Accession Number:

ADD014763

Title:

High Information Rate Catacoustic System.

Descriptive Note:

Patent, Filed 24 Jun 66, patented 20 Nov 90,

Corporate Author:

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Warner, Henry L.

Report Date:

1990-11-20

Pagination or Media Count:

5.0

Abstract:

This patent discloses a high information rate catacoustic system having a sonar transmitter disposed at a remote location from and facing a sonar receiver in such manner that forward-scattered echoes of sonic energy originally broad-cast by said transmitter are reflected by and received from the sea floor by said receiver and displayed by a recorder connected thereto as an inverse function of the range from the sea floor to said transmitter.

Descriptors:

• DATA RATE
• FUNCTIONS
• HIGH RATE
• INVERSION
• OCEAN BOTTOM
• PATENTS
• RECEIVERS
• REMOTE AREAS
• SONAR
• SONAR EQUIPMENT
• TRANSMITTERS

Subject Categories:

• Acoustic Detection and Detectors

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE