DE3375836D1 - Digital sonar beam-forming apparatus - Google Patents

Digital sonar beam-forming apparatus

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Publication number
DE3375836D1
DE3375836D1 DE8383401973T DE3375836T DE3375836D1 DE 3375836 D1 DE3375836 D1 DE 3375836D1 DE 8383401973 T DE8383401973 T DE 8383401973T DE 3375836 T DE3375836 T DE 3375836T DE 3375836 D1 DE3375836 D1 DE 3375836D1
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Prior art keywords
forming apparatus
sonar beam
digital sonar
digital
forming
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DE8383401973T
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German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Alain Demeure
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Thales SA
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Thomson CSF SA
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/88—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
    • G01S15/89—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
    • G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
    • G10K11/34—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using electrical steering of transducer arrays, e.g. beam steering
    • G10K11/341—Circuits therefor
    • G10K11/345—Circuits therefor using energy switching from one active element to another

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar Systems Or Details Thereof (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
DE8383401973T 1982-10-22 1983-10-10 Digital sonar beam-forming apparatus Expired DE3375836D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR8217742A FR2535067A1 (fr) 1982-10-22 1982-10-22 Dispositif numerique de formation de voies sonar

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DE3375836D1 true DE3375836D1 (en) 1988-04-07

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DE8383401973T Expired DE3375836D1 (en) 1982-10-22 1983-10-10 Digital sonar beam-forming apparatus

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US (1) US4604736A (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
EP (1) EP0109869B1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
DE (1) DE3375836D1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)
FR (1) FR2535067A1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html)

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FR2652164A1 (fr) * 1989-09-15 1991-03-22 Thomson Csf Procede de formation de voies pour sonar, notamment pour sonar remorque.
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EP0472736A1 (en) * 1990-03-09 1992-03-04 Fujitsu Limited Sampled data storage and editing system
GB9014544D0 (en) * 1990-06-29 1990-08-22 Univ Heriot Watt Methods and apparatus for acoustic holographic imaging in marine and other acoustic remote sensing equipment
US5469851A (en) * 1994-08-09 1995-11-28 Hewlett-Packard Company Time multiplexed digital ultrasound beamformer
FR2732787B1 (fr) * 1995-04-07 1997-05-16 Thomson Csf Procede de saisie graphique d'application de traitement de signal
FR2748138B1 (fr) * 1996-04-26 1998-07-10 Thomson Csf Procede de codage pour processeur de traitement de signal, et processeur pour la mise en oeuvre d'un tel procede
FR2785406B1 (fr) 1998-10-30 2004-09-10 Thomson Marconi Sonar Sas Memoire a acces vectoriel
EP2929437B1 (en) * 2012-12-07 2017-09-20 Sonelite Inc. Direct data to memory system and related operating methods

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US4074223A (en) * 1976-08-03 1978-02-14 Indianapolis Center For Advanced Research Peak detector for resolution enhancement of ultrasonic visualization systems
US4267584A (en) * 1977-07-01 1981-05-12 Siemens Gammasonics, Inc. Permutating analog shift register variable delay system
US4170766A (en) * 1978-01-27 1979-10-09 Raytheon Company Beamformer
FR2472753A1 (fr) * 1979-12-31 1981-07-03 Anvar Perfectionnements aux dispositifs de sondage par ultra-sons
US4325257A (en) * 1980-02-20 1982-04-20 Kino Gordon S Real-time digital, synthetic-focus, acoustic imaging system
US4336607A (en) * 1980-12-10 1982-06-22 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Beamformer having random access memory delay

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FR2535067A1 (fr) 1984-04-27
EP0109869A1 (fr) 1984-05-30
EP0109869B1 (fr) 1988-03-02
US4604736A (en) 1986-08-05
FR2535067B1 (cg-RX-API-DMAC10.html) 1985-01-18

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