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Digital beamsteering for a parametric scanning sonar system

US4190818A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 1977
Grant dateFeb 26, 1980
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Expiry dateAug 25, 1997

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S15/42
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Digital beamsteering for a parametric scanning sonar steers a nonlinear, ulated signal of a single high frequency by appropriately delaying and/or varying the phase of the signal as it enters each of a plurality of elements in an array. The sonar beam can be steered electronically over a wide range of angles.

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