Hydraulic Activated Spreader Arm Aperture Generation System

Abstract

A spreader arm aperture generation system for use with a towed array is provided. The spreader arm aperture generation system broadly comprises a plurality of lines and a plurality of hydraulically activated, inflatable tubes for generating horizontal and vertical separation among the lines. Each of the tubes is filled with seawater to a desired pressure to achieve the desired horizontal and vertical line separation. Preferably, each of the tubes is formed from a high strength woven fabric.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 20, 2002
Accession Number
ADD020048

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Arrays
  • Attorneys
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Environment
  • Governments
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Inventions
  • Linear Arrays
  • Patents
  • Rhode Island
  • Shape
  • Skin Friction
  • Towed Arrays
  • Undersea Warfare
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering