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US 4794574

BROAD BAND INTERFERENCE SONAR HAVING COMPRESSED EMISSION

Assignee

THOMSON-CSF

Filed

Oct 29, 1985

Granted

Dec 27, 1988

Location

LE CONQUET FR

Abstract

A system of emission array with several pairs of emitting transducers to emit simultaneously and covering contiguous frequency sub-bands of a band B. The sub-bands have a width which is less than or at most equal to the width inducing an acceptable displacement of the directivity lobes of the emission pattern of a pair of arrays. The emitters of a single pair are spaced by a distance of Li and emit signal pulses at frequency fi and of duration τe 1/Δf, the products Li fi being equal for all the pairs of emitters. The emission patterns of the various pairs of emitters accordingly coincide precisely, and, as the emitters are supplied with signals emerging from the oscillators which are in phase at the center of the pulse of duration τe, the pulse resulting from the superposition of the emitted signals is compressed in time.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

May 1, 1987

Rescinded

Aug 24, 1987

Duration

3 months

Inventor

  • 1GEORGES GRALL

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Record Details

Patent number
US 4794574
Application
06808652
Aerospace match
Yes
Dataset source
35 USC §181 SO records

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