Measured beam patterns of biomimetic receivers improve localisation performance of an ultrasonic sonar

Francesco Guarato; Charlotte Strang-Moran; James F C Windmill

doi:10.1109/ULTSYM.2017.8091933

Measured beam patterns of biomimetic receivers improve localisation performance of an ultrasonic sonar

Francesco Guarato, Charlotte Strang-Moran, James F C Windmill

Electronic And Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

The Beam Based Method (BBM) is a novel sonar system inspired by bat echolocation for a sonar system with one emitter and two receivers. Knowledge of the beam pattern of the receivers makes it possible to estimate the orientation of a reflecting target. In this paper, the beam pattern of four biomimetic receivers is included in the sonar system model to test which one makes the BBM localization method most accurate. Simulations are designed in MatLab and, along with the sonar system, they also model ultrasonic emission, reflection by a target and filtering through the receivers' beam pattern. All receivers are associated with similar error values in estimating target orientation. This sonar system will be built and mounted on robots for non-destructive evaluations.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ULTSYM.2017.8091933
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 2 Nov 2017
Event	2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2017 - Washington, United States Duration: 6 Sept 2017 → 9 Sept 2017 http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/ius/2017/

Conference

Conference	2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2017
Abbreviated title	IEEE IUS 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington
Period	6/09/17 → 9/09/17
Internet address	http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/ius/2017/

Keywords

beam pattern
biomimetic receiver
ultrasonic sonar
ultrasonic localisation

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Soft And Small: Acoustic Transducers Inspired By Nature - SASATIN (EU European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant)
Windmill, J.
European Commission - FP7 - European Research Council
1/02/14 → 31/01/19
Project: Research
New Imaging Systems for Advanced Non-Destructive Evaluation
Pierce, G., Gachagan, A., Hayward, G., O'Leary, R., Thayer, P. & Windmill, J.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/08/09 → 31/08/13
Project: Research

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Measured beam patterns of biomimetic receivers improve localisation performance of an ultrasonic sonar

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Soft And Small: Acoustic Transducers Inspired By Nature - SASATIN (EU European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant)

New Imaging Systems for Advanced Non-Destructive Evaluation

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