Expanding Missions for Small Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs)

Abstract

Small unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs), those less than 150 pounds, have many advantages for field operations over the larger models. The increase in number and capabilities of these vehicles is opening doors for an ever expanding number of applications. Current and anticipated mission areas will be discussed, including hydrographic survey, mine countermeasure survey / classify / map, target reacquisition and identification, chemical detection and plume mapping, and harbor security. New trends in applicable technologies will be described and recommendations made for the further development and use of small UUVs. Published in Proceedings of OMAE0.3, 22i0 International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, June 8-13, 2003, Cancun, Mexico, pp. 1-4.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA462294

Entities

People

  • Barbara Fletcher
  • Robert L. Wernli

Organizations

  • Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Chemical Detection
  • Computers
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Identification
  • Laptop Computers
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navigation
  • Reconnaissance
  • Security
  • Underwater Acoustics
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy