Summary Technical Report of Division 6, NDRC. Volume 15. Underwater Sound Equipment 2. Echo-Ranging Systems

Abstract

The work undertaken to improve the operation of the type of echo-ranging system is explained. The sonar systems, in which observations are made of underwater sounds radiated by target vessels, are defined generically as direct listening systems; those systems, in which the target is caused to become a secondary radiator, or reflector of acoustical energy are known as echo-ranging systems. Because only the activities of Division 6 are described, the report must not be considered as a text book on the subject of echo-ranging systems, but rather as a reference work supplementing other publications. The report deals with circuits, training systems, Doppler applications, anchored vessel screens, small object detection, contour bottom scanners, and bearing deviation indicators for sonar and echo-ranging equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1946
Accession Number
AD0221592

Entities

People

  • John S. Coleman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Automatic Gain Control
  • Circuit Analysis
  • Circuit Testers
  • Doppler Effect
  • Echo Ranging
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Navy
  • Piezoelectric Crystals
  • Range Finding
  • Resonant Circuits
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Sonar
  • Sonar Equipment
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transducers
  • Wiring Diagrams

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.