The abbreviation ASI&CS stands for Acoustic Sensor Integration and Control System in the military field, especially in the US. You can find more abbreviations starting with AS here. Also take a look at our list with military acronyms.
Hearing Under Water
The Acoustic Sensor Integration and Control System combines the acoustic sensors of a platform – typically sonar hydrophones of a ship or submarine – into one system. It processes the signals, controls the sensors and presents the results to the operators.
Integration as the Key
Modern warships carry several acoustic systems: passive listening sonar, active sonar and towed arrays. The integration system merges their data into a coherent overall picture: contacts are localized, classified and tracked – faster and more reliably than any single sensor could.
ASI&CS appears in this meaning mainly in sonar and combat system documentation. Acoustic detection is the decisive sense under water, since radar and light reach only a few hundred meters in the ocean.
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