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The first automated,
full-swath, real-time synthetic aperture sonar (SAS)
processor |
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High-speed, high-resolution
acoustic imaging system that coherently combines the
returns from multiple pings to synthesize a large acoustic
aperture |
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System delivers sonar
imagery with unprecedented resolution independent of
range and frequency |
Applications |
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Seafloor mapping |
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Economic exclusion
zone mapping |
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Mine hunting |
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Long-range surveillance |
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Maritime search and
investigation |
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Marine construction |
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Oil and gas exploration |
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Ecological/environmental survey |
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Telecommunications and pipeline
survey |
Features |
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Along-track resolution independent
of range |
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Over 25 times greater resolution
at range with a 300% increase in area coverage compared
to conventional sidescan sonar |
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Applies to full range of sonars,
from high frequency, short-range to low frequency, long-range
anti-submarine warfare |
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Inch-scale resolution to 500 yards,
yard-scale resolution to 25 kiloyards |
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Motion compensation, image formation,
and auto-focusing algorithms |
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Customization services allow interferometric,
height-finding, and sub-bottom processing |
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Comparison
of side-looking sonar and SAS image of a rock field.
These images were processed during the Oslo sea trials.
The SAS image provides greater clarity and allows
for closer inspection of the clutter field to identify
anomalous items. |
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Modular – PROSAS is
embedded within an adaptable middleware architecture,
allowing users to specify a system that exactly meets
their requirements. Modules include: ATR, anti-submarine
warfare (ASW), mine hunting, and bathymetry. |
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These PROSAS partners
offer additional SAS system elements to provide tailored
solutions: Edge Tech, Ultra Electronics, Triton Imaging,
Inc., and Oceanic Imaging Consultants |
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PROSAS imaging
technology is used in the MINESCOUT workstation, which
provides ATR for combined analysis of SAS, side-looking
sonar (SLS), and non-acoustic sensor inputs from autonomous
unmanned vehicles (AUVs) for mine detection |
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