CATACOUSTIC NAVIGATING SYSTEM

The patent relates to a channel defining system for aiding the navigation through a body of water of a vessel equipped with a high resolution pulsed catacoustic system adapted to scan the bottom in range abeam of the vessel. The system contains an elongated buoyant ridge-like strip of acoustic reflecting material extending lengthwise of the channel on the channel bottom and laterally spaced from the center line of the channel by a substantially constant known distance, and anchoring weights secured to said strip at spaced positions along its length. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Supersedes PAT-APPL-8 471-60. Availability: This Government-owned invention available for U.S. licensing and, possibly, for foreign licensing. Copy of patent available Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 20231 $0.50.
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of the Navy

  Constitution Avenue and 18th Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Anderson, P R
  • van Eepoel, R P
• Publication Date: 1960-2-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 5 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Channels (Waterways); Navigation systems; Navigational aids; Patents; Reflectorized materials; Sonic navigation
• Old TRIS Terms: Acoustic reflection; Bottom; Patents (Navigational aids)
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168584
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: PAT-APPL-8 471 Patent
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1978 12:00AM