DEPLOYMENT APPARATUS FOR AN UNDERWATER TOWED-ARRAY ANTENNA

摘要

Disclosed is a deploying device that can be installed on a watercraft, particularly a submarine, is used for veering a tubular underwater trailing antenna (10), and comprises a storage drum (11) which receives the trailing antenna (10) and is driven by a motor so as to wind and unwind the trailing antenna (10), and a propulsion unit which grips the trailing antenna (10) an d generates a tractive force (FA) on the trailing antenna (10) in the direction of deployment. In order to veer said trailing antenna (10) in a disturbance-free and unrestrained manner while keeping the mechanical wear thereof to a minimum, the trailing antenna (10) is directed via a motor-driv en guide wheel (14) while a regulating device (20) is provided for synchronizin g the driving motors (111, 141) of the storage drum (11) and the guide wheel (14) in a manner that is adapted to the tractive force (FA