Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) can play a variety of roles in the protection of marine assets against waterborne threats. The Underwater Security Vehicle (USV) program, sponsored by the Defense Nuclear Agency, was developed as an assessment tool to complement other security systems. The demonstration system, a Benthos Super SeaROVER vehicle equipped with a Smiths Hi-Scan 600 sonar, was successfully used to acquire, track, and intercept diver targets in 1991. Efforts in 1992 included expanding the detection capacity of the vehicle and the addition of non-damaging response techniques. Current efforts involve the integration of sensor and vehicle displays to permit operation of the system by a single operator.... Security, Technology survey, Marine sonar systems, Waterside security.
Continued Efforts on the Underwater Security Vehicle. (Reannouncement with New Availability Information)
1993
10 pages
Report
No indication
English
Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Ocean Sciences & Technology , Detection & Countermeasures , Detection , Remotely piloted vehicles , Underwater vehicles , Demonstrations , Divers , Integration , Operation , Protection , Response , Security , Sonar , Surveys , Targets , Threats , Waterborne , Reprints