Advanced Unmanned Search System (AUSS) Performance Analysis
Abstract
Determine if an advanced unmanned search system can be devised, using new combinations of state-of-the art components and techniques, that will significantly extend the Navy's present search capability. Conduct the analysis with the AUSS Deep Ocean Search Performance Model, a large-scale simulation program. Following extensive preliminary analyses, seven unmanned search systems were proposed and subjected to a complete performance and risk analysis. For the 20,000-foot search case, the new systems offered between 4.6 and 37.6 times the search rate of the Navy's current capability. The best system was acoustically linked vehicle that used a scanning sonar for broad-area search and slow-scan video as a viewfinder for final evaluation and inspection.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 15, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA267909
Entities
People
- S. B. Bryant