Phased array acoustic imaging in ground co-ordinates, with extension to synthetic aperture processing

IEE Proceedings: Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 131-139

  Shippey, G ^a   Nordkvist, T ^a,b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SAAB AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acoustic imaging; Ground co ordinates; Phased array; Synthetic aperture processing

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC ARRAYS; ACOUSTIC RECEIVERS; ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; PHASE SHIFT; SONAR; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

GROUND COORDINATES; PHASED ARRAY ACOUSTIC IMAGING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE PROCESSING;

ACOUSTIC IMAGING;

EID: 0030168264     PISSN: 13502395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-rsn:19960521     Document Type: Article

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