Assessment of the Effectiveness of Mine Countermeasure UUV Considering Autonomy

In view of the insufficient attention paid to the autonomous capability of existing mine countermeasures (MCM) unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) in their effectiveness evaluation studies, in order to solve this problem, through indepth analyses of factors affecting the combat capability of MCM UUVs, an effectiveness indicator system including autonomous capability indicators is constructed, covering the dimensions of autonomous capability, search and identification capability, mine-clearing capability, and survival adaptability, and the indicators of each criterion level are further subdivided. Taking a certain MCM UUV as the research object, the hierarchical analysis method is applied to achieve the quantification of the importance of each indicator. On this basis, the fuzzy comprehensive judgement method is used to derive the comprehensive rating of the effectiveness of this type of UUV and the ratings of each capability. The results show that the overall evaluation of its effectiveness is average, with good search and identification capability, average mine extinction and survival adaptability, and poor autonomy. This study provides scientific basis and decision-making reference for the selection, performance improvement, operational application and subsequent development of MCM UUV.