Water Entry System

Abstract

The present invention relates to water entry of unmanned underwater vehicles and more specifically to suppression of cavity formation upon entry of such vehicles into the water. Underwater vehicles, such as torpedoes, are generally designed for speed, reliability and stealthy operation. Such vehicles are often introduced into the water by means of a high-speed air launch platform or via an in-air rocket launch system from a surface ship.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 16, 2009
Accession Number
ADD020414

Entities

People

  • Robert Kuklinski

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Drag
  • Flow
  • Fluids
  • Friction
  • Instrumentation
  • Inventions
  • Patent Applications
  • Platforms
  • Reliability
  • Shallow Water
  • Skin Friction
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Water

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy