Easily deployable underwater sensor nodes – the NILUS MK 2 demonstrator system
conference paper
Easily deployable underwater sensor nodes and communication networks provide a promising concept for future naval operations. Experimental systems such as the NILUS (Networked Intelligent Underwater Sensors) demonstrator system have provided useful experience with the concept. The newly developed NILUS MK 2 augments the sensor and processing capabilities of NILUS, and adds a flexible software modem option. We present example results from sea trials which have proven good performance of NILUS MK 2, and its suitability for experimenting with and obtaining higher insight into the concept. The key operational benefit will be to retain presence in a sea area while the supporting ships can go elsewhere and perform other operations.
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TNO Identifier
992737
Source title
29th Annual Exhibition and Conference for the Global Undersea Defence Technology, UDT 2016, Oslo, 1-3 June 2016
Collation
8 p.