System for effecting underwater coupling of optical fiber cables

Details System for effecting underwater coupling of optical fiber cables System for effecting underwater coupling of optical fiber cables

1993-09-13

1995-03-21

Sotelo, Jesus D.

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Submersible device

114249, B63G 800

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053986369

ABSTRACT:
A submarine trails one fiber optic cable and an undersea vehicle is contred by this first cable. A missile/torpedo trails a second cable that is to be coupled to the first cable. The second cable has a segment suspended vertically underwater between a buoyant pod and a sea anchor type buoy. The undersea vehicle, or Autonomous Undersea Vehicle, (AUV) hunts for the pod by conventional homing components, and cable capturing arms on the vehicle direct the cable's movement relative to the vehicle into a pod mating position that achieves optical coupling of the two cables. In one embodiment two arms are pivotably mounted to the vehicle's sides so one arm captures the suspended cable segment directing it into a slot so a male socket in the underside of the pod mates with a female socket in the slot. Another embodiment accomplishes the same result with a device in which the arms are formed as the offshoots of a forked cable pickup device in the nose of the AUV.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3083676 (1963-04-01), Andersen
patent: 3590767 (1971-07-01), Dunbar

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