摘要:
A system is provided for imaging an underwater environment. The system includes a transducer assembly with at least one transmit transducer element and an array of receive transducer elements. Each receive transducer element is configured to receive sonar returns and form sonar return data. A sonar signal processor is configured to receive the sonar return data from each receive transducer element and generate sonar image data. The sonar return data from all of the receive transducer elements may be summed and used to form a high-definition 1D (e.g., time-based) sonar image. The sonar return data from only a subgroup may be summed and used to form a lower-definition 1D sonar image. In some systems, an array of series-connected transmit transducer elements can be used. The orientation of the emitting faces of the array may vary slightly to mimic a curved surface for increased beam coverage.
摘要:
Provided is a distance measurement system, including: at least one sound source configured to generate an acoustic signal; an acoustic sensor including a plurality of directional acoustic sensors arranged to have directionalities different from one another; and at least one processor configured to: obtain a directionality of the acoustic signal in a particular direction based on at least one of a sum of output signals of the plurality of directional acoustic sensors or a difference between the output signals of the plurality of directional acoustic sensors, the at least one of the sum or the difference being based on applying a weight to at least one of the output signals; and determine a distance between the acoustic sensor and a reflection surface based on a time for the acoustic signal to arrive at the acoustic sensor in the particular direction after being generated and then reflected from the reflection surface.
摘要:
La présente invention a objet un procédé de positionnement acoustique global de type USBL ou SBL d'une cible marine ou sous-marine, procédé présentant une précision meilleure que celle du procédé mis en oeuvre par des systèmes USBL ou SBL connus, tout en mettant en oeuvre un réseau de capteurs ayant les mêmes dimensions matérielles que celles de ces systèmes connus. L'invention exploite les déplacements du réseau de capteurs pour mettre en oeuvre les principes des traitements par antenne synthétique. Le principe de l'antenne synthétique transposé au présent problème consiste à utiliser les signaux reçus par les hydrophones d'une antenne physique disposée sur une plate-forme mobile à K instants différents successifs, et donc à K emplacements successifs pour fournir une estimation de la position de la balise grâce à une antenne de dimension virtuellement plus grande.
摘要:
An adaptive beamforming system for broadband sonar with a convergence time on the order of the pulse duration and effective interference nulling capabilities which enhance desirable echoes. The method uses an element based time implementation algorithm in which beam data that is formed in the direction of each interferer is successively subtracted from the element data using an adaptive FIR filter. The system can be applied to impulsive source sonar data and passive sonar data.
摘要:
A method of locating an object by wave energy reflection and an apparatus therefor in which receiving outer transducers (11R, 11L or 111R, 111L) provide directional receptivities represented by polar lobes diverging on opposite sides of a reference axis (15) and an inner receiving transducer (13 or simulated from 111R, 111L) provide a directional receptivity represented by a narrower polar lobe centered on the reference axis. The signals received from the outer transducers (11R, 11L or 111R, 111L) are operated upon in channels (II, 111) of the receiver to modulate them with a frequency swept local signal derived from the transmitted signal and develop indicator signals of difference frequency between the transmitted and received frequencies and which represent the range of the object. The outer signals are displayed binaurally, to enable the user to achieve firstly approximate directional sensing by binaural effect, and thereafter more accurate directional sensing by the use of signals developed in a central channel (IV) and derived from the inner transducer (13) or outer transducers (111R, 111L) simulating an inner transducer. Gain in channels (11 and III) fed from the outer transducers is preferably adjusted as an inverse function of signal strength in the channel (IV). Higher frequency components are preferably accentuated in the inner channel to improve object character recognition.