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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2005
Kim C. Benjamin, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Kim C. Benjamin, Portsmouth, RI (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A cymbal array for underwater vehicle applications includes piezoelectric discs disposed in a line, a first flex circuit comprising first annular members each affixed to a first side of one of the discs, a first series of cymbal caps each mounted on one of the first annular members, a second flex circuit comprising second annular members each fixed to a second side of one of the discs, and a second series of cymbal caps each mounted on one of the second annular members. The flex circuits each comprise an electrically conductive layer disposed between two electrically insulative layers.