Inventors:
Hugh P. McGee - Mystic CT
Robert T. Menton - Adelphi MD
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC
International Classification:
H04R 128
Abstract:
An underwater acoustic reflector for sonar applications having a title or her geometric form of fibermetal enclosed in a neoprene waterproof envelope and having surface area free of sharp projections that might puncture the envelope when subjected to elevated hydrostratic pressure and which is supported in the vicinity of sonar equipment to reflect away unwanted noise, to modify the acoustic field pattern, or to adjust hydrophone performance by operating as a baffle in the near field.