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.


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    Title :

    Unmanned Vehicle Carrier Supporting Distributed Maritime Operations


    Contributors:
    A. R. Winston (author) / C. Fletcher (author) / R. C. McCann (author) / J. Patel (author) / J. Potts (author)

    Publication date :

    2021


    Size :

    133 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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