Patent · US Expired

Trawling sonar system

US5717658A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 5, 1996
Grant dateFeb 10, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S7/52003
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a sonar system comprising a platform, axially extendable supts projecting from the platform, a flexible cable array deployed from the platform means through said support means, and an acoustic detector connected to the flexible cable. By increasing the physical aperture of the sonar system, performance is enhanced.

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