EP 3325997 A4 20190403 - FORWARD SCANNING SONAR SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH ANGLED FAN BEAMS
Title (en)
FORWARD SCANNING SONAR SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH ANGLED FAN BEAMS
Title (de)
VORWÄRTS ABTASTENDES SONARSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN MIT ABGEWINKELTEN LÜFTERSTRAHLEN
Title (fr)
SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE SONAR À BALAYAGE VERS L'AVANT À FAISCEAUX EN ÉVENTAIL INCLINÉS
Publication
Application
Priority
- CA 2899119 A 20150729
- US 201615070535 A 20160315
- CA 2928461 A 20160429
- US 201615154231 A 20160513
- CA 2016000199 W 20160728
Abstract (en)
[origin: AU2016300222A1] A new type of forward scanning sonar system is provided. The forward scan sonar system comprises at least a sonar transducer and a support structure having the at least a sonar transducer mounted thereto, the at least a sonar transducer being configured such that, while during scanning operation the sonar transducer is moved along a forward moving direction, a fan-shaped beam of the sonar transducer is forming a plane oriented forwardly downwardly such that the fan-shaped beam forms a scan line oriented at a scan angle to the forward moving direction with the scan angle being greater than 0 and smaller than π/2 and such that the scan line intersects the forward direction at a point ahead of the sonar transducer.
IPC 8 full level
G01S 7/523 (2006.01); G01S 7/521 (2006.01); G01S 7/62 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G01S 7/52003 (2013.01 - EP); G01S 7/521 (2013.01 - EP); G01S 7/629 (2013.01 - EP); G01S 15/87 (2013.01 - EP US); G01S 15/89 (2013.01 - EP); G01S 15/8902 (2013.01 - EP US); G10K 11/346 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
- [XI] US 4970700 A 19901113 - GILMOUR GEORGE A [US], et al
- [X] US 2007291589 A1 20071220 - KAWABATA YASUO [JP], et al
- [X] US 4493064 A 19850108 - ODERO DOMINIQUE [FR], et al
- [X] US 8964507 B2 20150224 - BACHELOR SCOTT T [US], et al
- See references of WO 2017015741A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
AU 2016300222 A1 20180301; EP 3325997 A1 20180530; EP 3325997 A4 20190403
DOCDB simple family (application)
AU 2016300222 A 20160728; EP 16829518 A 20160728