Sediment Volume Search Sonar Development

Abstract

Within the domain of munitions response, the problem of conducting detailed acoustic surveys in very shallow water is particularly difficult, owing to sensor deployment challenges and multi-path interference in these environments. The Sediment Volume Search Sonar (SVSS) improves buried unexploded ordnance (UXO) detection and classification performance through design, fabrication, and demonstration of a sonar system that is deployed from a shallow-draft surface vessel. The SVSS sensor produces a novel form of three-dimensional synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) imagery of both surficial and buried UXO across a range of environments. The platform and sensor are designed to operate in less than 5 meter water depth. These very shallow water areas are particularly important to address because of the increased likelihood of human interaction with ordnance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1173683

Entities

People

  • Cale Brownstead
  • Daniel C Brown
  • Gene Fabian
  • Joseph Calantoni
  • Shawn F. Johnson

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University
  • United States Army
  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detection
  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Acoustic Properties
  • Acoustics
  • Birds
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Frequency Bands
  • Image Processing
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Parallel Computing
  • Seabed
  • Signal Processing
  • Test Facilities
  • Two Dimensional
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering