Naval Defence

From modal testing and analysis of models and prototypes to permanently installed noise monitoring systems: HBK offers best-in-class acoustic and structural testing and monitoring solutions throughout the vessel’s lifecycle.

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To maintain a naval vessel’s acoustic discretion, design engineers will need to identify and assess all noise sources. Permanently installed systems will monitor noise levels during operation and advise the crew when the acoustic signature of the vessel has exceeded limits in many operational modes. Structural health monitoring systems will help to detect anomalies that might occur during the vessel’s operating life.

HBK offers best-in-class acoustic and structural testing and monitoring solutions throughout the vessel’s lifecycle, including underwater acoustic measurements. The same hardware system can also be used with modal testing methods to determine the vessel’s dynamic behavior and structural integrity in the design phase.

Key Areas of Application

Acoustic Signature Management

A key requirement for combat ships and submarines, Self-noise Monitoring System (SNMS) help to minimize the noise and vibration of a vessel and its on-board systems. HBK has decades of experience in permanently installed SNMS to reliably identify and analyse noise sources.

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Operational Modal Analysis (OMA)

If you need to identify the modal parameters of a vessel under operating conditions, OMA is the ideal testing method. Measuring forces such as self-generated vibration would be too difficult or impossible with classical modal analysis.

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Classical Modal Testing

Our solutions for identifying modal parameters of large structures like vessels provide you with accurate and reliable results even in demanding situations. They comprise a targeted set of best-in-class modal parameter estimators and validation tools.

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Airborne noise testing

Acceptable instrumentation and procedures for the measurement of and acceptance criteria for airborne and structure borne noise of naval shipboard equipment: with HBK you can meet the measurement requirements specified in the MIL-740 standard.

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Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)

Vessels are subject to structural deterioration because of harsh environments or other internal and external factors causing wear or malfunction. Implementing a damage identification system enables condition-based maintenance to lower operating costs.

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Underwater acoustics

Acoustic ranging identifies all noise radiated underwater by a submarine or surface vessel. HBK offers a customizable solution for both static and dynamic ranging that covers the entire measurement chain from hydrophones to distributed acquisition.

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Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action

ReliaSoft XFRACAS is a web-based system for failure reporting, analysis, and corrective actions. It efficiently manages product quality and reliability data from multiple sources and integrates seamlessly with other ReliaSoft applications.

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Our Customer Stories

NAVAIR's quality data increase mission-capable aircraft readiness

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) provides full lifecycle support of naval aviation aircraft, weapons and systems for the United States Navy, ranging from research, design, development and systems engineering, to training facilities and equipment, repair and modification, and logistics support.

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Ensuring stealth with self-noise monitoring

Acoustic detection and identification techniques are becoming increasingly more advanced and sophisticated, and for BAE Systems, who take acoustic stealth very seriously, selecting the right solution to match the requirements for their T26 frigates is crucial.

BAE HVME system delivery

An HBK Hull Vibration Monitoring Equipment (HVME) solution provides BAE Systems Submarine Solutions with monitoring and analysis facilities of structure-borne noise generated in the submarine, assisting ship staff to maintain a low noise signature.

Maintaining a low acoustic profile for Australia

HBK supplies BAE Systems with Hull Vibration Monitoring Equipment (HVME) for the Royal Australian Navy, including transducers, data acquisition, vibration measurement, and analysis capabilities.

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DCNS streamlines data handling in Naval Defence

Helping DCNS make better decisions and stealthier submarines by revolutionizing the speed and ease of acceptance testing of new onboard equipment during land and sea trials.

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NASA’s X-57 Maxwell

NASA built a model of the aircraft to simulate the stresses that the aircraft would experience during a real flight using ground vibration testing or GVT. To gather data from the accelerometers around the motor, NASA used HBK’s LAN-XI data acquisition system and analyzer platform. HBK’s BK Connect software was then able to test and analyze data from 191 test runs with 14 different test configurations.

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Naval Defence

Key Areas of Application

Acoustic Signature Management

Operational Modal Analysis (OMA)

Classical Modal Testing

Airborne noise testing

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)

Underwater acoustics

Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action

Our Customer Stories

NAVAIR's quality data increase mission-capable aircraft readiness

Ensuring stealth with self-noise monitoring

BAE HVME system delivery

Maintaining a low acoustic profile for Australia

DCNS streamlines data handling in Naval Defence

NASA’s X-57 Maxwell

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