Towed sensor assembly and method for performing a sonar mission using such a towed sensor assembly

摘要

The system (10) has a transport device (32) i.e. winch, for respectively transporting and retrieving a trailing antenna (14) in and from a water body. A signal processing device (28) processes signals of the antenna, and a control console (30) controls the system. The antenna, transport device, signal processing device and console are installed in a container (12) that is transported independent of a ship. The antenna is heavier than water and has an acoustically active section comprising attaching units for attaching anchoring devices that anchor the section on bottom of the water body. The water body is ocean, inland sea, lake, river or mouth of river. An independent claim is also included for a method for carrying out a sonar mission by a towed array sonar system.