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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2012
Jeffrey A. Reuter, Hollis, NH (US);
William S. Terry, Danville, NH (US);
Robert J. Nation, Deerfield, NH (US);
Kenneth Baldwin, Durham, NH (US);
Jud Decew, Rochester, NH (US);
Jeffrey A. Reuter, Hollis, NH (US);
William S. Terry, Danville, NH (US);
Robert J. Nation, Deerfield, NH (US);
Kenneth Baldwin, Durham, NH (US);
Jud DeCew, Rochester, NH (US);
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Abstract
A system and method for linearizing underwater sensor arrays is disclosed. The sensor array comprises slightly positive or negative buoyant sensors that are positioned along a cable. A weight is positioned at a deep end of the cable or a buoyant object is positioned at a shallow end of the cable, but not both. Distributing buoyant elements throughout the length of the array generates more consistent, uniformly distributed tension, enabling the sensor array to maintain a linear shape in currents of all strengths and speeds.