Ongoing Developments in Side Scan Sonar The pursuit of better Range, Resolution and Speed

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1 Ongoing Developments in Side Scan Sonar The pursuit of better Range, Resolution and Speed Nick Lawrence EdgeTech Advances in Seafloor-mapping Sonar Conference 30 th November 2009

2 Company Profile EdgeTech (formerly EG&G Marine Instruments) Started in 1966 by Doc Edgerton Offices in Massachusetts and Florida Sister division to ORE Offshore 3 main product lines: Side Scan Sonars (SSS) Sub-Bottom Profilers (SBP) Combined SSS/SBP Sonar Systems

3 Ongoing Developments? Technologies that have been around long enough that we just accept them as normal. Technologies that are currently available Not all of which are widely adopted Where next?

4 Range Definition of maximum Range? See an echo from a target (and how large?) Delineate shadows behind the target, so as to aid identification. Either way, it s a matter of signal strength and noise.

5 What affects the Range? Signal Strength Absorption (depends on frequency, water temperature and salinity). Altitude (grazing angle reflected energy) Noise Water Depth (surface noise /backscatter) Ambient Noise System Noise

6 Absorption Regional Differences

7 Absorption

8 Improving Signal Strength Wideband, Low amplitude, linear FM chirp pulses Provide high energy signals, with superior resolution CW: Tx power typ. 1kW, Pulse length ~ 50us Energy = 1e3 * 50e-6 = 0.05 Joules Resolution = 3.75cm (depends on pulse length) CHIRP: Tx 200W, pulse length ~3ms, BW = 40Khz Energy = 200*3e-3 = 0.6 Joules Resolution = 1.8cm (depends on bandwidth)

9 Reducing Noise Digital Towfish no cable noise Linear FM chirp pulses (again!) Implementation of matched filter processing out of band rejection > 70dB Wideband front end analog electronics excellent linearity and no phase distortion

10 More Signal Less Noise. Better Range

11 Resolution Across Track Resolution is really not the issue Frequency dependant Typically side scan sonars have plenty of across track resolution Along Track Resolution is the real issue!

12 Resolution Along Track: The simplified case Beam width is determined by length of the sonar array Longer arrays with narrower beams provide finer spatial resolution Definition of beamwidth See App note on

13 Resolution Along Track: A better model

14 Resolution Along Track: Even that is not everything!

15 The classic dilemma: Near Field vrs Far Field Best resolution is limited by the length of the array But remember what happens with a short array!

16 Resolution: Multi-beam SSS Use highest possible frequency Receive Beams Transmit beam Longest possible arrays d Beam forming techniques

17 Resolution: Synthetic Aperture SAS overcomes the array length limitation by synthesizing an extremely long array Coherently combines data from many successive pings Resolution is no longer a function of physical array length Because array length is no longer an issue, neither is frequency Can use lower frequencies to increase range Physical Aperture Sub-Element Synthetic Aperture

18 The EdgeTech solution: Dynamic Focussing What if we segment the array and stay in the near field as long as possible... so we will get the best resolution possible at a given range

19 The EdgeTech solution: Dynamic Focussing

20 Take Advantage of this Multi- Element Array in Another Way What if we curve the segmented the array? Why do we want to do this? Because sound does not come back to the array in a flat plane it s curved slightly!

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24 Application of Dynamic Focusing Various configurations have been built Different Frequencies Different number of segments Variable length segments Not necessarily symmetrical

25 300Khz, 8 Elements Non Focused

26 Focused

27 Speed Why do we care? Better imaging with more hits on a target Specifications IHO Manual on Hydrography M-13 Ch 4 the minimum number of returns to make a discernible mark on the trace is taken as five NOAA The hydrographer shall tow the side scan sonar at a speed such that an object 1 m on a side on the sea floor would be independently ensonified a minimum of three times per pass. The general rule is 3 hits on a 1m target per pass

28 Speed Conventional Sonar Conventional side scan sonar tow speeds typically limited to 4-5 knots or less... Low probability of target detection or recognition even at moderate (4 knot) speeds T = (2*Rmax) C Range Scale = Rmax T x Rx Period T x

29 Speed Conventional Sonar Aim is for 3 hits on a 1m target Based on travelling a distance d between pings Typical: d = 0.33 m, Range R = 125 m V 1p <= 2 m/s (3.9 knots) At longer ranges, you have to go even slower.

30 Multipulse Transmit Sequence

31 Multipulse Timing T = (2*Rmax)/C Range Scale = Rmax T x A Rx A Period T x A tp T x B Rx B Period T x B tp T x C Rx C Period T x C tp T x D Rx D Period T x D tp

32 Speed Multipulse Aim is for 3 hits on a 1m target Based on travelling a distance d between pings Typical: d = 0.33 m, Range R = 125 m V 1p <= 2 m/s (3.9 knots) V 2p <= 4 m/s (7.8 knots) V 3p <= 6 m/s (11.7 knots) V 4p <= 8 m/s (15.6 knots) Or more hits on the same target size, at the same speed.

33 Multipulse Technical Issues The sonar system must be able to: Process receive data whilst transmitting Handle returns from all ranges simultaneously (so no analogue TVG can be applied) Provide separate output data streams for each transmit pulse Once again it is coded pulses and matched filter processing that is required (Chirp!)

34 Receive while Transmitting

35 Pulse Separation

36 Receive data Processing The receiver uses digital (DSP) replica correlation techniques to reject out of band echo energy. correlation processing provides high resolution, pulse compressed, high signal to noise, output data. provides an output data stream for each pulse.

37 Pulse Separation Processing

38 Multipulse Data Examples

39 Results Comparison 1 Image of a shipwreck, Conventional sonar Across Track Range (meters) Fwd

40 Results Comparison 1 Multipulse Image of a shipwreck, 3 Pulses

41 Image of a 2m x 2m target, 1 Pulse Fwd

42 Multipulse image of a 2m x 2m target, 4 Pulses

43 3 pulse versus 1 pulse

44 Four pulse image of sand waves and rocks

45 Four pulse image of sand waves and rocks Zoomed

46 One pulse image of sand waves and rocks Zoomed

47 4700 Data Examples

48 4700, 600Khz, 1 pulse, Speed 3.7 knots

49 4700, 600Khz, 1 pulse, Speed 7.5 knots

50 4700HF, 2 pulses, same area as 1 pulse, speed 7.0kts

51 4700, HF 3 pulses, same area as 1 pulse, speed 7.3 kts, first screen,

52 4700HF, 3 pulses, same area as 1 pulse, second screen, 7.3 kts

53 Products technology table Chirp Dynamic Focusing Multipulse 4125 CW SP 4125 SP 4200-SP SP 4200-MP DFX 3 AUV / ROV Systems Option Up to 3

54 4200 Series

55 4200 Series 4200-SP (Single Pulse) Digital dual simultaneous frequency side scan sonar system 4200-MP (Multi-Pulse) Digital dual simultaneous frequency side scan sonar system with added High Speed Mode allowing tow speeds of up to 10 knots while meeting 3 hits on a 1 m target. 100/400, 300/600 or 300/900 khz Choice of rack mount, portable or 3rd party interface for topside processor Choice of stainless steel (2000m rated) or lightweight aluminum (500m rated) towfish Pressure, temperature, magnetometer, acoustic responder, depressor and custom sensors available as options

56 4200 Series

57 What next?

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