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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1997
Douglas H Wilson, Mystic, CT (US);
Robert Hauptmann, Groton, CT (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A zero velocity towed array system for use in an ocean environment includes towed array subsystem and a deployment vessel. The towed array subsystem comprises a rear drogue, an elongated communication cable having mounted thereon at least one. acoustic sensor. The deployment vessel deploys the towed array subsystem. While the deployment vessel moves in a forward direction through the ocean environment at a selected forward motion rate, it deploys the acoustic sensor and communication cable rearwardly at a deployment rate corresponding to the forward motion rate, thereby to maintain the acoustic sensor and communication cable in a stable position in the ocean environment.