26 May 2005 UUV Program Overview Presented to: MINWARA Presented by: Daniel Deitz Advanced Technologies Manager Unmanned Undersea Vehicles, PMS403 (202) 781-2670 Daniel.Deitz@navy.mil
Supports the Navy/USMC team s requirement for dominance in the littorals by assuring persistent access to that Battlespace ADS SURTASS FDS RAMICS OASIS AMNS AN/AQS-20 ALMDS Small Arms HMU Special Programs PMS NSW PMS MSS PEO LMW PMS MIW PMS UUV RMS MK65 Mine LD MRUUV SDV SAHRV Non- Lethal Devices PMS AT/FP PMS EOD MMS PMS LCS MM ASW SUW LMRS Advanced Development UUV Shipboard Protection Systems Naval Coastal Warfare EOD MCM Small UUV Joint Service EOD MIW Littoral Combat Ship Mission Module
Agenda UUV Programs PMS 403 UUV Program Update Future Technologies
Navy UUV Master Plan: Four Vehicle Classes Class Displacement (lbs) Endurance High Hotel Load (hours) Endurance Low Hotel Load (hours) Payload (ft^3) Seapower Pillar FORCEnet Sea Shield Man Portable 3-9 dia. LWV ~12.75 dia. HWV ~21 dia. Large >36 dia. Priority Sub Pillar Capability Man Portable LWV HWV Large 1 Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance 5 Oceanography 6 Communication / Navigation Network Nodes 2 Mine Countermeasures Special Purpose VSW / SOF VSW / SW SCM / RI Neutralizers Harbor Tactical Persistent Special Purpose Mobile CN3 OPAREA Clearance Littoral Access Clandestine Recon. Long Range 3 Anti-Submarine Warfare Hold-at-Risk <100 <10 10-20 <0.25 ~500 10-20 20-40 1-3 <3000 20-50 40-80 4-6 ~20,000 100-300 >>400 15-30 + external stores 4 Inspection / ID HLD/ATFP Sea Base 7 Payload Delivery SOF, ASW, MCM, TCS** Sea Strike 8 Information Operations 9 Time Critical Strike Network Attack Submarine Decoy (see Payload Delivery) 9.405.40
Navy UUV Development Roadmap UUV Program FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 MAN PORTABLE VEHICLES REMUS SAHRV SMCM Demo EOD UUV NSCT-1 (R-I) UUV SCULPIN In-Service In-Service Dev & Demo Dev & Demo Eval In-Service Dev & Demo In-Service In-Service LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SMCM Demo SAS SMCM UUV UOES Dev & Demo Dev Demo & Test HEAVYWEIGHT VEHICLES LMRS ADUUV MRUUV BMIS SMCM UUV BPAUV Test Dev Dev Test Test Development Test In-Service Development Test In-Service Flt 0 LCS M. Module LARGE VEHICLES LD MRUUV Development Test In-Service 9.405.41
PMS 403 UUV Program Update
PMS403 UUV Programs UUV Programs develops, acquires and maintains operationally superior and affordable Unmanned Undersea Vehicles for the Warfighter. This office also is engaged in the development of new generations of vehicles and systems for the Navy of the future. AN/BLQ-11 Long-term Mine Reconnaissance System (LMRS) Torpedo Tube Launch and Recovery Clandestine Mine Counter-Measures BPAUV/ SMCM UUV Surface Launch and Recovery Affordable MCM search and localization capability LCS Flight 0 Direct leverage of ONR investment Large Displacement MRUUV Future development Improved range and payload capability vs 21 UUV SSGN, VIRGINIA, Littoral Combat Ship compatible Modular open systems architecture Extended ASW, MCM, ISR, and SOF missions Advanced Development UUV Modular payloads Technical risk reduction Test-bed for future payloads 21 Mission Reconfigurable UUV Future development Modular - support multiple payloads Payload reconfigurable MCM, ISR and other missions 9.405.43
UUV Program Schedule LMRS LMRS L&R Demo FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 ADUUV R&D Test Bed 21 MRUUV Risk Reduction Milestone B Program Start Design & Fabrication Test IOC LRIP / Production LD MRUUV Risk Reduction Development 9.405.49
UUV Development Critical Success Factors System perspective vice vehicle-centric approach Early demonstration of critical technologies and integration Phased development increases transition opportunities and provides off-ramps CONOPS for multi-mission UUV system sufficiently mature Open architecture Modularity Common standards and interfaces Information flow and data exchange requirements must be clearly defined Use of hardware/software simulation and test beds Decision to leverage programs and/or technologies requires critical evaluation Goal: Establish reliable cost and schedule baseline through reduction of key technical risks prior to full development 9.405.50
Risk Reduction Focus Prior to MRUUV Milestone B Reliable Launch and Recovery 1 Mechanical Design 1 Homing and Docking Two body UUV/SSN hydrodynamics Reliable Communications Undersea RF 1 Antenna design 1 Energy Lithium battery certification 1 Life cycle performance Rechargeable energy source Obstacle Avoidance Reliable/Robust Autonomy Advanced Sensors MCM ISR 1 Open System Architecture Integration 1 Sensor 1 Payloads/interfaces Signature Acoustic radiated noise Magnetic influence Mast counter detection Modularity Reconfigurability Real Time Sensor Processing Vehicle Control and Stability Platform Integration 1 Shock qualification 1 Fracture toughness 1 Shipboard reconfigurability Implodable volumes 1 Combat system/information assurance FORCEnet Compliance Net Ready KPP 1 Deferred to FY06 due to FY04/05 funding reductions 9.405.51
