Buoyant Cable Antenna System

Abstract

A buoyant cable system and method is provided with a flexible towed platform that may be deployed into the water from a submerged submarine. The flexible towed platform has a memory that returns to a selected shape after deployment. A presently preferred selected shape may have one or more curves that provide a function during towing. For instance, in one embodiment two oppositely extending curves each float and each are pressed by the water in a balanced manner to provide a stable platform for one or more antennas which can be of different types suitable for a wide band of radio frequency reception/transmission. In another embodiment, a keel may be formed from a weighted curved portion that is suitable for vertically supporting an antenna. The flexible towed material may be constructed of coil springs, shaped memory alloys, and the like.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 02, 2008
Accession Number
ADD020372

Entities

People

  • Erich M. Gerhard

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antennas
  • Connectors
  • Construction
  • Deployment
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Governments
  • Inventions
  • Loop Antennas
  • Materials
  • Monopole Antennas
  • Radio Frequency
  • Submarines
  • Transmission Lines
  • Undersea Warfare
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.