Low drag dipping sonar
US11796675B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10K11/006
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A low-drag dipping sonar includes an antenna equipped with acoustic transmitters and receivers. The dipping sonar further comprises a motorized winch comprising a reel, and an actuator configured to rotate the reel and a cable wound on the reel, in that the winch is placed in the antenna, and in that the cable allows the antenna to be hooked to a carrier at its one free end of the cable.
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