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.


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    Title :

    DISPOSITIF SONAR, SYSTEME SONAR


    Additional title:

    SONAR DEVICE AND SONAR SYSTEM
    SONARVORRICHTUNG UND SONARSYSTEM


    Contributors:
    SUPPA VITO (author) / RICARD MICHEL (author)

    Publication date :

    2024-03-27


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    French


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / G01V Geophysik , GEOPHYSICS



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