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AssigneeTeledyne RD Instruments, Inc.
InventorsBlair H. Brumleý, Eugene A. Terray, Brandon S. Strong
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A system and method for measuring the directional spectrum of one or more waves in a fluid medium using a multi-beam sonar system is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, range cells located within a plurality of acoustic beams are sampled to provide current velocity data. Optionally, wave surface height and pressure data is obtained as well. A sensitivity vector specifically related to the ADCP's transducer array geometry is used in conjunction with maximum likelihood method (MLM), iterative maximum likelihood method (IMLM), or other similar methods to solve a the wave equation at each frequency and produce a frequency-specific wave directional spectrum. The frequency-specific spectra are combined to construct a complete two-dimensional wave directional spectrum.
A method of measuring wave directional spectrum, the method comprising:
One or more processor readable storage devices having processor readable code embodied thereon, the processor readable code for programming one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
A system for measuring wave directional spectrum, the system comprising:
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