AN/BLQ-11 LMRS Hardware UUV SDE Recovery Arm
Vehicle Recovery Risk Reduction Two Tube Recovery Fixture Mounted Below Fox Island s Test Barge 688 Shutter Way Region Range Test and Evaluation Fox Island Laboratory Hydrodynamic analysis and design determined form factor of Two Tube Launch and Recovery Fixture (TTLRF) SSN688 and TTLRF commonality near starboard shutterway region TTLRF is a geometric match to a SSN688 in this area Exterior shutter region a hydro Flow match to SSN688 Internal flow of shutter way designed to match as well M-241
Improved MCM Sensors for HWV ACOMMS (NUWC/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Underwater acoustic communications between UUV and host platform 1-10 kb/sec at 6-12 kyds L-PUMA (Applied Research Lab University of Texas) SAS 2 Inch Resolution Sensor Travel 15m 1 Inch Resolution Bottom Range 70m Foreign Mine Shape is Easily Identified LMRS SAS design in progress Increases MCM search effectiveness (750 yd vs. 150 yd swath) Provides higher resolution images (1 x 1 Objective, near identification vs. 3 x 3 ) At-sea data collection completed Apr 02; Follow-on test completed Jan 04 Provides precision bottom bathymetry capability Improves Forward Looking Sonar (FLS) capabilities in high clutter environment Enables change detection techniques to significantly improve search rate Integrates UUV data into SSN combat system displays L-PUMA EDM tested at Lake Travis (Aug 03) and in 21 UUV at Narragansett Bay (Jan 04)
21 MRUUV Program Basic Program Open System Concept Initial Capability Document use Joint Undersea Superiority Study/MIW ICD, LMRS COEA/ORD, MRUUV draft ORD and LDMRUUV AoA CDD under development (JCIDS submission Jun 05) ACAT 1D program Milestone B in FY07 IOC in FY 11 Developing common Standards and based on an open systems architecture Program Schedule 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Milestone B Program Start Design & Fabrication Test IOC
BPAUV Program Basic Program BPAUV Vehicle ONR S&T Program FY99-present 2 Systems of 2 vehicles being procured by PMS403 for LCS MIW Mission Packages to mitigate Launch and Recovery and UUV integration risk First system delivers to LCS Flight 0 in Sept 06 Non-ACAT program Program Schedule 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Program Start CDR Fabrication LCS Integration Test LM GD Operational Demos
SMCM UUV Program Basic Program SMCM UUV Vehicles Sidescan Sonar User Operational Evaluation System 4Q FY05 Delivery to CMWC 2 Hydroid REMUS 100 systems 1 Bluefin 12.75 system User Operational Evaluations continue until FY07 Dual Frequency Synthetic Aperture Sonar User Operational Evaluation System 1 X 1 resolution in higher frequency band 3 X 3 resolution in lower frequency band Sonar has limited capability to detect buried mines Procured in FY07 User Operational Evaluations continue until FY11 Low Frequency Broadband (LFBB) Uses acoustic color to detect mines vice acoustic imagery Buried Mine Detection capability Estimated Range >300M ACAT Program Milestone B in FY08 IOC in FY11 Sidescan Sonar UOESs Dual Frequency SAS UOES LFBB UUV Program Schedule 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Sidescan UOES Fleet Operational Demos Dual Freq SAS UOES Dual Freq SAS UOES Fleet Operational Demos Development/Fab MS B MS C IOC LFBB Development/Fab/Test LFBB Production
Large Displacement MRUUV Program information LD MRUUV LD MRUUV objective is to develop a large displacement MRUUV greater than 21 Conducted LD MRUUV AoA, Completed FY04 AoA downselected most likely size/length candidates and energy options Detailed modeling of downselected candidates determined best mix of operational effectiveness vs. cost Affordability Challenges Notional Program Schedule 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 AoA Complete Risk Reduction Program Start Design & Fabrication Requirements determination Open communication with industry Launch and Recovery Test IOC
PMS403 UUV Programs UUV Programs develops, acquires and maintains operationally superior and affordable Unmanned Undersea Vehicles for the Warfighter. This office also is engaged in the development of new generations of vehicles and systems for the Navy of the future. AN/BLQ-11 Long-term Mine Reconnaissance System (LMRS) Torpedo Tube Launch and Recovery Clandestine Mine Counter-Measures BPAUV/ SMCM UUV Surface Launch and Recovery Affordable MCM search and localization capability LCS Flight 0 Direct leverage of ONR investment Large Displacement MRUUV Future development Improved range and payload capability vs 21 UUV SSGN, VIRGINIA, Littoral Combat Ship compatible Modular open systems architecture Extended ASW, MCM, ISR, and SOF missions Advanced Development UUV Modular payloads Technical risk reduction Test-bed for future payloads 21 Mission Reconfigurable UUV Future development Modular - support multiple payloads Payload reconfigurable MCM, ISR and other missions 9.405.43
