Title :
Advances in developing a high-frequency sonar calibration facility
Author :
Hammar, Terence R. ; Foote, Kenneth G. ; Liberatore, S.P.
Author_Institution :
Woods Hole Oceanogr. Instn., MA, USA
Abstract :
Advances in developing an acoustic calibration facility at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are documented in the course of giving a brief overview of the calibration venue: a sea well on Iselin Dock, and previously described systems for transducer-mounting and rotation, and target suspension. New instrumentation consisting of a precision target-positioning system and external triggering system to synchronize transducer rotation and sonar pinging is described.
Keywords :
oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; sonar; target tracking; underwater sound; Iselin Dock; USA; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; external triggering system; high-frequency sonar calibration facility; sea well; sonar pinging; target-positioning system; transducer rotation; transducer-mounting system; Acoustic imaging; Acoustic transducers; Calibration; Cranes; Instruments; Ocean temperature; Poles and towers; Shafts; Sonar; Welding;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2003. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-933957-30-0
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2003.178116
