Acoustic antenna element for emitting and/or receiving waves under water and associated acoustic antenna
AssigneeThales
InventorsEric Sernit, Jean-Marcelin Pascal
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AssigneeThales
InventorsEric Sernit, Jean-Marcelin Pascal
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An acoustic antenna element for receiving and/or emitting low-frequency underwater waves comprises an acoustic panel formed by at least one acoustic pick-up enclosed in a flexible jacket, the acoustic panel being generally rectangular and being mounted against a curved support by a mounting device including a clamping device comprising at least two flanges the ends of which are mounted on the support, the respective flanges comprising at least one tie between the two ends thereof, and the clamping device capable of adjusting the tension in the ties between the two respective ends thereof, the flanges being arranged so that the support is bent between the two respective ends of the ties and so that the panel is clamped against the support by the ties when they are under tension.
An acoustic antenna element for receiving and/or emitting low-frequency underwater waves, comprising an acoustic panel formed by at least one acoustic pick-up enclosed in a flexible jacket, said acoustic panel being generally rectangular and being mounted against a curved support by means of a mounting device including a clamping device comprising at least two flanges the ends of which are mounted on said support, characterized in that the respective flanges comprise at least one tie between the two ends thereof, and in that the clamping device comprises means for adjusting the tension in said ties between the two respective ends thereof, the flanges being arranged so that the support is curved between the two respective ends of said ties and so that the panel is clamped against the support by said ties when they are under tension.
A method of mounting an acoustic panel formed by at least one acoustic pick-up enclosed in a flexible jacket, said acoustic panel being globally rectangular, against a curved support, comprising:
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