RU2606150C1 - Method of exploitation of underwater vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: military equipment.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to methods of exploitation of armament and military equipment, namely to methods of exploitation of underwater vehicles (UV) for different carriers, such as submarines, surface ships and coastal complexes. Proposed method of UV exploitation concerns conditions of placing and storing UV on carrier with use of storage device in form of belt or chain conveyor with trays or holders for UV storage or containers with UV, as well as sequence of operations of UV start preparation using starting device depending on type of carrier, which can be submarine, surface ship or coastal complex.

EFFECT: invention provides: simplification and acceleration of UV loading on carrier, increased capacity of UV carrier, increased safety of UV carrier, increased range UV, received by carrier, reduced time delays between UV launches, higher secrecy of carrier, when executing UV start.

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Description

The invention relates to methods for operating weapons and military equipment and, in particular, to methods for storing and launching underwater vehicles from various carriers, such as submarines, surface ships and coastal complexes. Underwater vehicles are further understood as uninhabited underwater vehicles (NPA), as well as military and other means (torpedoes, mines, missiles, jamming devices) operating in water, including those located in transport-launch containers (TPK).

The operation of underwater vehicles (PA), as well as other equipment, is a set of measures (use, maintenance, transportation and storage) that ensure their normal functioning in accordance with the indicators established in the technical documentation [1, p. 484].

Storage of PA makes up most of the time they are used on a carrier and plays an important role in solving its problems.

A known method of storing PA in a submarine (PL), in which the PA is loaded into the submarine hull through torpedo tubes (TA) or through the hatch of the torpedo loading device, place them in the torpedo compartment of the durable hull on racks or in the TA [2], [3]. A known method of storing PA in a submarine (PL), in which the PA is loaded and stored in outboard launchers (PU). A known method of storing PA on a surface ship (NK), in which the PA is loaded onto the upper deck of the NK and stored in a fixed state on it (for example, anti-aircraft guns, mines) or in the pipes of the TA or PU located inside the hull of the NK, on the upper deck or in the superstructure [2], [3], [4]. During storage, PA maintenance is performed, regular and extraordinary checks are performed, the purpose of which is to maintain the PA in constant readiness for use [4, p. 42].

There is a known method of launching a PA with NK (PL), in which a pre-launch check of the performance of a PA is carried out and, using mechanical input devices or electrical (plug-in) data exchange, start values (task) are set in PA control devices (on-board system), and PA is launched from the TA (PU) using mechanical, pneumatic, gas-dynamic or hydraulic starting devices [2], [3], [4]. After starting the PA with the submarine, the TA is recharged with a new PA stored on the torpedo compartment rack with the help of a reboot device.

Thus, the known methods for storing and starting up user agents on a medium contain the following general actions:

- PA is loaded onto the carrier (submarine, surface ship or coastal complex) and placed in a device for storing the carrier’s PA and mechanically secured against movements:

- store the user agent on the carrier for a specified period;

- verify the performance of the user agent using the data exchange devices between the user agent and the medium;

- prepare the PA for start-up by entering or loading in it start-up values or assignments via data exchange devices (or data input devices);

- start the PA with the help of starting devices;

- reload TA with a new PA stored on the rack.

The indicated storage and launch methods for PA on a carrier (NK, PL, coastal complex) do not meet modern requirements, since they have exhausted the potential for their further qualitative improvement, as well as have low indicators for the capacity of a PA carrier, speed and secrecy of launching a PA, and are limited by the range of used PA and are performed using complex and long methods of loading PA on the media [5].

In addition, the known methods for storing and launching PAs use pneumohydraulic devices in the launchers, the operation of which is often accompanied by characteristic sounds that unmask the fact of the launching of the PA, which is undesirable and especially relevant for submarines that need to ensure the secrecy of their actions.

The creation of new storage and launch systems for PA is necessary for the compliance of promising carriers with the requirements for quickly configuring their technical systems for the tasks to be solved [5].

The aim of the invention is to improve the method of operating the PA from the carrier (NK, PL or coastal complex), providing:

- simplification and acceleration of loading PA on the media;

- increase the capacity of the carrier PA;

- improving the security of the carrier PA

- expansion of the nomenclature accepted by the carrier of PA;

- reduction of time delays between launches of PA;

- increasing the secrecy of the medium during the launch of the PA.

