ECHO SOUNDER FOR WATER ANOMALY IDENTIFICATION Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC G01S15/00 

FIELD: physics, acoustics.

SUBSTANCE: invention concerns acoustic location systems and is intended for continuous identification of water anomalies from running vessel or manned submarine apparatus. Echo sounder includes display 1, controller 2, temporary automatic adjustment unit (TAAU) 3, averaging unit 4, square-law generator 5, multiplier 6, digital filtration unit 7, analog-to-digital converter (ADC) 8, electroacoustic receiver 9, memory unit 10, transmitter 11, reception/transmission switchboard 12, two-dimension; averaging unit 13, mode and parameter assignment console 14, threshold comparison unit 15, anomaly classification unit 16.

EFFECT: extended functional capacities of echo sounder due to identification and classification of water anomalies.

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