Acoustic imaging system
AssigneeThomson-CSF
InventorPierre Tournois
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Abstract
An acoustic imaging system enabling images in two dimensions to be obtained. The system contains an array formed by M transmitter transducers E.sub.1, E.sub.2, . . . E.sub.M, supplying separable coded signals of the same frequency and a reception array with at least one line of hydrophones, H.sub.1, H.sub.2, . . . H.sub.N. The signals such as h.sub.i received by each of the hydrophones are applied to processing circuits such as D.sub.ik supplying signals x.sub.ik and y.sub.ik, which are multiplexed in circuits MX and MY in a given order, placed on a carrier and applied to an analog Fourier transform device with filters dispersive to acoustic waves. After detection, the system supplies a line of images.
Claims4
An acoustic imaging system comprising:
- a transmission rectangular array of M transmitting transducers such as E.sub.K, where 1.ltoreq.k.ltoreq.M;
- a receiving rectangular array having N lines of P hydrophones H.sub.i,j, where 1.ltoreq.i.ltoreq.P and 1.ltoreq.j.ltoreq.N, said lines being parallel to the lines of said transmission array of M transmitting transducers, the distances between adjacent hydrophones in the lines and in the columns being respectively d.sub.1 and d.sub.2, wherein the distances between adjacent said transmitting transducers are Nd.sub.1 and Pd.sub.2 respectively in the lines and in the columns in said transmission rectangular array;
- energizing circuit means for energizing said transmitting transducers by supplying code modulated signals with the same central frequency, each said transmitting transducer E.sub.k transmitting with a different code, said codes being orthogonal one to the other;
- M processing circuits receiving the output of said hydrophones and including a correlation means receiving and decoding said code modulated signals in order to provide decoded signals and outputting signals X.sub.i,jl, . . . X.sub.i,j,k, . . . X.sub.i,j,M and Y.sub.i,j,l . . . Y.sub.i,j,k, . . . Y.sub.i,j,m for respectively the real and imaginary components of each of said decoded signals ;
- multiplexing means for receiving said decoded signals and multiplexing separately said real and imaginary components, and providing a multiplexing sequence of signals corresponding to the signals of a hydrophone line j in succession, for the transmitters of the same line 1;
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- a carrier being supplied with said multiplexing sequences of signals and outputting signals U.sub.j,i which are applied to a two-dimensional Fourier transform analog device.
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