NDLI: Experimental investigation of optical, remote, aerial sonar

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Author	Antonelli, L. Blackmon, F.
Copyright Year	2002
Description	Author affiliation: Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, RI, USA (Antonelli, L.; Blackmon, F.)
Abstract	Detecting underwater objects such as debris fields, submarines or mines for littoral area clearance, while in the air, would increase the autonomy and flexibility of subsurface, surface and air vehicles engaged in undersea warfare and could have a variety of commercial and oceanographic applications. Experimental research into a laser-based active sonar concept is being conducted for remote, aerial detection of submerged objects and for sonar mapping of an undersea area. An airborne high-energy, pulsed laser is used to remotely generate underwater acoustic energy. The acoustic wave propagate through the water and are reflected from underwater objects. The acoustic signals are then detected as they reach the water surface using a low-powered laser interferometer device. An array of surface detections of the acoustic field reflected from the underwater objects will then be analyzed using traditional time-delay beamforming techniques to locate underwater objects. The combination of these optical technologies provides a means for stealthy, remote, active as well as passive sonar that does not currently exist. Results are presented from a controlled laboratory test using commercial laser devices, which demonstrate the feasibility of the sonar concept for remotely searching for underwater objects. This paper outlines the aerial sonar concept and provides the initial experimental results of the underwater object illumination, detection and localization.
Starting Page	1949
Ending Page	1955
File Size	516838
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780375343
DOI	10.1109/OCEANS.2002.1191931
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2002-10-29
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Sonar detection Object detection Optical interferometry Underwater tracking Optical surface waves Sea surface Acoustic signal detection Underwater acoustics Underwater vehicles Optical pulse generation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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