This project informs the concept of operations and system design decisions related to the usage of unmanned systems in support of Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO). The research supports capability-level analysis of an Unmanned Vehicle Carrier (UVC) through systematic variation of system design characteristics and operational activities in a simulation model. The analysis shows that the UVC improves operational availability (Ao) and time-on-station (TOS) for a variety of unmanned systems by providing ready access to maintenance, refueling, and rearming facilities without the need for long transit times to shore-based facilities or distributed support vessels. Improvement in Ao for individual unmanned systems ranged from 6 percent to 31 percent when comparing configurations utilizing a UVC vs. configurations that distribute unmanned systems support across the adaptive force package (AFP). The simulation model analysis identified a UVC architecture consisting of at least eight unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch recovery stations, at least three ship side-bays, and at least five well deck bays to maximize Ao.
Unmanned Vehicle Carrier Supporting Distributed Maritime Operations
2021
133 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Marine Engineering , Aircrafts , Anti-tank missiles , Cognitive systems engineering , Command and control , Experimental design , Logistics , Maintenance , Military science , Navy , Regression analysis , Systems engineering , Test and evaluation , Unmanned aerial vehicles , Unmanned surface vehicles , Unmanned systems , Unmanned underwater vehicles , Unmanned vehicles