Simulator for testing sonobuoys
US4436049A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 1982 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2002 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M10/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus is provided for simulating an ocean environment for sonobuoys wh are being tested in a relatively calm body of water. A floating platform is towed through water to simulate a sea current, and a sonobuoy being tested is attached by a cable to the floating platform. A drum, driven by a reversible motor, winds and unwinds the cable to simulate wave action while the floating platform is being towed.
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