Sonar Module Integrating Multiple Receiving Elements
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional sonar systems require multiple housings to accommodate multiple receiving elements, which can be space-intensive and inefficient in design.
Innovation Solution
A sonar module with a single housing that incorporates multiple receiving elements, including a left, down, sonar, and right receiving element, configured to receive and filter sonar data from a transducer array, allowing for compact and efficient sonar data processing and display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multiple housings are used to accommodate multiple receiving elements, then each receiving element can be properly positioned and function independently, but the overall system occupies more space and becomes less efficient in design
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple receiving elements (first, second, third, and fourth receiving elements) into a single housing unit. Each receiving element maintains its independent functionality for receiving sonar data from different directions, while the housing integrates them into one compact structure, thereby reducing the overall system volume without compromising operational independence.
Solution Approach 2:
The single housing serves multiple functions by accommodating four different receiving elements that can detect sonar data from different spatial directions. This multi-functional design allows the housing to replace what would traditionally require four separate housings, achieving space efficiency while maintaining comprehensive sonar reception capabilities.
2Reliability
If multiple housings are used for multiple receiving elements, then each element has dedicated space for optimal performance, but the design becomes less efficient and more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple receiving elements are merged into a single housing structure, reducing the number of separate components from four housings to one. This integration simplifies the overall device complexity while maintaining the performance of each receiving element through proper internal positioning and spacing within the unified housing.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing is segmented into distinct regions or compartments that accommodate each receiving element separately. This internal segmentation allows each receiving element to maintain its optimal positioning and performance characteristics, while the external appearance presents as a single integrated unit, reducing overall system complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design alleviates space concerns by integrating multiple receiving functions into a single housing, enhancing the efficiency of sonar data processing and display while maintaining comprehensive underwater object detection capabilities.
Implementation Method 1
Transducer elements may convert an electrical signal into sound energy and, conversely, may convert sound energy, detected via pressure changes, into an electrical signal
Implementation Method 2
a transducer element may produce a sound pressure signal which emanates in a beam pattern such that a pressure wave is generated, where the pressure wave expands as it moves away from the source
Implementation Method 3
devices may be used to determine depth and bottom topography, detect fish or other waterborne contacts, or locate wreckage
Data Source
AI summary
A sonar module using multiple receiving elements. A sonar module for use with a vessel may include a housing positioned on the vessel. The sonar module may also include one or more transmitting elements positioned inside the housing and configured to send at least one transmit signal to a transducer array. The sonar module may further include a first receiving element, a second receiving element, a third receiving element, and a fourth receiving element positioned inside the housing, where the first receiving element is configured to receive a first sonar data from the transducer array, the second receiving element is configured to receive a second sonar data from the transducer array, the third receiving element is configured to receive a third sonar data from the transducer array, and the fourth receiving element is configured to receive a fourth sonar data from the transducer array.