Acoustic vector sensor
US6370084B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10K11/006
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An acoustic vector sensor for monitoring acoustic energy underwater includes an acoustic sensing tri-axial accelerometer, a body of syntactic foam encasing the accelerometer, a body of viscoelastic rubber encasing the body of syntactic foam, and a rigid plastics coating encasing the body of viscoelastic rubber.
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