Tail Separation and Surface Impact Effects on the Underwater Trajectory of the JDAM

Abstract

The Navy is in need of an organic, inexpensive, swift method to neutralize or sweep waterborne mines. This paper presents an alternative to current mine countermeasure technologies that fulfill this criteria - the use of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) to clear a minefield. Our experimental and modeling study strongly suggest high efficiency of the JABS for mine clearance in the very shallow water (depth less than 12.2 m).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA527964

Entities

People

  • Jillene M. Bushnell
  • Kennard P. Watson
  • Peter Cheng Chu

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Bodies
  • Bombs
  • Cameras
  • Clearances
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Drops
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Munitions
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Shallow Water
  • Trajectories
  • Underwater Trajectories
  • Water
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Marine Ecological Systems Migration
  • Systems Analysis and Design