A new generation deep water multibeam echo sounder

Author

Denis, J.F. ; Ollivier, B.

Author_Institution

Thomson Sintra Activites Sous-Marines, Brest, France

Volume

3

fYear

1994

fDate

13-16 Sep 1994

Abstract

Thomson Sintra Activites Sous-Marines (TSASM) is working on the development of a new deep water multibeam echo sounder (MBES). This new generation multibeam echo sounder uses the latest signal processing techniques as well as new technologies not only for the transmission and reception arrays but also for the signal conditioning circuits. The originality of this echo sounder lies in the fact that it constitutes an integrated system designed for bathymetric investigation, imaging and seabed characterization and also includes a narrow-beam Sub Bottom Profiler (SBP). The TSM 5265B is the first item of a new generation of multibeam echo sounders

Keywords

bathymetry; geophysical equipment; geophysical signal processing; geophysical techniques; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; seafloor phenomena; sonar arrays; sonar imaging; BES; TSASM; TSM 5265B; Thomson Sintra Activites Sous-Marines; bathymetry; deep water multibeam echo sounder; geophysical equipment; imaging; measurement technique; narrow-beam Sub Bottom Profiler; ocean; reception array; seabed; seafloor topography; signal conditioning circuit; signal processing; sonar instrument; transmission; underwater system; Acoustic beams; Acoustic imaging; Acoustic pulses; Circuits; Marine vehicles; Oceanographic techniques; Oceans; Pulse measurements; Sea measurements; Signal generators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '94. 'Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation.' Proceedings

Conference_Location

Brest

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2056-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1994.364203

Filename

364203