A Survey of Missions for Unmanned Undersea Vehicles

by Button, Robert W.; Kamp, John; Curtin, Thomas B.; Dryden, James

• ISBN13: 9780833046888
• ISBN10: 0833046888
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-15
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

RAND identifies seven military missions for unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs)—mine countermeasures, deployment of leave-behind surveillance sensors or sensor arrays, near-land and harbor monitoring, oceanography, monitoring undersea infrastructure, anti-submarine warfare tracking, and inspection/identification—that appear most promising to pursue in terms of military need, operational and technical risks, non-UUV alternatives, and cost.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Figures	p. ix
Tables	p. xi
Summary	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xxv
Abbreviations	p. xxvii
Introduction	p. 1
Objectives	p. 1
Advocated UUV Missions	p. 2
Military Need, Risks, Alternatives, and Costs	p. 4
Study Approach	p. 5
Organization of This Book	p. 7
UUV Missions	p. 9
Background	p. 9
Missions from the 2004 UUV Master Plan	p. 12
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance	p. 13
Mine Countermeasures	p. 16
Anti-Submarine Warfare	p. 20
Inspection/Identification	p. 25
Oceanography	p. 26
Communication/Navigation Network Node	p. 28
Payload Delivery	p. 30
Information Operations	p. 32
Time-Critical Strike	p. 33
Other Missions for UUVs	p. 35
Undersea Test Platform	p. 35
In-Stride Minefield Transits	p. 36
Submarine Search and Rescue	p. 37
ASW Training	p. 38
Support for Special Operations	p. 39
Monitoring Undersea Infrastructure	p. 40
Commercial Missions	p. 41
Offshore Oil and Gas Missions	p. 41
Undersea-Cable Deployment and Inspection	p. 43
Nuclear-Industry Inspections	p. 43
Commercial Salvage	p. 43
Aquaculture	p. 44
Science Missions	p. 44
Oceanographic Observing Systems	p. 44
Marine Archeology	p. 44
UUV Subsystems and Technologies	p. 45
Background	p. 45
UUV Subsystems	p. 46
Pressure Hulls	p. 46
Hydrodynamic Hulls	p. 47
Ballast Systems	p. 48
Power and Energy Systems	p. 48
Electrical-Power Distribution Systems	p. 49
Propulsion Systems	p. 50
Navigation and Positioning Systems	p. 51
Obstacle-Avoidance Systems	p. 52
Maneuvering Systems	p. 53
Communications Systems	p. 54
Masts	p. 54
UUV Technologies	p. 56
Sensors	p. 57
Communications and Networking	p. 60
Navigation	p. 61
Energy and Propulsion	p. 63
Autonomy	p. 64
Structure	p. 65
Mission Equipment	p. 66
Host Interface	p. 66
UUV Reliability	p. 66
Evaluation of UUV Missions	p. 69
The DoD's Unmanned Systems Roadmap (2007-2032)	p. 69
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance	p. 70
Persistent and Tactical Intelligence Collection	p. 71
CBNRE Detection and Localization	p. 75
Near-Land and Harbor Monitoring	p. 76
Deployment of Leave-Behind Systems	p. 77
Specialized Mapping and Object Detection and Localization	p. 81
Mine Countermeasures	p. 81
Anti-Submarine Warfare	p. 84
Hold at Risk	p. 85
Maritime Shield	p. 87
Protected Passage	p. 88
Inspection/Identification	p. 90
Oceanography	p. 91
Communications/Navigation Network Nodes	p. 91
Payload Delivery	p. 93
Information Operations	p. 94
Network Information Operations	p. 95
Decoy Operations	p. 96
Time-Critical Strike	p. 97
Undersea Test Platforms	p. 100
Submarine Search and Rescue	p. 101
ASW Training	p. 101
Monitoring Undersea Infrastructure	p. 101
Summary and Recommendations	p. 103
Unmanned Maritime System Master Plans and Roadmaps	p. 104
Missions from the 2004 UUV Master Plan	p. 107
Unmanned Maritime System Programs	p. 108
Recommendations	p. 111
Main Recommendations	p. 111
Other Recommendations	p. 112
Appendixes
UUV Market Survey	p. 115
Models Used in This Analysis and Their Implications	p. 179
Bibliography	p. 183
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