Accession Number:

AD1003809

Title:

Extended Range Support Module

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport United States

Personal Author(s):

• McKeon,Brian T
• Sirmalis,John
• Krol,William P

Report Date:

2015-10-07

Pagination or Media Count:

15.0

Abstract:

An extended range support module for an undersea vehicle includes an outer hull capable of accommodating the undersea vehicle therein. A navigation module is positioned on the outer hull and capable of being joined to the undersea vehicle. Controllable fins are provided on the outer hull and joined to allow control by the navigation module. A buoyancy control system is positioned within the outer hull and joined to the navigation module. An extended fuel tank is provided inside the outer hull between the outer hull and the undersea vehicle. The extended fuel tank is joined to provide fuel to the undersea vehicle. The navigation module can have GPS, inertial sensors, and sonar sensors to aid in navigation.

Descriptors:

• unmanned underwater vehicles
• inertial navigation sysems
• fuel tanks
• global positioning systems

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE