Side look sonar apparatus and method

Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Echo systems – Side scanning or contour mapping sonar systems

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367106, G01S 1589

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ABSTRACT:
A side look sonar apparatus having a linear array of receiving elements mounted to an underwater platform vehicle which has an aperture with a cross track dimension greater than the along track dimension. The cross track beams are processed to form synthetic aperture beams in the along track dimension. One embodiment generates a synthetic aperture beam for each cross track beam. A second embodiment generates a single synthetic aperture beam.

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