Linux reference on subs

[Benjamin Scott]

On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 7:24 AM, Jeffry Smith <jsmith at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/archive/331544-196/uss-new-hampshire-surfaces-on-seacoast.html

  Cool.

  I think Dave Brooks is a closet Linux geek.  ;-)

  My employer makes some parts for the photonics masts, which are the
modern-day periscope replacements.  They're basically an extendable
pole with an electronics package at the top.  Visible and infrared
cameras, a laser range finder, antennas, etc.  Rather than bouncing
light off mirrors, the imagery is carried electronically.  Aside from
design flexibility, it only needs a small cable junction in the
pressure hull.  Traditional 'scopes needed a big hole and complicated
moving seals.

  Here's a photo of the top:

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/usw/issue_24/images/06_periscope.gif

(from: http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/usw/issue_24/eyes2.htm)

-- Ben