Future Technologies
PMS 403/ONR Technology Transition Agreements Maritime Reconnaissance FY 02-04 Development of a 21 UUV ISR mast with the capability for EO, ELINT, and Comint Collection and the autonomous algorithms needed for transit, collection, and re-tasking. Complete Submarine Track & Trail FY 05-07 Development of UUV sensors and intelligent algorithms to detect and trail submarines. Moved under Sea Shield FNC Due to change is scope, new TTA will be established by end of FY05 Intelligent Autonomy FY 03-07 Development of a control station to allow multiple air, ground, and undersea unmanned vehicle to cooperate to best achieve complex ISR missions. Moved under Forcenet FNC OMCM EC Spiral 1 FY 05-11 New TTA in draft for SMCM Vehicles
Increased Speed AO FNC USS Demonstration Program Information Technology development underway Sub System testing in FY05 Demonstrations in FY06 Transition to PMS EOD & PMS 403 POC: Dr. Tom Curtin Jim Valentine
Increased Speed Multi-Vehicle Search Navigation Improvements to ONR Cornerstone Navigator Precision Navigation for a Heterogeneous Team of Vehicles Performing a Rapid Large-Area Search and Survey Incorporation of Moving LBL Acoustic Navigation into Cornerstone Navigator Incorporation of Static Ultra-Short Base Line Navigation into Cornerstone Navigator Develop Concurrent Mapping and Localization Algorithms Navigation Sensor Data Fusion for Multiple Cooperating Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Performer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bluefin Robotics, Inc. GPS, compass, DVL, LBL system GPS, Transponder, Sync pulse Demonstrated feasibility of MLBL 4.5 km set point in varying cross current
Increased Speed Onboard CAD/CAC Original Image HIGH SPEED PROCESSOR FOR MULTIPLE CAD / CAC ALGORITHMS CSS CAD/CAC Normalized Image with CAD/CAC Calls REGION-OF-INTEREST SELECTION COMPLEX-WAVELET COMPRESSION Original Image With Region-of-Interest Brown Univ. Raytheon CAD/CAC CSS RAY LMC True Brown Univ. Lockheed CAD/CAC 50:1 Compression ROI used 50% of Bandwidth Autonomous, On-Board, Real-Time CAD/CAC, Region-Of-Interest (ROI) Selection and End-to-End Complex- Wavelet Image Compression Develop Post Mission and Real-Time Automated CAD/CAC System for HF-SAS and DIDSON Acoustic Lens on Bluefin SCM Vehicles Develop and End-to-End Image Snippet Transmission and Display System
Increased Speed Picture Compression Original 16:1 Compression 32:1 Compression Contrast Enhanced
Increased Speed Picture Compression Region-of-Interest (ROI) Original 16:1 Compression 32:1 Compression 64:1 Compression
Improved Sensors Circular SAS Concept Small Small UUV UUV traverses circular path path about about nominal target target location to to obtain obtain 360 360 deg deg aspect aspect coverage. Form Form tomographic acoustic image image of of target. target. Template matching used used to to identify mines. mines.
Improved Sensors CSAS Results KMD Partial Aperture Images 6 deg Aperture 60 khz Bandwidth Center Image is Full 360 deg CSAS Image Combined Images
Improved Sensors Buried Mine Detection Buried Object Scanning Sonar 10 meter sand site 10 ping SAS, 3-19 khz, altitude 2.5 m Date of experiment: May 2, 2004 Bluefin with Boss Sonar Data L: length D: diameter Z: burial depth (if known) 30 deg grazing angle (green line) Critical angle limit (red line) Artillery Shell D = 81mm L = 20 inches NE end marker L = 10.75 feet D = 18 inches 100 mm artillery shell L = 1.3 feet Cylinder L = 2 feet D= 6 inches Large bulletshaped object Sphere D = 14 inches Z = -1 inch Iron Cylinder L = 5 feet D= 7 inches Z= 6 inches Cylinder L = 6 feet D= 18 inches Z = 0 Inches Bomb-shaped Target L = 5.5 feet D= 11 inches partially buried SW end marker L = 10.75 feet D= 18 inches Line 4 Altitude 2.5 m
Unmanned Neutralization Automated Neutralization Concepts Expendable with Nav Remotely Guided Expendable (ARC)
Two Approaches: Unmanned Neutralization Automated Neutralization Vehicle 1.) Low cost sensors for target re-acquisition 2.) Precision Navigation to a pre-positioned Marker
Summary UUV programs are aligned with the UUV Master Plan Mine Warfare is a top priority for UUV development BPAUV SMCM UUV MRUUV PMS 403 is working with ONR and others to enhance Mine Warfare Capability
26 May 2005 UUV Program Overview Presented to: MINWARA Presented by: Daniel Deitz Advanced Technologies Manager Unmanned Undersea Vehicles, PMS403 (202) 781-2670 Daniel.Deitz@navy.mil