US Patent:
20180011192, Jan 11, 2018
Inventors:
- Woodinville WA, US
Bruce H. Blakey - Woodinville WA, US
International Classification:
G01S 15/89
G10K 11/16
G01S 15/96
Abstract:
A sonar system includes a sonar transducer having a plurality of transducer elements and a transceiver. The transceiver generates transducer drive signals and receives transducer echo signals. The system includes control circuitry, which, in operation, selectively couples transducer elements of the plurality of transducer elements to the transceiver. In a side scan mode of operation, the plurality of transducer elements are coupled to the transceiver, and in a forward scan mode of operation a subset of the plurality of transducer elements is coupled to the transceiver.