These goals are achieved using the proposed invention is a method of operating underwater vehicles, according to which:

- PA are loaded onto the carrier (submarine, surface ship or coastal complex) and placed in a device for storing the carrier’s PA and mechanically secured against movement;

- store the user agent on the carrier for a specified period;

- verify the performance of the user agent using the data exchange devices between the user agent and the medium;

- prepare the PA for launch by entering or loading into them the starting quantities or assignments through data exchange devices;

- launch the PA using the launch devices of the carrier;

wherein:

- as a device for storing PA use a belt or chain conveyor with trays or clips for storing PA or containers with PA, located in the carrier’s body - between the strong and light hull of a submarine or in the inter-side space of a surface ship or coastal complex,

- the placement of PA or containers with PA on the trays or clips of the conveyor is carried out using loading means through the loading aperture with a cover in the carrier’s body - in the light hull of the submarine or the outer side of the surface ship or coastal complex, having previously turned the conveyor with the drive to the location of the desired tray or holder opposite the boot opening,

- as devices for the exchange of data using a wireless device,

- the launching device of the carrier - a submarine or surface ship, is equipped with a water intake with a cover having a variable cross-section and accelerating the oncoming water flow, captured by it when the submarine or surface ship moves, an exhaust pipe with a cover located in the carrier body - between a strong and light body a submarine or in the inter-side space of a surface ship, and an outlet opening with a cover located in the light hull of the submarine or the outer side of the surface ship, and the launch device about the carrier - the coastal complex, is equipped with an outlet opening with a cover located on the outer side of the coastal complex,

- before starting, they turn the conveyor with the drive until the tray or holder with the PA assigned to the launch or with the container with the PA opposite the outlet opening of the launching device and / or exhaust pipe,

- launch from the carrier - a submarine or surface ship - is carried out either through the outlet opening in the light hull of the submarine or the outer side of the surface ship due to the self-exit of the PA or container with the PA under gravity or negative buoyancy beyond the hull of the submarine or surface ship after opening the cover of the outlet opening of the launching device and disengaging the mechanical connections of the storage device with the PA or container with the PA, or through the exhaust pipe in the light hull of the submarine or the freeboard space of the surface ship by pushing the PA or container with the PA outside the hull of the submarine or surface ship with a water head captured by the intake of the launch device when the submarine or surface ship moves, when the cover of the exhaust opening is closed after the mechanical connections of the storage device with the PA are disengaged or a container with a PA, opening the cover of the inlet of the starting device and the cover of the exhaust pipe of the starting device,

- launch from the carrier - the coastal complex - is carried out through the outlet opening in the outer side of the coastal complex due to the self-exit of the PA or container with the PA under the action of gravity or negative buoyancy force outside the body of the coastal complex after opening the cover of the outlet opening of the launching device and uncoupling the device mechanical connections for storage with PA or container with PA,

- after exiting the media enclosure, the user agent performs actions in accordance with the starting values loaded in it or the task, and after exiting the media enclosure of the container with the user agent, it opens by means of the container opening mechanism, after which the user agent performs actions in accordance with the launchers loaded into it quantities or task

- the launch of the next PA is carried out according to a similar scheme.

The carrier of PA can be: a submarine, surface ship or coastal complex (stationary or mobile construction, in particular, with a set of tools for loading, storage, launching of PA).

The use of a conveyor as a device for storing the user agent allows you to speed up and greatly simplify the loading of user agents on the media, as well as increase the capacity of the user agent and reduce the time intervals between launches of the user agent. For the movement of the conveyor use a drive, such as an electric drive. In addition, PAs for various purposes and sizes, including those located in containers that provide specified storage conditions for PAs, can be placed on trays or clips of the conveyor.

The use of wireless communication devices as data exchange devices improves the operational properties of PA preparation and launch systems, since it eliminates the need to use electromechanical connections between the PA and the medium for data exchange.

