A towed array is provided with hot-film sensors and anemometer circuitry to calculate the angle of inclination of the towed array in real time during deployment of the towed array in a sea water environment. The hot-film sensors are arranged in pairs along the length of the towed array to increase the sensitivity of the inclination angle determinations and are located flush with an exterior surface of the towed array to minimize interference with the operation of the towed array. The pairs of hot-film sensors determine the local sheer stresses on the towed array, and these measurements are converted to inclination angles using an empirically derived look-up table.


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    Title :

    Method to Estimate Local Towed Array Angles Using Flush Mounted Hot Film Wall Shear Sensors


    Contributors:
    W. L. Keith (author) / K. M. Cipolla (author)

    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    22 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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