Clutter suppression and classification using twin inverted pulse sonar (TWIPS)

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 466, Issue 2124, 2010, Pages 3453-3478

  Leighton, T G ^a   Finfer, D C ^a   White, P R ^a   Chua, G H ^a   Dix, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Bubbles; Dolphins; Radar; Sonar; Wakes

Indexed keywords

CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY); DOLPHINS (STRUCTURES); MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL RADAR; RADAR; RADAR IMAGING; RESONANCE; SENSORS; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; UNDERWATER AUDITION; WAKES;

BUBBLES; CLUTTER SUPPRESSION; COASTAL WATERS; COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; DETECTING OBJECTS; DOLPHINS; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; NONLINEAR TARGETS; PRIORI KNOWLEDGE; REMOTE DETECTION; SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES; SONAR APPLICATIONS; US NAVY;

SONAR;

EID: 78649974967     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2010.0154     Document Type: Conference Paper

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