Method For The Destruction Of A Localized Mine
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Apr 17, 2008
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Jun 10, 2005
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Sep 20, 2004
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A method for the destruction of a localized mine, wherein an unmanned underwater vessel cooperates as a primary vessel (11) withy another unmanned remote-controlled underwater vessel acting as a secondary vessel (12) and which is provided with an explosive charge for explosion purposes. To reduce clearing costs compared to a method that uses a disposable vessel and to reduce clearing times compared to a method using a re-usable clearing vehicle, the primary and secondary vessels (11, 12) are used in an autonomously operating mode wherein the secondary vessel (12) is remotely controlled by the primary vessel (11). The tandem mode is effected as far as the mine (33) from the primary vessel (11) outwards by use of stored positional data on the localized mine (33) and on-board assisted navigation data; the mine (33) is relocalized using optical and/or optical sensors, and the secondary vessel (12) is positioned in relation to the mine (33) in a remote-controlled manner once the mine has been relocalized and the explosive charge is exploded by remote control.
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