Tow body arrangement for a towable device in a sonar system
US10479452B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 2, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/1293
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tow body arrangement for a towable device in a sonar system includes a bridle having a front for connecting to a first tow cable and back for connecting to a second tow cable. The tow body arrangement also includes a tow body rotatably connected to the bridle between the front and back of the bridle. The tow body is shaped to generate hydrodynamic forces tending to rotate the tow body perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the bridle.
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