Patent ID: 11921200
Assignee: NAVICO, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 17:
18. A sonar system for generating live sonar images having an expanded coverage angle, the sonar system comprising:
a first sonar transducer assembly having at least one array of a first plurality of sonar transducer elements, wherein the first sonar transducer assembly defines a first facing direction;
one or more alignment features, wherein the one or more alignment features are configured to position the first sonar transducer assembly to obtain the first facing direction;
at least one processor; and
a memory including computer program code configured to, when executed, cause the at least one processor to:
receive first sonar return data from the first plurality of sonar transducer elements;
receive first facing direction data regarding the first facing direction of the first sonar transducer assembly; and
generate a live sonar image of the underwater environment based on the first sonar return data and the first facing direction data;

wherein the first plurality of sonar transducer elements are associated with a watercraft on a body of water, wherein the first facing direction is generally outward of the watercraft and is at least partially in a downward direction relative to the watercraft, wherein the first plurality of sonar transducer elements are configured to transmit one or more sonar beams into an underwater environment, wherein the live sonar image provides a continuous front-to-back downward image.