Simulation, Manufacturing, and Evaluation of a Sonar for a Miniaturized Submersible Explorer

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 490-495

  Jonsson, Jonas ^a   Edqvist, Erik ^a   Kratz, Henrik ^a   Thornell, Greger ^a   Almqvist, Monica ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 85008055270     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2010.1429     Document Type: Article

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