EP3325997A4 - Forward scanning sonar system and method with angled fan beams - Google Patents

Forward scanning sonar system and method with angled fan beams Download PDF

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EP3325997A4
EP3325997A4 EP16829518.6A EP16829518A EP3325997A4 EP 3325997 A4 EP3325997 A4 EP 3325997A4 EP 16829518 A EP16829518 A EP 16829518A EP 3325997 A4 EP3325997 A4 EP 3325997A4
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sonar system
forward scanning
fan beams
scanning sonar
angled fan
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Olexandr Ivanov
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Priority claimed from US15/154,231 external-priority patent/US20170031023A1/en
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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
    • G01S15/8902—Side-looking sonar
    • 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
    • G01S15/87—Combinations of sonar systems
    • 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
    • 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
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/52003—Techniques for enhancing spatial resolution of targets
    • 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
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/521—Constructional features
    • 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
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/56—Display arrangements
    • G01S7/62—Cathode-ray tube displays
    • G01S7/629—Cathode-ray tube displays the display being oriented or displaced in accordance with the movement of object carrying the transmitting and receiving apparatus
    • 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
    • G10K11/346—Circuits therefor using phase variation

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
EP16829518.6A 2015-07-29 2016-07-28 Forward scanning sonar system and method with angled fan beams Withdrawn EP3325997A4 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA2899119A CA2899119A1 (en) 2015-07-29 2015-07-29 Forward scanning sonar system and method with angled fan beams
US15/070,535 US20170031022A1 (en) 2015-07-29 2016-03-15 Forward Scanning Sonar System and Method with Angled Fan Beams
CA2928461A CA2928461A1 (en) 2015-07-29 2016-04-29 Forward scanning sonar system and method with angled fan beams
US15/154,231 US20170031023A1 (en) 2015-07-29 2016-05-13 Forward Scanning Sonar System and Method with Angled Fan Beams
PCT/CA2016/000199 WO2017015741A1 (en) 2015-07-29 2016-07-28 Forward scanning sonar system and method with angled fan beams

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EP3325997A4 true EP3325997A4 (en) 2019-04-03

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US4493064A (en) * 1981-07-17 1985-01-08 Sintra-Alcatel Sonar System
US4970700A (en) * 1989-11-20 1990-11-13 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Sonar apparatus
US20070291589A1 (en) * 2004-08-10 2007-12-20 Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. Forward-looking sonar and underwater image display system
US8964507B2 (en) * 2003-07-11 2015-02-24 Teledyne Blueview, Inc. Systems and methods implementing frequency-steered acoustic arrays for 2D and 3D imaging

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US4493064A (en) * 1981-07-17 1985-01-08 Sintra-Alcatel Sonar System
US4970700A (en) * 1989-11-20 1990-11-13 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Sonar apparatus
US8964507B2 (en) * 2003-07-11 2015-02-24 Teledyne Blueview, Inc. Systems and methods implementing frequency-steered acoustic arrays for 2D and 3D imaging
US20070291589A1 (en) * 2004-08-10 2007-12-20 Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. Forward-looking sonar and underwater image display system

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN113759354A (en) * 2020-06-02 2021-12-07 中国科学院声学研究所 Self-adaptive bottom reverberation suppression method suitable for side-scan sonar
CN113759354B (en) * 2020-06-02 2024-02-09 中国科学院声学研究所 Self-adaptive bottom reverberation suppression method suitable for side-scan sonar

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