Title :
Maritime anti-stranding sonar system
Author :
Backman, W.R. ; Clifford, P.J. ; Conover, G.
Author_Institution :
Raytheon Co., Submarine Signal Division
Abstract :
This paper describes a prototype antistranding sonar system developed in a joint program by Raytheon and the Office of Research and Development of the Maritime Administration. The system displays ranges to both discrete underwater obstacles and shoaling conditions in a ship´s path. The theory of operation, hardware developed and the results of initial R & D experiments are presented and discussed,
Keywords :
Acoustic propagation; Bars; Bridges; Cathode ray tubes; Displays; Marine animals; Marine vehicles; Monitoring; Sonar detection; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in the Ocean Environment, Ocean 72 - IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Newport, RI, USA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1972.1161172
