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Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2020
Applicant:

Teledyne Instruments, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Inventors:

Blair H. Brumley, San Diego, CA (US);

Jerker Taudien, Burlington, VT (US);

Assignee:

Teledyne Instruments, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/60 (2006.01); G01S 7/521 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/60 (2013.01); G01S 7/521 (2013.01); G01S 7/52003 (2013.01);
Abstract

A small aperture acoustic velocity sensor and a method for velocity measurement are disclosed. In one aspect, the disclosed technology uses spatially-shifted sub-arrays for projection and/or hydrophone receipt and cross-correlation of successive pulses to improve correlation and reduce bias. The spatial shift can be created physically by selection of groups of elements or virtually by weighting the contributions of fixed sub-arrays. Spatial modulation can be used to form a projected signal and measured spatial phase of slope across the set of sub-arrays allows correction of both long- and short-term errors. The disclosed technology uses spatial and/or temporal interpolation.


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