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US 5729507

DIRECTIONAL ENERGY RECEIVING SYSTEMS FOR USE IN THE INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL OF THE RECEIVED SIGNAL

Assignee

MASSA PRODUCTS CORPORATION

Filed

May 13, 1985

Granted

Mar 17, 1998

Location

COHASSET MA US

Abstract

The bearing accuracy and long-range sonar target detection capability of a multi-cardioid directional receiving hydrophone array is improved by electronically producing mirror images of the cardioid directional patterns of each directional hydrophone in the array whereby the number of receiving channels are effectively doubled by this invention which in turn results in higher signal-to-noise ratios especially when receiving distant relatively weaker sonar signals. As a result, the accuracy of measurement of target range and bearing by the improved directional hydrophone array will be significantly increased.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Jul 2, 1986

Rescinded

Jul 7, 1997

Duration

11 years

Inventor

  • 1FRANK MASSA

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