NAVOCEANO Seahorse AUV Participation in the Giant Shadow Experiment

Abstract

During January of 2003, the first of the Seahorse vehicles was loaded into a missile tube onboard a Trident Submarine and successfully launched. This launch was part of a larger experiment called Giant Shadow, which included a number of U.S. Navy and industry participants. As part of this experiment, the Seahorse conducted two missions. The first mission consisted of two components and was conducted immediately following the launch from the submerged submarine. The first component was a minefield survey. After completing the survey, the AUV surfaced and transmitted data to a support craft via a radio link. The second component of the first mission was a simulated Q-route survey.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA499199

Entities

People

  • C. R. Zentner
  • D. L. Mcdowell
  • J. E. Dzielski
  • M. J. Bregar
  • R. P. Swanson Jr.
  • S. Tangirala

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Control Systems
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Launch Tubes
  • Launchers
  • Navigation
  • Navy
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Safety Equipment
  • Submarines
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Vehicles

Readers

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