Simulation, Beam-forming, and Visualization of Bistatic Synthetic Aperture Sonar

Abstract

The goal of this project is to develop a tool which can be used to simulate and assess the performance of multiple UUV's (Unmanned Underwater Vehicle) equipped with acoustic sensors, as well as develop beam-forming techniques that can be used to create images from such swarms of interacting acoustic sensors. The objective of this task is to develop a multi-static imaging simulation whereby multiple transmitters and receivers are used to create an image. A second objective of this task is to develop a multi-static imaging simulation whereby the performance of multi-static source and receiver configurations can be predicted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2010
Accession Number
ADA542054

Entities

People

  • Gary S. Sammelmann

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Beam Forming
  • Bistatic Sonar
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Noise
  • Personal Computers
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Reverberation
  • Scattering
  • Simulations
  • Sonar
  • Surface Warfare
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Visualizations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Autonomous System Control