Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Signal transducers – Underwater type
Patent
1995-07-19
2000-12-12
Eldred, J. Woodrow
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Signal transducers
Underwater type
356358, 29594, 428 3691, 156156, 156173, 156293, H04R 1500, B65C 326
Patent
active
061607614
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a removable air mandrel for use in manufuring towed sonar arrays. The removable air mandrel is used to position hydrophone mandrels and has an inflatable tubular structure which includes expansion limiters. The expansion limiters are preferably fibers incorporated into the tubular structure. A process for using the removable air mandrel to assemble a towed sonar array is also disclosed.
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Eldred J. Woodrow
Lall Prithvi C.
McGowan Michael J.
Oglo Michael F.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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