Autonomous Ship Detection System

Abstract

Due to the events of September-11-2001 the U.S. Coast Guard has requested and received from the Office of Naval Research the approval to change the focus of the original proposal from autonomous ship detection to the use of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) for Port Security operations. This decision was approved in mid March-2002 and work commenced the beginning of April- 2002. Our new goal is to demonstrate the efficacy of using AUVs to scan underwater surfaces (ship hulls, docks, etc.) to detect anomalies requiring additional investigation for risk assessment. This could lead to an effective system for scanning large volume port traffic in a consistent and efficient (timely) manner. A further goal is to demonstrate to the Coast Guard the advantages of using AUV technologies to provide significantly greater undersea access.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA626958

Entities

People

  • Larry Langebrake
  • Peter Betzer
  • Scot T. Tripp

Organizations

  • United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Coast Guard
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Detection
  • Divers
  • Homeland Defense
  • Military Research
  • Oceanography
  • Port Security
  • Security
  • Ship Hulls
  • Software Development
  • Three Dimensional
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Video

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies