Electromagnetic sea mine detonation system
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorDavid M. Pickett
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Abstract
A vehicle is towed underwater by an air traveling helicopter through a towing cable to induce powered rotation of impellers on the vehicle during its underwater travel at a preselected seawater depth. An electrical generator driven by such impeller supplies electrical energy conditioned to produce a sternwise extending signature simulating magnetic field which is effective to detonate a sea mine in the underwater vicinity toward which the underwater vehicle is being towed.
Claims6
A system for detonation of a sea mine at an underwater location by a magnetic signature simulating a marine vessel, comprising:
- an underwater vehicle;
- towing means connected to said vehicle for imparting underwater travel thereto toward said underwater sea mine;
- impeller means mounted by the vehicle for powered rotation in response to said travel imparted by the towing means;
- means carried by the vehicle and driven by said powered rotation of the impeller means for generating electrical energy;
- and means connected to the electrical energy generating means for establishing a magnetic field corresponding to the magnetic signature simulating the marine vessel to effect said detonation of the sea mine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.