System for testing an acoustic array under water load

US9052383B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. · US

Inventors

• Charles P. Wason, Jr. · Amherst, US
• Eric P. Sears · Bedford, US
• William R. Leslie · Madbury, US
• Kushal Talukdar · North Providence, US
• Michael C. Brenker · Nashua, US
• Michael Krueger · Littleton, US
• Luis Colom · Fremont, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 16, 2012
• Grant date: Jun 9, 2015
• Expiry date: Nov 20, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S7/52006
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An acoustic projector testing system using an acoustically transparent portable vessel which encloses a test apparatus is disclosed. The vessel is connected to an adapter plate which allows the test apparatus to be submerged in water. The testing system is then submerged in shallow water. An external pump fills the vessel with water and the air inside the vessel is allowed to escape through an external, sealable vent, Once all the air is evacuated, the vent is sealed. The pressure inside the vessel can be altered by adjusting the amount of water pumped into the vessel to perform necessary testing.