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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2011
Robert Kuklinski, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Thomas J. Gieseke, Newport, RI (US);
Robert Kuklinski, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Thomas J. Gieseke, Newport, RI (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method for localizing the range and bearing of a distant underwater object includes firing a preselected number of supercavitating projectiles sequentially from a firing location such that each projectile tracks along substantially the same trajectory. Supercavitating pellets are dispersed from a projectile at a pre-selected range. Acoustic signals are sensed to detect acoustic signals caused by supercavitating pellet impact with an object. These signals can be processed to determine the range and bearing to the object. In further steps the range and bearing can be used to aim the projectiles.