Simulation, Manufacturing, and Evaluation of a Sonar for a Miniaturized Submersible Explorer
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Summary, in English
Single-beam side-scan sonar elements, to be fitted on a miniaturized submersible, are here simulated, manufactured, and evaluated. Finite element analysis simulations are compared with measurements, and an overall observation is that the agreement between simulations and measurements deviates from the measured values of 1.5 to 2 degrees, for the narrow lobe angle, by less than 10% for most models. An overall finding is that the lobe width along the track direction can be accurately simulated and, hence, the resolution of the sonars can be predicted. This paper presents, to the authors' knowledge, the world's smallest side-scan sonars.
Department/s
Publishing year
2010
Language
English
Pages
490-495
Publication/Series
IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
Volume
57
Issue
2
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Topic
- Medical Engineering
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0885-3010