GB2500246B - Sonar apparatus - Google Patents

Sonar apparatus

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GB2500246B
GB2500246B GB1204621.5A GB201204621A GB2500246B GB 2500246 B GB2500246 B GB 2500246B GB 201204621 A GB201204621 A GB 201204621A GB 2500246 B GB2500246 B GB 2500246B
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sonar apparatus
sonar
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GB2500246A (en
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Colin Desmond Blake
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Echopilot Marine Electronics Ltd
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Echopilot Marine Electronics Ltd
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Priority to GB1406526.2A priority patent/GB2509644B/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
    • G01S15/87—Combinations of sonar systems
    • G01S15/872—Combination of several systems for attitude determination
    • 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
    • G01S15/42—Simultaneous measurement of distance and other co-ordinates
    • 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
    • G01S15/46—Indirect determination of position data
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • G01S7/6245—Stereoscopic displays; Three-dimensional displays; Pseudo-three dimensional displays

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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)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
GB1204621.5A 2012-03-15 2012-03-15 Sonar apparatus Active GB2500246B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

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GB1204621.5A GB2500246B (en) 2012-03-15 2012-03-15 Sonar apparatus
GB1406526.2A GB2509644B (en) 2012-03-15 2012-03-15 Sonar apparatus

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GB1204621.5A GB2500246B (en) 2012-03-15 2012-03-15 Sonar apparatus

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8717847B2 (en) * 2012-03-15 2014-05-06 Echopilot Marine Electronics Limited Sonar apparatus
GB2516292B (en) * 2013-07-18 2017-03-01 Thales Holdings Uk Plc Navigation sonar
CN107765252A (en) * 2017-10-23 2018-03-06 燕山大学 A kind of non-temporal synchronous underwater positioning system and method based on broadcast polls

Citations (8)

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GB2197952A (en) * 1986-11-22 1988-06-02 Marconi Co Ltd Acoustic echo-sounding system
US5318033A (en) * 1992-04-17 1994-06-07 Hewlett-Packard Company Method and apparatus for increasing the frame rate and resolution of a phased array imaging system
EP0860711A2 (en) * 1997-02-25 1998-08-26 Medison Co., Ltd. Digital scan conversion method and apparatus for an ultrasonic system
WO2000013037A1 (en) * 1998-08-31 2000-03-09 Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. Three-dimensional questing method, three-dimensional voxel data displaying method, and device therefor
US20050101867A1 (en) * 2003-10-28 2005-05-12 Johnson Jeremy A. Apparatus and method for phased subarray imaging
US20070025183A1 (en) * 2003-10-17 2007-02-01 Zimmerman Matthew J 3-D forward looking sonar with fixed frame of reference for navigation
WO2011148275A1 (en) * 2010-05-26 2011-12-01 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. High volume rate 3d ultrasonic diagnostic imaging of the heart
WO2011148274A1 (en) * 2010-05-26 2011-12-01 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. High volume rate 3d ultrasonic diagnostic imaging

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2197952A (en) * 1986-11-22 1988-06-02 Marconi Co Ltd Acoustic echo-sounding system
US5318033A (en) * 1992-04-17 1994-06-07 Hewlett-Packard Company Method and apparatus for increasing the frame rate and resolution of a phased array imaging system
EP0860711A2 (en) * 1997-02-25 1998-08-26 Medison Co., Ltd. Digital scan conversion method and apparatus for an ultrasonic system
WO2000013037A1 (en) * 1998-08-31 2000-03-09 Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. Three-dimensional questing method, three-dimensional voxel data displaying method, and device therefor
US20070025183A1 (en) * 2003-10-17 2007-02-01 Zimmerman Matthew J 3-D forward looking sonar with fixed frame of reference for navigation
US20050101867A1 (en) * 2003-10-28 2005-05-12 Johnson Jeremy A. Apparatus and method for phased subarray imaging
WO2011148275A1 (en) * 2010-05-26 2011-12-01 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. High volume rate 3d ultrasonic diagnostic imaging of the heart
WO2011148274A1 (en) * 2010-05-26 2011-12-01 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. High volume rate 3d ultrasonic diagnostic imaging

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GB201406526D0 (en) 2014-05-28

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