Multi-function broadband phased-array software defined sonar system and method
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1. A system for performing multiple subsea acoustic applications comprising:
- a broadband phased array transducer comprising a plurality of transducer elements operated by a configurable software defined transceiver, said transceiver comprising at least one programmable device capable of being configured via software instructions and a plurality of channels corresponding to said transducer elements controlled by at least one transmit/receive switch to route said channels to respective ones of said transducer elements according to a selected one of said applications.
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Abstract
A software defined platform is provided for subsea acoustic applications that utilizes a broadband phased array transducer and a configurable, multi-function software defined transducer that is configurable on the fly to enable various subsea acoustic systems to be achieved in a single unit thus reducing the space required on the vessel and the cost of having such multiple functions.
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1. A system for performing multiple subsea acoustic applications comprising:
- a broadband phased array transducer comprising a plurality of transducer elements operated by a configurable software defined transceiver, said transceiver comprising at least one programmable device capable of being configured via software instructions and a plurality of channels corresponding to said transducer elements controlled by at least one transmit/receive switch to route said channels to respective ones of said transducer elements according to a selected one of said applications.
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8. A method for dynamically performing one of a plurality of subsea acoustic applications using a common software defined sonar platform, said method comprising:
- detecting selection of a desired one of said subsea acoustic applications;
providing instructions for implementing said desired application;
programming at least one programmable device using said instructions to configure a transceiver to control a plurality of channels for corresponding transducer elements to route signals on said channels to respective ones of said transducer elements according to signal processing required for said desired application and obtain signals received by said transducer elements. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- detecting selection of a desired one of said subsea acoustic applications;
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