CA2462896A1 - Method and apparatus for the recovery of bodies towed from moving vehicles - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for the recovery of bodies towed from moving vehicles Download PDF

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CA2462896A1
CA2462896A1 CA002462896A CA2462896A CA2462896A1 CA 2462896 A1 CA2462896 A1 CA 2462896A1 CA 002462896 A CA002462896 A CA 002462896A CA 2462896 A CA2462896 A CA 2462896A CA 2462896 A1 CA2462896 A1 CA 2462896A1
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Mark A. Carlson
James J. Jordan
John Russotti
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41J—TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS
    • F41J2/00—Reflecting targets, e.g. radar-reflector targets; Active targets transmitting electromagnetic or acoustic waves
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D3/00—Aircraft adaptations to facilitate towing or being towed
    • B64D3/02—Aircraft adaptations to facilitate towing or being towed for towing targets
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41J—TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS
    • F41J9/00—Moving targets, i.e. moving when fired at
    • F41J9/08—Airborne targets, e.g. drones, kites, balloons
    • F41J9/10—Airborne targets, e.g. drones, kites, balloons towed
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/27—Adaptation for use in or on movable bodies
    • H01Q1/28—Adaptation for use in or on aircraft, missiles, satellites, or balloons
    • H01Q1/30—Means for trailing antennas
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/02—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S13/00
    • G01S7/021—Auxiliary means for detecting or identifying radar signals or the like, e.g. radar jamming signals

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  • Astronomy & Astrophysics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Coiling Of Filamentary Materials In General (AREA)
  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)
  • Electric Cable Arrangement Between Relatively Moving Parts (AREA)
  • Storing, Repeated Paying-Out, And Re-Storing Of Elongated Articles (AREA)
  • Forklifts And Lifting Vehicles (AREA)
  • Bridges Or Land Bridges (AREA)
  • Electric Cable Installation (AREA)
  • A Measuring Device Byusing Mechanical Method (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Control And Safety Of Cranes (AREA)

Abstract

Recovery of a towed body, in one embodiment in the form of a decoy which is initially stowed in a receptacle or canister and which is allowed to pay out behind an aircraft on a towing cable wrapped around a spindle, is accomplished by snaring or lassoing a portion of the towing cable and by dragging it to a further spindle which is driven so as to cause the lasso and a portion of the towing cable to wind up around the driven spindle. When a sufficient amount of the cable is wound around the driven spindle, the cable end secured to the canister is severed to allow all of the rest of the towing cable to be wound up. In one embodiment, a telescoping saddle or docking cradle is provided which extends from the canister to receive the retracted towed body so that it may be secured to the moving vehicle from whence it can be recovered, refurbished, and redeployed.

Claims (12)

1. A system for recovery of a body towed from a moving vehicle utilizing a towing cable, comprising:

a lasso positioned about said cable and having a free end, said cable being under tension during towing;

a winch having a driven spindle, said free end attached to said spindle and adapted to draw in said lasso and the cable lassoed thereby;

a motor for driving said winch to reel in said body; and, a cutter for severing said cable when a predetermined number of terms of said cable have been winched in over said spindle, whereby said body can be recovered.
2. The system of Claim 1, wherein said towed body is a decoy and further including a canister for housing said decoy, said winch, said motor and said cutter.
3. The system of Claim 2, and further including an extensible boom carrying a cradle for capturing said decoy when said decoy is reeling in by said winch.
4. The system of Claim 3, wherein the end of said cutter is fixedly attached to said canister.
5. The system of Claim 4, wherein said boom includes cable guides and wherein said cable runs over said cable guides when said decoy is deployed.
6. The system of Claim 5, wherein two of said cable guides are in spaced apart relationship with the free end of said lasso pulling the portion of the cable contacted thereby between said two spaced apart cable guides in a direction transverse to the direction of the tensioned cable with such force that the contacted portion of said cable forms a loop that is co-wound with the free end of said lasso on said spindle.
7. The system of Claim 2, wherein said canister includes a frame located at the end through which said decoy and cable passes during deployment with said cable passing through said frame, said frame including means for detachably mounting said lasso therein during deployment of said decoy.
8. The system of Claim 7, wherein said detachable mounting means includes an annular slot in said frame for housing said lasso.
9. The system of Claim 8, and further including material in said slot for releasably retaining said lasso in said slot.
10. The system of Claim 9, wherein said materials is selected from the group comprising: wax and adhesive.
11. A method for retrieving a decoy having a towing cable secured to a decoy canister, the cable being carried on a spindle in the canister and pulled out to permit rapid deployment of the decoy, the decoy being retrieved without driving the spindle, comprising the steps of:
lassoing a portion of the towing cable after deployment of the decoy;
reeling in the lasso and the lassoed portion of said cable onto a driven spindle;
and, severing the cable adjacent to the secured end thereof after a predetermined number of wraps of said cable have been wrapped around the driven spindle.
12. The method of Claim 11, wherein the predetermined number of wraps is such as to provide sufficient functional adherence of the cable so as to preclude unwinding of the cable and loss of the decoy.
CA2462896A 2001-10-11 2002-10-10 Method and apparatus for the recovery of bodies towed from moving vehicles Expired - Fee Related CA2462896C (en)

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US32860301P 2001-10-11 2001-10-11
US32861701P 2001-10-11 2001-10-11
US32859401P 2001-10-11 2001-10-11
US60/328,594 2001-10-11
US60/328,617 2001-10-11
US60/328,603 2001-10-11
US10/027,352 US6672543B2 (en) 2001-10-11 2001-12-20 Compact mechanism for retrieval of a towed body from moving vehicles
US10/027,325 US6779796B2 (en) 2001-10-11 2001-12-20 Compact deployment and retrieval system for a towed decoy utilizing a single cable employing fiber optics
US10/027,325 2001-12-20
US10/027,352 2001-12-20
US10/105,716 US6683555B2 (en) 2001-10-11 2002-03-25 Fast deploy, retrievable and reusable airborne counter-measure system
US10/105,716 2002-03-25
PCT/US2002/032501 WO2003031296A2 (en) 2001-10-11 2002-10-10 Method and apparatus for the recovery of bodies towed from moving vehicles

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