Multi-dimensional beamforming device
First Claim
1. A sonar beamforming system, comprising in combination:
- a plurality of sensors disposed in a sensor array that provide array signals; and
a beamforming device, coupled to the sensor array, the beamforming device including a plurality of charge domain delay lines that generate delayed output signals from the array signals to form a representation of a region of interest from the delayed output signals.
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Abstract
A multidimensional beamforming device that performs consecutive one-dimensional operations. For example, beamsteering for a two-dimensional array can be include a projection of a beam onto each of the respective axes of the array. In such a device, a first beamforming processing element is used to form multiple beams for each array output along a given row. In a preferred embodiment, sequential output vectors from the first processing element are then applied to a transposing or corner turning memory and the data are reformatted such that all elements on a given column of the array are applied to a second beam forming processing element.
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36 Claims
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1. A sonar beamforming system, comprising in combination:
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a plurality of sensors disposed in a sensor array that provide array signals; and
a beamforming device, coupled to the sensor array, the beamforming device including a plurality of charge domain delay lines that generate delayed output signals from the array signals to form a representation of a region of interest from the delayed output signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronically steerable sonar system comprising in combination:
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a sensor array including a first plurality of sensor elements;
a programmable tapped delay line device that receives signals from the sensor array and that generates delayed output signals to form a representation of a region of interest;
a tap selection circuit connected to the delay line device to control tap selection;
and a controller connected to the tap selection circuit that controls programmed tap selection for the delay line device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for sonar beamforming comprising the steps of:
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obtaining array signals from a plurality of sensors disposed in a sensor array; and
programming a beamforming device which includes a plurality of charge domain delay lines to generate delayed output signals from the array signals to form a representation of a region of interest from the delayed output signals. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for providing an electronically steerable sonar system comprising the steps of:
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obtaining array signals from a sensor array including a first plurality of sensor elements;
programming a programmable tapped delay line device that receives signals from the sensor array and that generates delayed output signals to form a representation of a region of interest; and
controlling a programmed tap selection to the delay line device using a tap selection circuit. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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