US 11,915,677 B2
Sensor suspension system and associated deployment systems for underwater deployment of sensor array
Joseph Misulia, Attleboro, MA (US)
Assigned to Raytheon Company, Tewksbury, MA (US)
Filed by Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US)
Filed on May 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/752,760.
Application 17/752,760 is a division of application No. 16/417,363, filed on May 20, 2019, granted, now 11,341,949, issued on May 24, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2022/0284876 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. G10K 11/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/521 (2006.01); B63B 22/00 (2006.01); B63C 11/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC G10K 11/006 (2013.01) [G01S 7/521 (2013.01); G10K 11/008 (2013.01); B63B 22/003 (2013.01); B63C 11/48 (2013.01); G01S 7/003 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sensor suspension system for use in an underwater environment,
the sensor suspension system, comprising:
a sensor:
a framework comprising a plurality of support structures, the framework defining an inner volume sized and configured to receive the sensor, wherein the plurality of support structures each comprise a plurality of linkages pivotally coupled together, such that the framework is moveable between a collapsed position and an expanded position, relative to the sensor, via pivotal movement of the linkages; and
a plurality of compliant devices extending between the framework and the sensor, the plurality of compliant devices extending in different directions from the sensor within the inner volume of the framework so as to suspend the sensor within the inner volume,
wherein the plurality of compliant devices facilitate a symmetrical sensing response of the sensor in at least one degree of freedom when deployed in the underwater environment.