Accession Number:

AD1029746

Title:

Software Architecture for Anti-Submarine Warfare Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Naval Postgraduate School Monterey United States

Personal Author(s):

• Fahey,Stephen Jr F.

Report Date:

2016-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

103.0

Abstract:

The U.S. Navy seeks to reduce costs associated with anti-submarine warfare ASW operations by exploring the use of unmanned surface vehicles USVs. Currently, the process of finding submarines tends to be tedious and manpower intensive due to the high volume of acoustic data with limited means to filter for valuable information. Therefore, innovative software frameworks are required to transition from a one-to-many to a many-to-one USV human interaction model. By examining potential software frameworks, this thesis addresses many of the benefits and challenges inherent to using USVs in dynamic maritime environments. Furthermore, this evaluation provides a building block for the continued development of USV software systems.

Descriptors:

• UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES
• autonomous systems
• artificial intelligence
• computer programs
• UNDERWATER ACOUSTICs
• sonar
• threats
• scenarios
• COMMAND AND CONTROL
• HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACE
• security
• manpower
• maintenance

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Cybernetics
• Marine Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE