Callaghan Innovation Research Papers
Title | A mid-range 3D sonar |
Publication Type | Conference Paper |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Authors | Stytsenko, E., Greager D., Barrel J., and Scott N.L. |
Conference Name | OCEANS 2013 MTS/IEEE Bergen: The Challenges of the Northern Dimension |
Date Published | 2013 |
Keywords | Beamforming, Front-end receiver, Hyperbolic paraboloids, MBES, multi-beam, shading, Signal acquisitions, SMF, Sonar, Three dimensional, Transducers, Transmitted signal, Transmitters, Underwater_Ultrasound |
Abstract | This paper describes a sonar system based on a hyperbolic-paraboloidal transducer beamformer. The array matrix composed of square sectioned elements is conformal to a doubly ruled surface of a hyperbolic paraboloid. The lines of elements in the array follow the surface rulings and are electrically configured to form multiple perpendicular linear array pairs. A multi-channel transmitter drives the transducer to ensonify an approximately square field of view of about 45 by 45 degrees either sequentially line by line or with a single ping. The multi-channel front end receiver allows simultaneous signal acquisition from receiver array lines. Unlike swath sounders, which rely on movement to build up a 3D image, this system is capable of generating a 3D image of the field while stationary. With a single channel transmitter and n-channel receiver it needs n pings to complete the image of the field. If wide band multichannel transmit-receive electronics is employed the number of pings required for full coverage can be reduced by introducing transmitted signal coding with subsequent discrimination of the received signals. © 2013 IEEE. |
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DOI | 10.1109/OCEANS-Bergen.2013.6607998 |