Inventors:
John R. Dale - Willow Grove PA
William F. Brenner - Chalfont PA
James F. McEachern - Hatboro PA
Walter L. Leupold - Hadden Heights NJ
Edward A. McDemus - Ambler PA
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC
International Classification:
H04B 1300
Abstract:
A system for suspending a gradient hydrophone from a flotation member at the surface of a body of fluid by a single compliant member attached closely above the center of gravity of the hydrophone, in order to minimize the number of principal vibration modes, such as the rocking mode, and group the frequencies of such principal vibration modes in a band far enough below the operational acoustical bands of the hydrophone to allow effective electronic rolloff.