The invention relates to an active towed sonar comprising a transmitting antenna built into a submersible object called a fish (13), a submersible receiving antenna called a streamer, and a tow-cable (12) for pulling the fish (13) and the streamer. According to the invention, the tow-cable (12) comprises a termination (18) connected mechanically and electrically to the streamer (14). The termination (18) comprises detachable mechanical and electrical connection means for connecting the fish (13) to the tow-cable (12), independently from the streamer connection.
Hitching a fish up to a towed sonar
2018-11-08
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen / G01V Geophysik , GEOPHYSICS / G10K Tonerzeugungsvorrichtungen , SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES / H01Q Antennen , ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS |