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 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 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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9. 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. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- detecting selection of a desired one of said subsea acoustic applications;
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