• DocumentCode
    2692148
  • Title

    Detection of Buried Objects using active Sonar

  • Author

    Bardhan, Sayanti ; Rajapan, Dhilsha ; Zacharia, Shijo ; Eldhose, Mahimol ; Rajeshwari, P.M. ; Sreedev, D.S. ; Kannan, C. ; Jacob, Shibu ; Atmanand, M.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Marine Sensors Syst. Group, Nat. Inst. of Ocean Technol., Chennai, India
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    23-25 Feb. 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    An indigenously developed Buried Object Detection SONAR (BODS) for finding targets in the seabed is described in this paper. The important features of BODS are wide bandwidth (2-24 kHz), light weight projector (21 kg) and computer based real time signal processing. The results from experiments at shallow waters to detect seabed boundary layer and targets like metal plate and concrete blocks, are also presented in this paper. It is seen that sediment layers and the targets are distinguishable in the BODS image.
  • Keywords
    buried object detection; sonar detection; BODS instrument; Buried Object Detection SONAR; active Sonar; bandwidth 2 kHz to 24 kHz; concrete blocks; mass 21 kg; metal plate; seabed boundary layer; Global Positioning System; Matched filters; Metals; Sonar equipment; Transducers; Transmitters; SONAR; acoustic imaging; signal processing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Underwater Technology (UT), 2015 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Chennai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-8299-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/UT.2015.7108326
  • Filename
    7108326