The launch of the PA from the carrier through the outlet opening due to the action of gravity or negative buoyancy forces on the PA and / or through the exhaust pipe due to the action of the water flow passing through the intake of the starting device on the PA, allows the carrier to be stealthier when launching the PA due to refusal use of noisy pneumohydraulic devices. The launch through the exhaust pipe is possible in the case when the carrier is a moving submarine or NK. Starting the PA through the outlet opening of the starting device is done after opening the cover of the outlet opening and uncoupling the mechanical connections of the storage device with the PA or container with the PA. Starting the PA through the exhaust pipe of the starting device is done with the cover of the exhaust opening closed after the mechanical connections of the storage device with the PA or the container with the PA are disengaged, opening the lid of the intake and the cover of the exhaust pipe of the starting device.

The placement of PAs, which are explosive and fire hazardous objects, on the outside of a solid submarine hull or in the inter-side space of a surface ship or coastal complex increases the safety of personnel and internal premises of the carrier in the event of emergency situations with PA.

The ability to place both PAs and containers with PAs on the conveyor enables the extension of the used PA nomenclature, maintenance of specified storage conditions for PAs that do not require any restrictions for the PA carrier, for example, in depth maneuvering of submarines.

For a container with a user agent, all actions are repeated, as with a user agent, and after it leaves the carrier, it is opened by the mechanism for opening the container, after which the user agent performs actions in accordance with the starting values or task loaded into it.

The compliance of the proposed technical solution with the condition of patentability "novelty" is evidenced by the information given in Table 1 "Compliance of the proposed method with the condition of patentability" novelty ".

The proposed method meets the condition of patentability "novelty", since none of the distinguishing features in the known methods is not found.

The achievement of a positive effect in the implementation of the proposed method is confirmed by the information given in Table 2 "Expected operational properties of the proposed technical solution."

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Claims (3)

1. A method of operating underwater vehicles, in which the underwater vehicles are loaded onto the carrier and placed in a device for storing the underwater vehicles of the carrier and mechanically secured against movement, the underwater vehicles are stored on the carrier for a specified period, the operation of the underwater vehicles is checked using data exchange devices between underwater vehicles and a carrier, prepare underwater vehicles for launch by entering or loading launch quantities into them, or by setting data exchange devices through it launches underwater vehicles using launching devices of the carrier, characterized in that as a device for storing underwater vehicles they use a belt or chain conveyor with trays or clips for storage of underwater vehicles located in the carrier’s body, the placement of underwater vehicles on trays or clips of the conveyor is carried out with using loading means through the loading opening with a cover in the carrier body, having previously turned the conveyor with the drive to the location of the required tray or holder opposite to the loading narrow aperture, wireless communication devices are used as data exchange devices, the launch device of the carrier is equipped with a water intake with a cover having a variable cross-section and accelerating the oncoming water flow that is captured by it when the medium moves, and an exhaust pipe with a cover located in the carrier body, and / or an outlet with a lid located in the carrier body, before starting up, turn the conveyor drive to the location of the tray or holder with the underwater vehicle assigned to launch opposite the outlet MA of the starting device and / or exhaust pipe, launching from the carrier is carried out either through the outlet opening in the carrier body due to the self-exit of the underwater vehicle under the action of gravity or negative buoyancy force outside the carrier body after opening the cover of the outlet opening of the launch device and uncoupling the mechanical connections of the device for storage with an underwater vehicle, or through an exhaust pipe in the carrier body by expelling the underwater vehicle beyond the carrier body with water pressure captured the launch device’s inlet when the carrier moves, with the outlet cover closed after the mechanical connection of the storage device with the underwater device is disengaged, the intake cover and the outlet pipe cover of the launch device are opened, the submarine performs actions in accordance with the starting quantities or task. 2. The method of operating underwater vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that the underwater vehicle is placed in the container, and after leaving the carrier, the container with the underwater vehicle is opened by the mechanism for opening the container, after which the underwater vehicle performs actions in accordance with the loaded starting values or task. 3. The method of operating underwater vehicles according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the carrier is a submarine or surface ship or coastal complex, the conveyor being located either between the strong and light hull of the submarine, or in the inter-side space of the surface a ship or a coastal complex, a loading opening with a cover and an outlet opening with a cover are located either in the light hull of a submarine, or in the outer side of a surface ship or shore complex, an intake and an exhaust pipe with a cover th launch device located either in the light hull of a submarine, or in the inter-side space of a surface ship.