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US 5253216

SONAR COUNTERMEASURE

Assignee

Filed

Dec 28, 1962

Granted

Oct 12, 1993

Location

Abstract

A countermeasure for acoustic homing torpedoes where a plurality of sound ansducers are transversely arrayed across the attack path of the torpedo. The transducers are energized in a time sequence to simulate a relative transducer movement in a direction across the path of the torpedo. The torpedo is thereby misdirected by the high level acoustic signal produced in the transducers slowly changing the location of the signal. The signal is interrupted to provide a silent period, such absence of a signal being interpreted by the torpedo as a miss causing the torpedo to initiate a turn and commence a search which will "exhaust" the torpedo. This sequence is repeated while the torpedo is within a close range of the target.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Jan 15, 1982

Rescinded

Apr 23, 1993

Duration

11 years, 3 months

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