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General Principles of Sonar Design

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Digital Sonar Design in Underwater Acoustics

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The dry end of modern digital sonar is actually a large, multi-functional digital computer. The design of this computer depends on the configuration of the wet end and on our knowledge and understanding of the ocean environment and the behavior of underwater sound propagation. Therefore, sonar design is a combination of underwater acoustic physics, underwater acoustic engineering, radio electronics and transducer manufacture.

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Li, Q. (2012). General Principles of Sonar Design. In: Digital Sonar Design in Underwater Acoustics. Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China, vol 0. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18290-7_4

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