Patent ID: 11878771
Assignee: DIGICOURSE, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A towed marine cable array comprising
a cable configured to be towed by a vessel and carry a submerged payload through a marine environment; and
a foil system coupled with the cable and configured to bias the submerged payload toward a target position, the foil system including a group of foil sections each having a leading edge collectively defining an angle of attack, and a group of through-cables supporting the group of foil sections within the foil system,
wherein a plurality of through-cables of the group of through-cables is:
arranged in same halves of the group of foil sections while at least one different through-cable of the group of through-cables is disposed in different halves of the group of foil sections;
selectively tensionable; and
manipulable to define a tensioned one of the plurality of through-cables as being offset from a chord that is defined between the leading edge and a trailing edge of any of the foil sections.