A Flexible Cymbal Array

Abstract

There is thus a need for cymbal arrays which are sufficiently flexible to be mounted onto the curved hulls of underwater vehicles. It is further required that such arrays be sufficiently flexible to be conformed to surfaces exhibiting complex curves, such as bow or nose cone surfaces, which curve around the axis of the UUV and also curve from the outer portion of the hull to the axis of the hull at the center of the nose cone. An object of the invention is, therefore, to provide a cymbal array for mounting on curved hull portions of underwater vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 04, 2006
Accession Number
ADD020271

Entities

People

  • Kim C. Benjamin

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Signals
  • Circuits
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Flexible Electronics
  • Inventions
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Metals
  • Nose Cones
  • Noses
  • Piezoelectric Materials
  • Shape
  • Sheet Metal
  • Transducers
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Marine Hydrodynamics