The Advanced Technology Systems Division of General Dynamics (GD-ATS) introduced a newly developed and innovative vehicle called undersea cable plow (UCP). The vehicle is designed to install and bury undersea fiber optic telecommunication cables to a depth of 1.1 meters in most soils ranging from permeable silts to compacted sand and hard clay. UCP achieves this variable depth burial using a specially designed plowshare with a water-assisted jetting arrangement. The vehicle carries a unique, on-board submerged cable engine (SCE) that provides both cable tension and slack management through articulation and compliance in its tracks.


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    Title :

    New-generation undersea cable burial plow


    Contributors:
    Leifer, N. (author) / Fihn, E. (author) / Messina, F.D. (author)

    Published in:

    Sea Technology ; 40 , 12 ; 10-15


    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 3 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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