Bathymetric survey: using a SeaBat 8101 multibeam echo sounder mounted in the forward looking direction

Author

Carpenter, R.N. ; Harris, J.D. ; Foreman, C.R.

Author_Institution

Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, RI, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

207

Abstract

As part of an effort to evaluate the use of a forward looking sonar in autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for navigation purposes, a study was performed using a commercially available off the shelf (COTS) multibeam echo sounder (MBES) operating in a forward looking mode to survey several sites in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. The forward looking bathymetric information acquired will aid in the improvement of navigation technologies for AUVs. This gaper describes the results of a survey performed using a MBES mounted at two negative elevation angles in the forward looking direction. The results from the bathymetric data acquired from these angles was found to be directly be correlated to the ground truth data. The sonar configuration, data collection, and data analysis schemes are discussed. Results from several survey sites are presented

Keywords

bathymetry; navigation; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; remotely operated vehicles; sonar; sonar imaging; underwater vehicles; AUV; MBES; Narragansett Bay; Rhode Island; SeaBat 8101 multibeam echo sounder; autonomous underwater vehicle; commercially available off the shelf; forward looking direction; geophysical measurement technique; navigation; ocean; seafloor topography; sonar; sonar imaging; Cost function; Data analysis; Hardware; Molecular beam epitaxial growth; Performance evaluation; Signal processing; Sonar measurements; Sonar navigation; Terrain mapping; Underwater vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2000 MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition

Conference_Location

Providence, RI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6551-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2000.881262

Filename

881262