WO2005081686A3 - Sonar system and process - Google Patents

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WO2005081686A3
WO2005081686A3 PCT/US2004/031782 US2004031782W WO2005081686A3 WO 2005081686 A3 WO2005081686 A3 WO 2005081686A3 US 2004031782 W US2004031782 W US 2004031782W WO 2005081686 A3 WO2005081686 A3 WO 2005081686A3
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sonar system
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Donald Lerro
Larry Freeman
John Green
Dave Ashworth
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Ac Capital Man Inc
Donald Lerro
Larry Freeman
John Green
Dave Ashworth
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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
    • G01S15/02—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems using reflection of acoustic waves
    • G01S15/06—Systems determining the position data of a target
    • G01S15/08—Systems for measuring distance only
    • G01S15/32—Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated
    • 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
    • G01S15/003—Bistatic sonar systems; Multistatic sonar systems

Abstract

A sonar system and method of use capable of discriminating a direct acoustic signal (80) present at 60 dB or more above the acoustic echo signal (70).
PCT/US2004/031782 2003-09-29 2004-09-29 Sonar system and process WO2005081686A2 (en)

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