Underwater Security Vehicle Proof of Concept Demonstration

Abstract

The Underwater Security Vehicle (USV) program, sponsored by the Defense Nuclear Agency, successfully demonstrated the feasibility of using a remotely operated underwater vehicle system to assess designated diver contacts in a nearshore environment. The demonstration system was a Benthos Super SeaROVER vehicle equipped with a Smiths Hi-Scan 600 sonar. Over a two month period, general operating parameters of the system were determined. The system performed well overall, aptly demonstrating the capabilities to acquire, track, and intercept diver targets. In addition to formal testing, the USV capabilities were demonstrated during a Coast Guard harbor defense exercise in August 1991. Based on the tests performed, additions of a wide-angle field of view sonar and a navigation system are recommended for an effective operational security asset. ... Security, Technology survey, Marine sonar systems, Waterside security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA264713

Entities

People

  • B. E. Fletcher

Organizations

  • Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Demonstrations
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Divers
  • Engineering
  • High Resolution
  • Navigation
  • Oceans
  • Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Security
  • Target Acquisition
  • Target Detection
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicles

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  • Marine Mammal Biology
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