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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., Nishinomiya, JP;
Inventor:
Kohei Kozuki, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED, Nishinomiya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/524 (2006.01); G01C 13/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G01S 15/04 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); G01S 15/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/524 (2013.01); G01C 13/008 (2013.01); G01N 29/04 (2013.01); G01S 7/52004 (2013.01); G01S 15/04 (2013.01); G01S 15/89 (2013.01); G01S 15/96 (2013.01); G01N 2291/028 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2638 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and a method are provided for detecting one or more objects under a surface of a water body. The method includes transmitting one or more ultrasonic waves into the water body according to a transmit beam pattern. The method further includes determining a bottom characteristic of a bottom of the water body and dynamically adjusting the transmit beam pattern, based on the bottom characteristic of the water body.