Accession Number:

ADA379461

Title:

Rapidly Deployable Systems (RDS) Underwater Acoustic Telemetry Trials Report

Descriptive Note:

Technical note

Corporate Author:

AERONAUTICAL AND MARITIME RESEARCH LAB MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA)

Personal Author(s):

• Alksne, R.

Report Date:

2000-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

57.0

Abstract:

Maritime surveillance of Australias littoral waters and approaches is important to the defense and well being of its resources. Rapidly Deployable Systems RDS that can be safely delivered and deployed, and then interrogated and controlled from near andor far, may provide an important force multiplier for the ADF. However, the efficiency of these systems will, amongst other things, depend on the performance of the external data telemetry link. This is particularly true of an underwater acoustic communication or telemetry link that may be used by a patrol to interrogate and extract contact data from a surveillance barrier. This paper describes work done by the Maritime Operations Division Salisbury, to design, develop, and trial a simple, low cost, high data rate underwater acoustic telemetry system in a shallow water littoral environment.

Descriptors:

• *OCEAN SURVEILLANCE
• *TELEMETER SYSTEMS
• *ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATIONS
• *UNDERWATER COMMUNICATIONS
• SHALLOW WATER
• TELEMETERING DATA
• AUSTRALIA
• DATA LINKS
• DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
• UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS
• LITTORAL ZONES

Subject Categories:

• Telemetry
• Non-Radio Communications
• Undersea and Antisubmarine Warfare

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE