Kongsberg Maritime Ltd has designed and delivered special underwater video monitoring equipment for submarine based towed array sonar suites. The TV systems were specifically designed for monitoring the deployment and spooling of the towed array cable.
Each system comprises 2 underwater cameras, sited close to the cable spooling gear and externally on the submarine casing to monitor safe deployment and recovery of the towed array system. The camera video performance, combined with selected angles of view, and careful camera positioning, offers excellent visibility. The cameras supply video signals to an inboard Control Unit which is sited within a convenient control rack. The Control Unit provides power to both cameras, power to 2 off wet/dry underwater lamps (used to illuminate the spooling gear) and video switching to 2 Video Display Monitors.
