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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2023
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Newport, RI (US);
Olivia M. Dube, Newport, RI (US);
Charles K. Boyle, North Kingstown, RI (US);
James R. Davey, Newport, RI (US);
William H Slater, New Bedford, MA (US);
Robert F. Cutler, Tiverton, RI (US);
Abstract
A towed array test rotator platform with a catwalk assembly, motor assembly, lower shaft assembly, and cage assembly is provided. The catwalk assembly includes a support base mounted with a guide rail system adjacent to a substantially-central void about which the motor-table assembly is selectively positioned. The lower shaft assembly connects to a drive shaft of the motor assembly and projects coaxially downward through the void into a water-filled tank. With the motor assembly disconnected from the lower shaft assembly and moved away from the void, the motor-table assembly elevates the cage transfer assembly to allow the addition or removal of shaft sections. The cage assembly connects to the lower shaft assembly and carries a towed array being calibrated. Rotational force from the motor through the drive shaft is transferred through the lower shaft assembly to the cage assembly.