GB2328850B - Acoustic imaging systems - Google Patents

Acoustic imaging systems

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Publication number
GB2328850B
GB2328850B GB9818780A GB9818780A GB2328850B GB 2328850 B GB2328850 B GB 2328850B GB 9818780 A GB9818780 A GB 9818780A GB 9818780 A GB9818780 A GB 9818780A GB 2328850 B GB2328850 B GB 2328850B
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Prior art keywords
imaging systems
acoustic imaging
acoustic
systems
imaging
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GB2328850A (en
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John Michael Beresford
Graham Antony Hardy
Michael Lawrence Henning
Charles Henry Starkie
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Thales Underwater Systems Ltd
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Thales Underwater Systems Ltd
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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
    • G01S15/8906—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques
    • G01S15/8993—Three dimensional imaging systems
    • 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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
GB9818780A 1997-08-29 1998-08-28 Acoustic imaging systems Expired - Fee Related GB2328850B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GBGB9718285.1A GB9718285D0 (en) 1997-08-29 1997-08-29 An acoustic transducer system

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GB2328850A GB2328850A (en) 1999-03-03
GB2328850B true GB2328850B (en) 2002-02-27

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GBGB9718285.1A Pending GB9718285D0 (en) 1997-08-29 1997-08-29 An acoustic transducer system
GB9818780A Expired - Fee Related GB2328850B (en) 1997-08-29 1998-08-28 Acoustic imaging systems

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GBGB9718285.1A Pending GB9718285D0 (en) 1997-08-29 1997-08-29 An acoustic transducer system

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CN101685156B (en) * 2008-09-27 2012-07-18 中国科学院声学研究所 Acoustic lens imaging sonar transmitting-receiving channel
US20220099830A1 (en) * 2020-04-24 2022-03-31 Vanderbilt University Providing visibility in turbid water

Citations (3)

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US4443733A (en) * 1981-12-24 1984-04-17 Samodovitz Arthur J Tapered wave transducer
US4852973A (en) * 1986-10-03 1989-08-01 Research Corporation Diffraction free arrangement
US4887885A (en) * 1986-10-03 1989-12-19 University Of Rochester Diffraction free arrangement

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4443733A (en) * 1981-12-24 1984-04-17 Samodovitz Arthur J Tapered wave transducer
US4852973A (en) * 1986-10-03 1989-08-01 Research Corporation Diffraction free arrangement
US4887885A (en) * 1986-10-03 1989-12-19 University Of Rochester Diffraction free arrangement

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