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BENECUP
is phase one from the
PAM project. PAM
stands for
Project
Adjusting
MCM
capability.
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PAM consists of
three parts:
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the modernization of the
mine-hunting capability,
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the minesweeping
capability and
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the mine-neutralization
capability of the Belgian and Dutch Tripartite Minehunters.
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The new capabilities will consist
of:
- Combination of
Minehunting and Minesweeping
- Navigation and automated
vessel control
- Operation of a Hull Mounted
Sonar (HMS) and a Self Propelled Variable Depth
Sonar (SPVDS)
- Using the Mine Identification and Disposal
System (MIDS)
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Integrated Mine
Countermeasures System (IMCMS)
The IMCMS System is divided in three subsystems:
- Mine Counter Measure (MCM)
System: Tactical Command and Control (TCC),
Navigation and Vessel Control (NVC), Sonar
Signal Data Processing
- Sonar System (HMS, APS,
and SPVDS / Cable Handling System)
- Mine Identification and
Disposal System (MIDS)
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Tactical Command and Control (TCC)
The Tactical Command and Control (TCC) is
designed for the control and command of the
entire Minehunting and Minesweeping mission. |
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Navigation and Vessel Control
(NVC)
- Speed and depth
measurement by means of the integrated Sonar
Doppler Log
- Navigational data
collection and filtering
- Provision of navigation
data throughout the system
- Radar data processing and
target tracking
- Vessel control with
Automatic Dynamic Manoeuvring (ADM) Control
like
- Supported modes in diesel & electric
propulsion for MCMV
- Supported modes for ROV (SPVDS vehicle)
- Manual intervention at minehunting
operation
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Hull Mounted Sonar
The Hull Mounted Sonar (HMS) is
providing simultaneous detection and
classification capability for underwater objects
(which could be sea mines). This HMS is based on
the TSM 2022 MK3 and is capable to detect most
of the modern mines whether or not covered with
an acoustical camouflage.
Capability of HMS:
- Low Frequency (LF) Long Range Detection
of bottom mines and moored mines,
- Simultaneous High Frequency (HF)
Detection, Echo Classification and Depth
Classification of bottom mines and moored
mines at medium ranges using both horizontal
and vertical arrays.
Simultaneously, the water volume is explored
using the vertical receive array; the narrow
beamwidth provides moored mine
classification and accurate target depth
measurements.
- Very High Frequency (VHF) Shadow
Classification of bottom mines through two
operating modes
The Acoustic Positioning System (APS) is used
for the precise localization of the ROV's (SPVDS
& Seafox)
APS transponders are used in association with
the APS base of the HMS. |
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Self Propelled Variable Depth
Sonar
The HMS will be supplemented by
Self Propelled Variable Depth Sonar (SPVDS),
capable of moving freely in the water volume and
thus providing detection and classification
capability in front or deep under the own ship.
Problems with reduced detection distances due to
the propagation of sound under water, which is
very often influenced by environmental
parameters, are minimized, resulting in a
greater safety for the ship. |
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Cable Handling System
The Cable Protection Equipment (CPE)
in conjunction with the ATC-FC – Winch (ATC-FC =
Automatic Tether Control – Forced Cooling)
provides the basis for the CHS (Cable Handling
System).
The CPE is designed as a guidance and protection
device for the tether used for the control of a
remote operating vehicle (ROV) in order to
prevent the tether from mechanical damages
caused by friction, bending or tensional force
variations during all folding movements of the
CPE and during all modes of operation as well. |
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Mine Identification and
Disposal System
The Mine Identification and
Disposal System (MIDS) can be used to counter
the following mine threats: moored mines, mines
lying on the ground or being partly buried in
sand, drifting mines.
2 vehicles: Seafox I (Inspection) and Seafox C
(Combat) |
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