Claims
- 1. A cable towed encapsulation assembly comprising:a housing having a nose end, a tail end, and a body portion between the nose end and the tail end; a plurality of electronic members positioned within the body portion of said housing, each said plurality of electronic members having a wiring connection attached thereto; a tow body termination member formed on an inner surface of said housing nose end for securing the wiring connections of said plurality of electronic members; a tow cable termination member connected to an outer surface of said housing nose end and attached to said tow body termination member; a tow cable connected to said tow cable termination member and sheathing the wiring connection from each of said plurality of electronic members such that towing loads are primarily sustained by said tow body and tow cable termination members; and a solid material forming an entirety of at least the body portion of said housing thereby isolating said plurality of electronic members within said housing.
- 2. The assembly according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of electronic members is a transducer array.
- 3. The sembly according to claim 1 wherein each of said plurality of electronic members is a ceramic element.
- 4. The assembly according to claim 1 wherein said housing is in the shape of a substantially cylindrical towed body.
- 5. The assembly according to claim 1 wherein said housing is formed in a tubular shape.
- 6. The assembly according to claim 1 wherein at least said nose portion and said body portion of said housing are formed of a solid casting material.
- 7. The assembly according to claim 1 wherein an entirety of said housing is formed of a solid casting material in the shape of a towed body.
STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST
The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States of America for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon or therefor.
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