Patent ID: 7512037
Filing Date: 2009-03-31
Classification: G01S,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A sonar system, comprising: a plurality of transceiver modules arranged on separate circuit boards and coupled to receive a common transmit/receive control signal, wherein selected ones of the plurality of transceiver modules are configured to transmit respective pluralities of transmit signals to respective pluralities of transmit acoustic elements of a transmit sonar array in accordance with the common transmit/receive control signal, and wherein the selected ones of the plurality of transceiver modules are configured to receive respective pluralities of receive signals from respective pluralities of receive acoustic elements of a receive sonar array in accordance with the common transmit/receive control signal, wherein the common transmit/receive control signal includes a transmit control signal and a receive control signal, and wherein the common transmit/receive control signal includes synchronization information configured to time synchronize the selected ones of the plurality of transceiver modules with each other to contribute to an electronically steered transmit acoustic beampattern; a telemetry interface; and a telemetry medium having a first end coupled to the telemetry interface and having a second end coupled to the transceiver module to communicate the common transmit/receive control signal to the plurality of transceiver modules.