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Research Projects >> Electromagnetics >> Current Research Project >>
Investigation of ELF Signals
We are in the process of designing computer models and specialized software that the Navy can use to understand a ship’s vulnerability to mines and torpedoes associated with ELF emissions. Unlike microwave signals that oscillate several billion times a second and decay rapidly in water, ELF waves oscillate very slowly, as slow as ten times a second, and can be detected several kilometers away from the emission point. Smart subsurface mines use these ELF signals to detect the presence of a ship and to incapacitate it.
The Navy currently does not have at its disposal the necessary software and models that can accurately predict the strength of ELF emissions in water. Due to the strong research track record associated with the Applied Electromagnetic Waves Laboratory at the University of Idaho, the team has the necessary skill sets and knowledge base to address the fundamental issues of this project. By partnering with the ARD, the team can validate its work using the experimental assets of the Navy at Bayview. Engineers at the Navy’s Carderock Division at Bayview will design, build and deploy an experimental platform at Lake Pend Oreille.
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