An advanced digital sidescan architecture

Author

Brockington, W.R.

Author_Institution

Ultra Electron. Ocean Syst., Weymouth, UK

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

13-16 Sep 1994

Abstract

ASSET is a research programme exploring combined multi-beam sidescan and interferometry as a means of improving survey efficiency. This paper describes a flexible hardware architecture that has been developed in support of the project and is now being introduced into commercial products. Both the towfish and surface electronics are reviewed, illustrating how specific problems and design objectives are addressed. Some of the processing techniques used are also briefly discussed

Keywords

bathymetry; geophysical equipment; geophysical signal processing; geophysical techniques; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; seafloor phenomena; sediments; sonar imaging; sonar signal processing; ASSET; advanced digital sidescan architecture; bathymetry; flexible hardware architecture; instrument; interferometry; marine sediment; measurement technique; multibeam method; ocean seafloor; signal processing; sonar imaging; surface electronics; towed sonar; towfish; Array signal processing; Consumer electronics; Crosstalk; Hardware; Interferometry; Intersymbol interference; Oceanographic techniques; Oceans; Signal processing algorithms; Sonar equipment;

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.1994.363821

Filename

363821