A sonar device intended to be towed by a surface ship and includes a tow cable and a set of at least one towed device, comprising a towed body, intended to be towed by the surface ship via the tow cable, the towed body being elongate along a longitudinal axis from a first longitudinal end of the towed body as far as a second longitudinal end of the towed body, the towed body incorporating a first linear acoustic antenna comprising a plurality of electroacoustic transducers substantially aligned along the longitudinal axis, the towed device being configured and connected to the tow cable in such a way that the towed body is able, when it is being towed and is fully submerged, to exhibit an orientation the longitudinal axis extends substantially along a vertical axis defined by the force of gravity, at least one towed body of the set of towed bodies being connected to the tow cable by a first hanger and a second hanger of substantially the same length, a first end of the first hanger and a first end of the second hanger being connected to the tow cable and a second end of the first hanger being attached to the towed body at a fixing point of the towed body which point is situated near the first longitudinal end and a second end of the second hanger being attached to the towed body at a second fixing point secured to the first fixing point and situated near the second longitudinal end.
DISPOSITIF SONAR, SYSTEME SONAR
SONAR DEVICE AND SONAR SYSTEM
SONARVORRICHTUNG UND SONARSYSTEM
2024-03-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
French