Title :
Progress in the development of buried minehunting systems
Author :
Clem, T.R. ; Lopes, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Naval Surface Warfare Center Coastal Syst. Station, Panama City, FL, USA
Abstract :
In FY 2002, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) initiated a project to provide a deliberate capability for hunting buried sea mines. The objectives and approaches for this buried minehunting (BMH) project and the sensor technologies being pursued have been reported. In this paper, we describe progress and current status of this project, including developments in sensors, platforms, system concepts, and testing. Discussion of relevant tests that have been conducted for individual sensors and sensor combinations are included. Future plans to test and demonstrate these technologies and concepts are discussed.
Keywords :
buried object detection; oceanographic techniques; sonar detection; sonar imaging; synthetic aperture sonar; ONR; Office of Naval Research; VLF signals; acoustic color; acoustic down-looking sonars; acoustic sensors; active electromagnetic sensors; buried mine hunting systems; buried sea mines; electro-optic sensors; magnetic sensors; mine countermeasure sensor technologies; search-classify-map operations; sensor combinations; sensor technology; unmanned underwater vehicles; Acoustic sensors; Biosensors; Frequency; Magnetic sensors; Prototypes; Sea surface; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Sonar; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2003. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-933957-30-0
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2003.178630
