• DocumentCode
    338972
  • Title

    A diffuse reflection model for time of flight sonar

  • Author

    Gilkerson, Paul ; Probert, Penelope

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng. Sci., Oxford Univ., UK
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Firstpage
    624
  • Abstract
    Increased accuracy of sonar ranging shows deficiencies in the specular models. A new model is developed which includes diffusion reflections and is based on ray tracing methods. Results are presented which show that this model conforms more closely to experimental data
  • Keywords
    ray tracing; sonar tracking; target tracking; ultrasonic scattering; accuracy; diffuse reflection model; digital signal processing; range estimation; ray tracing; specular models; target tracking; time of flight sonar; Acoustic sensors; Aerospace engineering; Frequency; Matched filters; Object detection; Robots; Sonar applications; Sonar detection; Sonar measurements; Transducers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Robotics and Automation, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Detroit, MI
  • ISSN
    1050-4729
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5180-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ROBOT.1999.770045
  • Filename
    770045