POSITION CONTROLLER FOR A TOWED ARRAY

摘要

A position controller capable of controlling the depth or lateral positio n of a towed array. The position controller comprises a tubular fuselage fro m which a pair of wings may be extended over a range of sweep angles between fully open and stowed positions. In fully or partly open positions, two win gs present a positive angle of attack relative to the axis of the fuselage. In the stowed position, the wings are fully retracted into a wing receptacle within the fuselage for unfettered passage into and out of a submarine on t he array deployment and retrieval handling system. The sweep angles of the t wo wings are independently adjustable by first and second actuators.