persistent Littoral Undersea Surveillance (PLUS) Innovative Naval Prototype (INP) Program provides Undersea Surveillance capability by employing mobile Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) technology. PLUS is being developed in response to an Urgent Operational Need (UON) identified by the Fleet. PLUS uses both conventionally powered UUVs with propellers and UUVs propelled by buoyancy engines (commonly called seagliders). PLUS INP S&T development program is planned to transition into a prototype User Operational Evaluation System (UOES). The Persistent Littoral Undersea Surveillance (PLUS) program provides effective, adaptive and persistent undersea surveillance targets over large littoral areas.

Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Source ID
2094._0603502N_4_1319_PB_2016

Tags

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs

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