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Apparatus for deploying and recovering a towed acoustic line array from an unmanned undersea vehicle

  • US 7,252,046 B1
  • Filed: 12/08/2003
  • Issued: 08/07/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for deploying and recovering a towed line array from a vehicle, comprising:

  • a cylindrical drum located inside the vehicle upon which to spool the towed line array;

    an electric motor joined to rotate said cylindrical drum;

    an electro-mechanical winding guide whose movement is synchronized with that of the cylindrical drum for guiding and retaining the towed line array in a slidable manner as the towed line array is wound onto said cylindrical drum;

    a plurality of stationary winding guides internal to the vehicle through which said towed line array is guided; and

    a reverse thruster joined at an end of the towed line array outside the vehicle, said reverse thruster capable of propelling itself away from the vehicle.

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