STAND-OFF DELIVERY OF UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES

摘要

Embodiments described herein provide apparatus and method for stand-off deployment of UUVs utilizing self-directed projectiles that include guidance kits. One embodiment is a projectile that includes a guidance kit that directs the projectile in flight. The projectile further includes a shell and a hollow nose cone. The shell mates with the guidance kit and the nose cone couples with the shell. The nose cone includes an interior surface configured to house a UUV. The projectile further includes a controller that identifies a condition for deploying the UUV in flight, and detaches the nose cone from the shell in response to determining that the condition is satisfied.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising
a projectile comprising:
a guidance kit configured to direct the projectile in flight;a shell configured to mate with the guidance kit;a hollow nose cone configured to couple with the shell, wherein the nose cone includes an interior surface configured to house an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV); anda controller configured to identify a condition for deploying the UUV in flight, and to detach the nose cone from the shell in response to determining that the condition is satisfied.