SG152095A1 - Sonar vision method and apparatus - Google Patents

Sonar vision method and apparatus

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SG152095A1
SG152095A1 SG200717250-5A SG2007172505A SG152095A1 SG 152095 A1 SG152095 A1 SG 152095A1 SG 2007172505 A SG2007172505 A SG 2007172505A SG 152095 A1 SG152095 A1 SG 152095A1
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sonar
signal
objects
waves
processed
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Chua Weng Heng
Pek Wee Kok
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Singapore Tech Dynamics Pte
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A method and apparatus for sonar imaging and ranging of objects is disclosed. The apparatus includes a sonar wave transmitter capable of broadcasting sonar waves at objects to be imaged and ranged. An array of microphones, e.g. in a 20 x 20 rectangular array at 2.4 mm apart from one another and corresponding to imaging elements of a display, is used to receive the reflected sonar waves and signals generated therefrom are conditioned and digitized before being processed. Beamforming technique is used to improve the signal to noise ratio. Matched filtering is then applied on a beamformed signal, preferably on each of the direction of the reflected sonar waves to obtain the range information of the object. A combination of the direction, range and magnitude of processed signal is then displayed as 3-dimensional image. A Doppler frequency detector may optionally be included to estimate the relative velocity of the object.
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WO2005047930A1 (en) * 2003-10-17 2005-05-26 Farsounder, Inc. 3-d forward looking sonar with fixed frame of reference for navigation
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US20070159922A1 (en) * 2001-06-21 2007-07-12 Zimmerman Matthew J 3-D sonar system
WO2005047930A1 (en) * 2003-10-17 2005-05-26 Farsounder, Inc. 3-d forward looking sonar with fixed frame of reference for navigation

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LOW- POWER, HIGH RESOLUTION 3D SONAR IMAGING SYSTEM *

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