PRELIMINARY TARGET MEASUREMENTS FROM A PROTOTYPE MULTISPECTRAL SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR

Zuhayr Rymansaib; Alan Hunter; Christopher Bowen; Jeremy Dillon; Richard Charron; David Shea

PRELIMINARY TARGET MEASUREMENTS FROM A PROTOTYPE MULTISPECTRAL SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR

Zuhayr Rymansaib, Alan Hunter, Christopher Bowen, Jeremy Dillon, Richard Charron, David Shea

Kraken Robotic Systems Inc.

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Abstract

The AquaPix Multispectral Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) is a next-generation seafloor imaging product in development by Kraken Robotic Systems Inc. It will operate in multiple bands widely spaced over a wide acoustic spectrum, enabling acoustic spectroscopy, buried object detection, and enhanced target classification. This paper presents early results from opportunistic target measurements carried out during development and testing. Various multispectral data products are presented from an aluminium pipe target suspended in the water column in a controlled lake experiment. The data products include circular SAS images from multiple spectral bands, a multispectral image fusion, and an acoustic colour signature. The multispectral imagery is shown to simultaneously expose the acoustic features of the target corresponding to its geometric shape and its elastic response. These early results demonstrate the feasibility and potential of the system, which is expected to provide a powerful new capability in seafloor mapping.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Underwater Acoustic Conference and Exhibition Series
Editors	J. S. Papadakis
Place of Publication	Hellas, Greece
Publisher	I.A.C.M, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas
Pages	899-904
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 5 Jul 2019
Event	5th Underwater Acoustics Conference and Exhibition, UACE 2019 - Hersonissos, Greece Duration: 30 Jun 2019 → 5 Jul 2019

Publication series

Name	Underwater Acoustic Conference and Exhibition Series
Publisher	I.A.C.M, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas

Conference

Conference	5th Underwater Acoustics Conference and Exhibition, UACE 2019
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Hersonissos
Period	30/06/19 → 5/07/19

Keywords

multispectral
Synthetic aperture sonar
target scattering

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geophysics
Oceanography
Environmental Engineering
Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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Rymansaib, Z., Hunter, A., Bowen, C., Dillon, J., Charron, R., & Shea, D. (2019). PRELIMINARY TARGET MEASUREMENTS FROM A PROTOTYPE MULTISPECTRAL SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR. In J. S. Papadakis (Ed.), Underwater Acoustic Conference and Exhibition Series (pp. 899-904). (Underwater Acoustic Conference and Exhibition Series). I.A.C.M, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas.

PRELIMINARY TARGET MEASUREMENTS FROM A PROTOTYPE MULTISPECTRAL SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR. / Rymansaib, Zuhayr ; Hunter, Alan ; Bowen, Christopher et al.
Underwater Acoustic Conference and Exhibition Series. ed. / J. S. Papadakis. Hellas, Greece: I.A.C.M, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, 2019. p. 899-904 (Underwater Acoustic Conference and Exhibition Series).

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding

Rymansaib, Z , Hunter, A , Bowen, C, Dillon, J, Charron, R & Shea, D 2019, PRELIMINARY TARGET MEASUREMENTS FROM A PROTOTYPE MULTISPECTRAL SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR. in JS Papadakis (ed.), Underwater Acoustic Conference and Exhibition Series. Underwater Acoustic Conference and Exhibition Series, I.A.C.M, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, Hellas, Greece, pp. 899-904, 5th Underwater Acoustics Conference and Exhibition, UACE 2019, Hersonissos, Greece, 30/06/19.

Rymansaib Z , Hunter A , Bowen C, Dillon J, Charron R, Shea D. PRELIMINARY TARGET MEASUREMENTS FROM A PROTOTYPE MULTISPECTRAL SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR. In Papadakis JS, editor, Underwater Acoustic Conference and Exhibition Series. Hellas, Greece: I.A.C.M, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas. 2019. p. 899-904. (Underwater Acoustic Conference and Exhibition Series).

Rymansaib, Zuhayr ; Hunter, Alan ; Bowen, Christopher et al. / PRELIMINARY TARGET MEASUREMENTS FROM A PROTOTYPE MULTISPECTRAL SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR. Underwater Acoustic Conference and Exhibition Series. editor / J. S. Papadakis. Hellas, Greece : I.A.C.M, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, 2019. pp. 899-904 (Underwater Acoustic Conference and Exhibition Series).

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