Title :
A Towed Vehicle System for Object Search and Identification
Author :
Spink, Paul G. ; Cavey, Richard R.
Author_Institution :
Oceanic Div., Westinghouse Electr. Corp., Annapolis, MD, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the Surface Towed Search System, which has been produced for the United States Navy to permit rapid and effective location and optical examination of objects on the ocean floor. The system consists of an unmanned towed vehicle and shipboard equipment which incorporate recent developments in acoustic and optical sensors and in the processing, display and recording of sensor information. It also features a towing system which includes a unique method for the compensation of ship motions produced by ocean waves.
Keywords :
acoustic devices; autonomous underwater vehicles; military vehicles; motion compensation; object recognition; ocean waves; oceanographic equipment; optical sensors; ships; sonar imaging; United States Navy; acoustic sensors; object identification; object search; ocean floor; ocean waves; optical sensors; sensor information processing; sensor information recording; ship motion compensation; shipboard equipment; surface towed search system; unmanned towed vehicle system; Cameras; Laser sintering; Marine vehicles; Oceans; Optical films; Optical recording; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Sea surface; Sonar navigation;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 81
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1981.1151497
