The Canadian Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel (MCDV) and the integrated survey and inspection system

Abstract

Canada's new Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels will be the first naval ships to be fitted with a ground-breaking new Mine Countermeasures system. The system provides the capability to: acquire sonar images of the seabed with the highest combination of area coverage rate and resolution; accurately geographically position and geocode the sonar image data; store all acquired image data in a geographically keyed database; perform target detection and classification using change detection and inspect suspicious objects using a Remotely Operated Vehicle.<>