The OMEGA Acoustic Research System

Author

Risley, W.C. ; Bruce, A.A.

Author_Institution

Defence Res. Establ. Atlantic, Dartmouth, NS, Canada

fYear

1993

fDate

18-21 Oct 1993

Abstract

The OMEGA Acoustic Research System comprises a modular vertical hydrophone array and associated electronics, telemetry, data processing, and mechanical handling systems, and was developed to fulfil the requirement for a research and reference system for the Defence Research Establishment Atlantic´s undersea environmental acoustic experiments through the 1990s. The array can be employed in a free floating or in a bottom tethered configuration, comprises up to 19 channels of 16 bit digital data over the frequency range 1 Hz to 1900 Hz from acoustic and non-acoustic sensors, and has been tested at apertures up to 450 metres. This paper presents an overview of the system, discusses initial performance results, and indicates the direction of further development activity

Keywords

acoustic arrays; hydrophones; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; telemetering equipment; underwater sound; 1 to 1900 Hz; OMEGA Acoustic Research System; data processing; electronics; infrasound infrasonic; measurement; mechanical handling system; modular vertical hydrophone; ocean; sea equipment; telemetry; underwater sound; Acoustic arrays; Acoustic sensors; Acoustic testing; Apertures; Data processing; Frequency; Sensor arrays; Sonar equipment; Telemetry; Underwater acoustics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '93. Engineering in Harmony with Ocean. Proceedings

Conference_Location

Victoria, BC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1385-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1993.326067

Filename

326067