APL arctic SEV subsystem development program
Abstract
APL conducted a study to define the navigation, terrain surveillance, and communications subsystem requirements in developing a large, high-speed, long-range Arctic-based Surface Effect Vehicle (SEV). During 1970-1974, APL participated in a program to develop the technology required to use the SEV's potential as a high performance platform for Arctic operations. APL's task was to provide the obstacle-avoidance, navigation, and communications concepts and the design information for future Arctic SEV applications. The following APL efforts are discussed: development and evaluation of a 94-GHz obstacle-detection system, conceptual design of a complete terrain-avoidance system, tests and analyses in support of the proposed terrain-avoidance and navigation systems, and preliminary communications system design. The results of an APL study of the general characteristics of SEV's and their proposed missions, and a review of obstacle-avoidance techniques previously developed, are also presented.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- June 1977
- Bibcode:
- 1977STIN...7813275T
- Keywords:
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- Arctic Regions;
- Avoidance;
- Ground Effect Machines;
- Terrain;
- Inertial Navigation;
- Radar Antennas;
- Radomes;
- Superhigh Frequencies;
- Engineering (General)