Investigation of the underwater noise associated with remotely-operated vehicles

There is increasing demand for various types of submersible and floating remotely-operated vehicles which have herein been studied with respect to the threats posed by these kinds of objects. Local physical field disorder analyses have demonstrated the possibility of detecting and classifying objects based on hydroacoustics. Hydroaocoustic analysis results are presented as narrowband and One-Third-Octave spectra of different types of remotely-operated vehicles. Investigations were performed using an underwater measuring system located in very shallow water in a coastal zone characterized by conditions considered as poor for sound propagation.