Research/Patents/US 5117396
US 5117396Tier 3 — General Defense

LARGE, AIR DEPLOYABLE, VOLUMETRIC HYDROPHONE ARRAY

Assignee

US Government

Filed as: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY

Filed

Feb 5, 1986

Granted

May 26, 1992

Location

DEL MAR CA US

Abstract

An air deployable, volumetric hydrophone array uses three horizontal boomsadiating from a central hub suspended at the array operating depth. Loose lines of hydrophones are hung from pairs of points on the boom structure and hang in arcs approximating catenaries.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

May 15, 1987

Rescinded

Aug 2, 1991

Duration

4 years, 2 months

Inventor

  • 1BRETT D. CASTILE
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