Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Echo systems – Presence or movement only detection
Patent
1978-06-19
1980-02-12
Farley, Richard A.
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Echo systems
Presence or movement only detection
367116, G01S 970
Patent
active
041886089
ABSTRACT:
A seabed referenced fish detection system for detecting aquatic animals within a predetermined zone relative to the bottom of a body of water. Preferably, fish are detected within a predetermined zone contiguous with the bottom without the need for range switching to accommodate changes in depth. A pair of ultrasonic pulses are transmitted, preferably of different frequencies, and separated by a predetermined time delay. The bottom echo from the first ultrasonic pulse initiates a gate interval during which echoes from the second ultrasonic pulse are detectable. When the time delay and the gate interval are equal, the gate interval terminates immediately before the reception of the second bottom echo, so that only echoes from above the bottom, e.g., fish echoes, can trigger an audible output signal. Since fish detection events are un-ambiguously indicated by an audible signal, the need for a graphic recorder or C.R.T. to distinguish and interpret fish and bottom echoes is eliminated.
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