APL Arctic SEV Subsystem Development Program

APL conducted a study to define the navigation, terrain surveillance, and communications subsystem requirements in developing a large, high-speed, long-range Arctic-based Surface Effect Vehicle (SEV). During 1970-1974, APL participated in a program to develop the technology required to use the SEV&#...

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Main Authors: Thompson, T, Warnke, L L
Other Authors: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV LAUREL MD APPLIED PHYSICS LAB
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
Surface Effect Vehicles & Amphibious Vehicles
Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment
Non-radio Communications
*RADAR
*SURFACE EFFECT VEHICLES
*TERRAIN AVOIDANCE
ALL WEATHER
ARCTIC OCEAN
ARCTIC REGIONS
BARRIERS
COLLISION AVOIDANCE
COMMUNICATION AND RADIO SYSTEMS
COMMUNICATION SATELLITES
EXTREMELY HIGH FREQUENCY
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FOG
GROUND SPEED
INERTIAL NAVIGATION
KALMAN FILTERING
LASERS
MANEUVERABILITY
MICROPROCESSORS
MILITARY REQUIREMENTS
NAVIGATION SATELLITES
OPTICAL RADAR
RADAR ANTENNAS
RADAR SIGNALS
RADOMES
SHADOWS
STOPPING
SURFACE ROUGHNESS
TERRAIN
X BAND
Turning maneuvers
Aztran
Radar shadow
Design
Obstacle detection
Obstacle avoidance
AN/ARC-142
Satellite communications
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA045615
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Summary:APL conducted a study to define the navigation, terrain surveillance, and communications subsystem requirements in developing a large, high-speed, long-range Arctic-based Surface Effect Vehicle (SEV). During 1970-1974, APL participated in a program to develop the technology required to use the SEV's potential as a high performance platform for Arctic operations. APL's task was to provide the obstacle-avoidance, navigation, and communications concepts and the design information for future Arctic SEV applications. The following APL efforts are discussed: development and evaluation of a 94-GHz obstacle- detection system, conceptual design of a complete terrain-avoidance system, tests and analyses in support of the proposed terrain-avoidance and navigation systems, and preliminary communications system design. The results of an APL study of the general characteristics of SEV's and their proposed missions, and a review of obstacle-avoidance techniques previously developed, are also presented.

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