Accession Number:

ADA280484

Title:

Optimal Deployment Angles for the Air-Dropped Undersea Warfare Cable in Shallow Water

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

Personal Author(s):

• Diamandopoulos, Fanourios P.

Report Date:

1994-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

56.0

Abstract:

The Advanced Air Deployable Array AdDA is an air-dropped undersea warfare device for detection of an enemy submarine in the shallow waters region. Previous studies have introduced six tactical deployment methods by C-130 aircraft. This thesis addresses one of the methods, called Bound the Expanding Farthest-On Circle. Changes in deployment rules are suggested, and feasibility conditions identified. A model is developed showing how the isolation area where the submarine is to be contained, and the number of needed array segments, can be reduced. Also, as the main work of this study, the effective deployment angles for successive AdDA cable are determined for C-130 pilots. Today these cables, because of their advantages and great utility, can give unique solutions in shallow water tactical operations. Undersea warfare device, Shallow water detection, Air deployable array.

Descriptors:

• *SHALLOW WATER
• *SUBMARINE DETECTION
• *ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE
• FIBER OPTICS
• ANGLES
• DEPLOYMENT
• PILOTS
• AIR DROP OPERATIONS
• GREECE
• UNDERWATER CABLES
• TACTICAL WARFARE
• ENEMY
• ISOLATION
• ARRAYS
• THESES
• TRANSMISSION LINES

Subject Categories:

• Undersea and Antisubmarine Warfare
• Non-acoustic and Non-magnetic Submarine Detection
• Fiber Optics and Integrated Optics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE