**5. Summary**

and mine neutralization; the autonomous operations with minimal reliance on support platforms; safe recovery of the vehicle system unit. The effectiveness model has been estab‐ lished through considering the operational requirements for MCM autonomous vehicle systems and comparing those requirements to the existing MOE to determine where the

Thus, for the MCM UUV disposal system unit, the mission time, mission accomplishment, autonomy, communication and covertness form the highest level of the proposed MOE hierarchy [29]. As shown in **Figure 7**, the MOE evaluation for the proposed design has the following components: system endurance, neutralization success, system autonomy, commu‐

The concepts for effective area coverage rates are better measured by time rate for mine search and actual neutralization activity, while operational time range is better for information, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations for long-term mine detection activities in wide areas. The effective area coverage rate can be defined as the ratio of the total search area to the total amount of time required to complete the MCM missions from launching to recovering of the UUV system. Duration of designed mission time is fundamentally based on UUV system hardware capability related to energy source, speed, operational load and hotel

Mine neutralization or sweeping success is the main object of MCM operations, and this MOE represents the estimated probability of search/classification of mines, as well as mission accomplishment for mine clearing. Mine reconnaissance and clearance are the two basic MCM

changes are needed as in **Figure 7** [27].

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**Figure 7.** Structure of system MOE evaluations.

nication links and clandestine operations.

power consumptions [30].

In this study, we investigate the current MCM systems and evaluate the technologies to be improved for future mine neutralization operations. The configuration of hybrid MCM UUV systems has an effective future system design figure that relays a battery power system in conjunction with a diesel engine and an integrated AI expert applied autonomous system.

We try to make a larger and heavier UUV system with typical MCM missions and mission management algorithms with appropriate hardware configurations. Proposed larger displace‐ ment UUVs will be integrated into new platform designs in order for these systems to become viable organic assets. Realization of the full potential of the UUV as a truly autonomous undersea vehicle (AUV) in warfare with UUV system structure, functional specification of expert system controlled MCM UUV subsystem [30]. Hybrid power system is introduced and effectiveness discussions were presented and give the progressive transition guide line for a future larger displacement vehicle.
