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Characteristics and Measurement Method of the Underwater Electromagnetic Signature Emitted from a Naval Ship  

Yang, Chang-Seob (ADD)
Chung, Hyun-Ju (ADD)
Shin, Seung-Je (ADD)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology / v.9, no.2, 2006 , pp. 11-19 More about this Journal
Abstract
The underwater electromagnetic signatures of a naval ship are mainly generated from three sources which are the permanent and induced magnetic field in the ship's hull and other ferrous components, the cathodic current electromagnetic field established by the Impressed Current Cathodic Protection(ICCP) system or the Sacrificial Anode and the stray electromagnetic fields generated by onboard equipment. These signatures can be minimized by certain design methods or installation of signature reduction equipment. In this paper, we represented the characteristic of the underwater electromagnetic signature and the signature reduction techniques for a naval ship. Also, we measured the electromagnetic field changes emitted from the real ship using the Electric and Magnetic field Measurement System(EMMS). We found that the underwater electromagnetic signature for a naval ship can be used as input or trigger signal in a surveillance system and an influence mine.
Keywords
Alternating Electromagnetic Field; Static Electromagnetic Field; Impressed Current Cathodic Protection System; Active Shaft Grounding; Electric and Magnetic field Measurement System;
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