EP0125180B1 - Vorrichtung zur Fernräumung von Minen mit magnetischer Entzündung - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur Fernräumung von Minen mit magnetischer Entzündung Download PDF

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EP0125180B1
EP0125180B1 EP84400900A EP84400900A EP0125180B1 EP 0125180 B1 EP0125180 B1 EP 0125180B1 EP 84400900 A EP84400900 A EP 84400900A EP 84400900 A EP84400900 A EP 84400900A EP 0125180 B1 EP0125180 B1 EP 0125180B1
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Wolfgang Bornhofft
Gerhard Trenkler
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G7/00—Mine-sweeping; Vessels characterised thereby
    • B63G7/02—Mine-sweeping means, Means for destroying mines
    • B63G7/06—Mine-sweeping means, Means for destroying mines of electromagnetic type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00—Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/001—Underwater vessels adapted for special purposes, e.g. unmanned underwater vessels; Equipment specially adapted therefor, e.g. docking stations
    • B63G2008/002—Underwater vessels adapted for special purposes, e.g. unmanned underwater vessels; Equipment specially adapted therefor, e.g. docking stations unmanned
    • B63G2008/004—Underwater vessels adapted for special purposes, e.g. unmanned underwater vessels; Equipment specially adapted therefor, e.g. docking stations unmanned autonomously operating

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  • the present invention relates to a remote demining device for mines sensitive to magnetic fields.
  • the energy supply for these demining devices is done by electric generators which are on board minesweepers and by floating cables which are pulled by the dredgers.
  • the excitation coils of electric generators for minesweeping are powered by an electric function generator to produce a demining program.
  • iron bars are located in small motor-driven floats on which there are also generators that produce the current necessary for mine clearance.
  • These systems are described in German patent DE-C-978056.
  • the float is constructed of iron like a pressure shell which carries the electric coils.
  • the float carries the generators for propulsion, the magnetic field and the acoustic field.
  • One or more floats are guided by a tanker.
  • the invention provides a remote mine clearance device comprising a firing system sensitive to the magnetic field, a device being located in a remote-controlled mobile body navigating in the sea and comprising at least one magnet.
  • the position of which inside the movable body can be modified during the demining operation mainly characterized in that it comprises a set of disc-shaped magnets, one face of which is a north pole and the other face a south pole, these disks being distributed along the longitudinal axis, of the movable body and fixed on a vertical axis of rotation passing through a diameter of the disk, and the orientation of the disk around this axis of rotation can be modified separately for each disc by remote control or using a programmer contained in the mobile body to modify the distribution of the field produced by all the discs.
  • This movable body can be additionally equipped with a guide section, a sonar, and a propulsion section.
  • the main advantage of the invention is that the manufacture of such a system is not expensive and that knowledge on the manufacture and launching of torpedoes can be used.
  • the mobile torpedo-shaped body has in addition to a guide section and a sonar (4) a demining section (5) in which there is a set of permanent magnets (8) in disc shape.
  • the permanent magnets can be rotated around an axis of rotation (10) which is in a cylindrical shell (7) using an unmanned motor and a mechanism (9) according to the angle longed for.
  • Figure 2b shows the permanent magnet disk in the direction of magnetization.
  • the discs are adjusted so that the direction of the normal to the disc conforms to the axis of the moving body.
  • the magnetic field resulting from H PD clearance will be: with for M representing the magnetization of each disc, m representing the magnetic moment of the dipole, r the distance, has the diameter and d the thickness of the discs.
  • the magnetic field of a double dipole is produced by turning one half discs in reverse (see Fig. 1
  • the discs (8) are adjusted so that the normal is perpendicular to the axis of the float.
  • the directions of magnetization of each disc are alternated 180 ° relative to each other.
  • the direction of normal of the disks with the axis of the moving body can be changed by remote control or by program as required.
  • the moving body can contain a demining program, which is executed. At the end of the program, the moving body automatically returns to the launching boat.
  • the material for the discs it is currently only possible to use materials having a high coercive force to prevent demagnetization of the discs when they are rotated.
  • materials having a high coercive force to prevent demagnetization of the discs when they are rotated.
  • rare earths or combinations comprising rare earths can be used. If ferrite-based materials are used, the clearance distance will be shorter.
  • the known propulsion systems for torpedoes can be used, such as electric motors, diesel engines or others.
  • the mobile body can be equipped with a three-phase motor which is supplied by the boat by a cable.
  • This cable can at the same time have locations for the remote control by an electric wire or an optronic line.
  • the mobile body can be equipped with an acoustic generator which produces an acoustic field simulating the acoustic field of the target, or even it can tow such a generator.
  • the guidance and sonar section may also contain facilities for measuring the magnetic field.

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1. Vorrichtung zur Beseitigung von Minen aus der Entfernung, für Minen, die ein auf elektromagnetische Felder ansprechendes Zündsystem aufweisen, wobei diese Vorrichtung in einem ferngesteuerten beweglichen Körper (3) angeordnet ist, der im Meer schwimmt und wenigstens einen Magneten aufweist, dessen Position im Inneren des beweglichen Körpers während der Minenbeseitigungsoperation verändert werden kann, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eine Gruppe von Magneten (8) in Form einer Scheibe umfasst, wovon eine Fläche ein Nordpol und die andere ein Südpol ist, wobei diese Scheiben entlang der Längsachse des beweglichen Körpers (3) verteilt und auf einer senkrechten Drehachse (10) befestigt sind, die durch den Durchmesser der Scheibe verläuft, wobei die Orientierung der Scheibe um diese Drehachse für jede Scheibe getrennt verändert werden kann durch Fernsteuerung oder mittels eines Programmierers (4), der in dem beweglichen Körper enthalten ist, um die Verteilung des Feldes zu verändern, welches die Gruppe von Scheiben erzeugt.
2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der bewegliche Körper (3) eine Anlage zur Messung des Magnetfeldes (3) enthält.
3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Programmierer (4) die Ausführung eines Minenbeseitigungsprogrammes steuert, welches ihm vor der Mission aufgegeben wurde, und die automatische Rückkehr des beweglichen Körpers zu dem abwerfenden Schiff bei Beendigung des Programmes steuert.
4. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der bewegliche Körper (3) ferner ein akustisches Minenbeseitigungssystem enthält.
5. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Richtung der Permanentmagneten (8) während der Minenbeseitigungsmission derart ist, dass die Stärke des äusseren Magnetfeldes auf ein Minimum reduziert wird.
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DE3316005A DE3316005A1 (de) 1983-05-03 1983-05-03 Anordnung zur fernraeumung von auf magnetfelder empfindliche minen

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