Buoyant Cable Antenna System and Method With Articulating Blocks

Abstract

A buoyant cable system and method is provided with a towed platform that is flexible for deployment into the water from a submerged submarine. The towed platform has a memory that returns to a selected shape after deployment. In one embodiment the biasing member is a spring acting against and anchored to Kevlar(trademark) strands running through the blocks such that the blocks are compressed into a desired shape during operation but remain sufficiently flexible for deployment and retrieval. In another embodiment, a keel may be formed from a weighted curved portion that is suitable for vertically supporting an antenna above the surface of the water to prevent signal interference due to water washing over the towed transmission line.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 26, 2006
Accession Number
ADD020371

Entities

People

  • Erich M. Gerhard

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antennas
  • Assembly
  • Bulkheads
  • Connectors
  • Construction
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Governments
  • Inventions
  • Loop Antennas
  • Materials
  • Platforms
  • Submarines
  • Transmission Lines
  • Undersea Warfare
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering