Outboard Optical Cable Sensor System and Method
Abstract
A plurality of optical sensors are mounted to a housing made of optically conductive material. The housing seals the optical sensors from a water-filled tube which extends through said housing. The optically conductive material provides optical coupling with the water-filled cable tube whereby a plurality of light beams are directed through the housing and the water-filled tube in a predetermined pattern, which provides certainty of the absence or presence of a cable within the water-filled cable tube for a minimum cable diameter regardless of the orientation of the cable within the water-filled tube.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 24, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADD020439
Entities
People
- Lynn T. Antonelli
Organizations
- United States Department of the Navy