Military Embedded Systems

Office of Naval Research signs deal to design, develop large UUV motors

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December 21, 2017

Lisa Daigle

Assistant Managing Editor

Military Embedded Systems

Office of Naval Research signs deal to design, develop large UUV motors
LDUUV prototype image courtesy Office of Naval Research.

SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has won a contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to design and deliver an advanced permanent-magnet propulsion motor intended for use in large-displacement unmanned undersea vehicles (LDUUVs).

Under the terms of the contract, GA-EMS will design, build, and test -- over the next 18 to 20 months -- the advanced permanent-magnet propulsion motor and deliver a complete motor system to ONR.

Characterization and testing of the motor system will be conducted by the Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory (PSU-ARL), which serves as a center of excellence supporting the U.S. Navy and ONR in the area of undersea propulsion modeling and testing. Several years ago, ONR funded a successful year-long study with GA-EMS and PSU-ARL to assess the operating characteristics of such a motor's possible design.

 

 

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