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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1991
Russell I Mason, Glens Falls, NY (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An expendable moving echo radiator suitable for providing a decoy to attr a homing torpedo and divert the torpedo away from its intended target is disclosed. The present invention provides an expandable and collapsible curtain for deployment from a capsule launched from a submarine or other sea vessel. In its expanded configuration, the curtain is characterized by a physical profile sufficient to reflect acoustic waves and to generate echoes substantially similar to echo signals generated by an actual, full size submarine or other target. The present invention is further provided with propulsion means, as well as means for enhancing its capability to capture a torpedo's sensors. It can also be provided with explosives to destroy lured torpedoes. The expendable device can be used to simulate a submarine for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training, thereby affording the advantage that a package of easily transportable size becomes a full size submarine-like target. In using the echo radiator as a target, the expendable device can be preprogrammed or remotely controlled for self-navigation purposes.
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