Tactical Expendable Device

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1982-05-19

1984-09-25

Farley, Richard A.

Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices

Underwater system

367 4, 367130, H04B 1100

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044738960

ABSTRACT:
A Tactical Expendable Device (TED) adapted to be ejected into the water f a variety of launch platforms and to achieve and remain substantially stationary at a predetermined operating depth for a predetermined time interval or to sink at a predetermined rate for sensing acoustic signals and transmitting such signals to the launch platform through a long, small diameter connecting cable such as a fiber optic filament. The TED system comprises the TED cannister, a long connecting cable, deployment means on the launch platform including a launch tube with integral dereeler, a buffer and onboard signal processing/display equipment. The TED cannister further comprises a sensing element, a buffer, a power source and a dereeling device.

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patent: 3944964 (1976-03-01), Loeser et al.
patent: 4189703 (1980-02-01), Bennett
patent: 4203109 (1980-05-01), Ballard et al.
patent: 4387450 (1983-06-01), Zachariadis

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