Calculated Azimuthal Directivity Patterns for Several Frequencies Used in Scanning Sonars.

Abstract

This memorandum presents calculated directivity patterns, for several frequencies, for scanning sonars that have 48 stave transducers and use 12 or 16 staves for forming the acoustic beams. Constant time delay type beam forming networks were assumed in the computations for one set of patterns, constant phase shift type beam forming networks for the other. The shading used in the 16 stave calculations includes a cosine squared function and the shading derived from a typical single stave beam pattern; the shading for the 12 stave calculations is based on only single stave shading. The computations assumed that transducer staves were spaced a half wave length apart (for 5 Kc.). The basic computations were made by the Theory and Analysis Branch of the Laboratory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 03, 1961
Accession Number
ADA046676

Entities

People

  • George T. Adkins

Organizations

  • Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Beams
  • Beam Forming
  • Computations
  • Frequency
  • Phase Shift
  • Scanning
  • Scanning Sonar
  • Sonar
  • Transducers
  • Underwater Sound

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • Space