Linear and circular downscan imaging sonar
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving linear downscan sonar data from a linear downscan transducer;
receiving conical downscan sonar data from a circular downscan transducer; and
combining the linear downscan sonar data and the conical downscan sonar data to produce combined downscan sonar data.
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Abstract
A method for providing a combined linear and circular downscan sonar display may include receiving linear downscan sonar data from a linear downscan transducer, receiving conical downscan sonar data from a circular downscan transducer, and combining the linear downscan sonar data and the conical downscan sonar data to produce combined downscan sonar data. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus are also provided.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving linear downscan sonar data from a linear downscan transducer; receiving conical downscan sonar data from a circular downscan transducer; and combining the linear downscan sonar data and the conical downscan sonar data to produce combined downscan sonar data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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20. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising:
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program code instructions for receiving linear downscan sonar data from a linear downscan transducer; program code instructions for receiving conical downscan sonar data from a circular downscan transducer; and program code instructions for combining the linear downscan sonar data and the conical downscan sonar data to produce combined downscan sonar data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus comprising a sonar signal processor configured to:
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receive linear downscan sonar data from a linear downscan transducer; receive conical downscan sonar data from a circular downscan transducer; and combine the linear downscan sonar data and the conical downscan sonar data to produce combined downscan sonar data displayable in a single display window. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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