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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bruce W. Travor, Southhampton, PA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/59 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/59 ;
Abstract
Sonobuoy apparatus which fits into an A sized canister for use in the water environment. The apparatus includes an array of telescopic arms connected by hinges to a housing which contains receiver transducer electronics. An acoustic projector bears against projections on the last arm section of each arm such that it will cause the nested arm sections to extend while dropping through the water. When the canister falls free, an arm deployment arrangement causes the arms to assume a horizontal orientation. These deployed arms carry receive transducers for detecting acoustic echos from a potential target.