Lightweight Underwater Acoustic Projector

Abstract

A compound electro-acoustic transducer for producing acoustic signals has a plurality of elements. Each element has a piezoelectric disk with electrically conductive plates fixed on the top and bottom sides of the piezoelectric disk. A stud is joined to an outer face of each plate. Conductors can be joined to each stud. The elements can be assembled on a resilient structure to form an array. Elements can be used in the array or individually accessed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 10, 2003
Accession Number
ADD020074

Entities

People

  • Thomas R. Howarth

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Signals
  • Attorneys
  • District Of Columbia
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Governments
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Inventions
  • Lightweight
  • Patents
  • Transducers
  • Undersea Warfare
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.