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Multi-function broadband phased-array software defined sonar system and method

  • US 9,772,417 B2
  • Filed: 07/27/2015
  • Issued: 09/26/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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