Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) and Acoustic Countermeasures Supported Protection for Merchant Ships against SSM/ASM Missiles and Mines

Abstract

The necessity for merchant ship self protection has become more and more obvious during recent years. This thesis will investigate the threat (missiles and mines) and associated counter-measures that might be installed to provide a reasonable degree of protection. The results indicate that it is possible to get protection against a sea-skimming missile with a combination of ECM and ESM deployed aboard the ship. For protection against the mine threat, a sonar is designed in order to give the ship enough warning time to make an avoiding maneuver. The sonar investigation indicates the difficulty in designing a sonar that can fulfill all design objectives year-round in a complex acoustic environment. Theses. (rh)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA222805

Entities

People

  • Bo L. Wallander

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Boundary Layer
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronic Jamming
  • Electronic Support Measures
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Frequency Bands
  • Naval Architecture
  • Radar
  • Radar Beacons
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Signal Processing
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics