EP 0787095 B1 19980805 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESTROYING UNDERWATER OBJECTS, PARTICULARLY SEA MINES
Title (en)
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESTROYING UNDERWATER OBJECTS, PARTICULARLY SEA MINES
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERNICHTUNG VON UNTERWASSERGEGENSTÄNDEN, INSBESONDERE VON SEEMINEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET SYSTEME DE DESTRUCTION D'OBJETS SOUS-MARINS, NOTAMMENT DE MINES SOUS-MARINES
Publication
Application
Priority
- FR 9501352 W 19951013
- FR 9412956 A 19941028
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9613426A1] A method wherein a submersible (9) is launched (1), the submersible (9) is guided (2) towards a mine (5; 6) by means of a sonar coupled to a tactical control facility (12) on a chaser vessel (8) for continuously classifying and monitoring the location of the submersible (9) relative to the mine (5; 6), a tracking means (13) on the submersible (9) is released once the submersible (9) is within a given range of the mine (5; 6), to provide a target spotting function together with the submersible (9) and the tactical control facility (12) of the vessel (8), navigational parameters required for the attack strategy of the submersible, depending on the kind of mines (5; 6) found and the position of the submersible as referenced by the stationary tracking means (13), are sent (3) to the submersible (9) via the tactical control facility (12), and the mine (5; 6) is destroyed (4) in accordance with the attack strategy acquired by the submersible (9). The method is useful in naval mine warfare.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B63G 7/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B63G 7/02 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9613426 A1 19960509; DE 69503915 D1 19980910; DE 69503915 T2 19981210; EP 0787095 A1 19970806; EP 0787095 B1 19980805; FR 2726246 A1 19960503; FR 2726246 B1 19961129; US 5844159 A 19981201
DOCDB simple family (application)
FR 9501352 W 19951013; DE 69503915 T 19951013; EP 95935493 A 19951013; FR 9412956 A 19941028; US 81763897 A 19970428