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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
May. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Thales, Courbevoie, FR;
Inventors:
Philippe Thomas, Brest, FR;
François Warnan, Brest, FR;
Assignee:
THALES, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/88 (2006.01); G01S 7/521 (2006.01); G10K 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/88 (2013.01); G01S 7/521 (2013.01); G10K 11/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A low-drag dipping sonar includes an antenna equipped with acoustic transmitters and receivers. The dipping sonar further comprises a motorized winch comprising a reel, and an actuator configured to rotate the reel and a cable wound on the reel, in that the winch is placed in the antenna, and in that the cable allows the antenna to be hooked to a carrier at its one free end of the cable.