Patent ID: 7530316

Claim:
Method for detection and neutralization of underwater objects which are present in a sea region, in particular mines, using at least one unmanned underwater vehicle which is equipped with optical and/or acoustic sensors, characterized by the following method steps: during a reconnaissance mission by the underwater vehicle in a sea region section, a two-dimensional or three-dimensional image of the seabed is created by means of the sensors in the underwater vehicle, after conclusion of the reconnaissance mission, the image is evaluated for the presence of underwater objects and at least one underwater object that is present in the image is marked, the image that has been provided with at least one underwater object marking is stored in at least one second underwater vehicle, which is equipped with the same sensors as the first underwater vehicle and additionally with a neutralization unit, during a neutralization mission by the second underwater vehicle in the same sea region section, image elements of the seabed are created continuously by means of the sensors in the second underwater vehicle, and are compared with the stored image, the second underwater vehicle is guided to the marked underwater object on the basis of the comparison data, and the neutralization unit is activated at the location of the underwater object.