David Jane Ann Morton

US Patent:

7760587, Jul 20, 2010

Filed:

Jan 4, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/649635

Inventors:

Philip A. Abbot - Lexington MA, US
Charles J. Gedney - Sudbury MA, US
Chris J. Emerson - Manchester MA, US
David W. Morton - Nashua NH, US

Assignee:

Ocean Acoustical Services and Instrumentation Systems (OASIS), Inc. - Lexington MA

International Classification:

G01S 15/88
H04B 1/59

US Classification:

367131

Abstract:

A method of and system for monitoring the acoustic transmission conditions in underwater areas using an unmanned, mobile, submersible vehicle of the type including a source of acoustic signals. The submersible vehicle is controlled so that the vehicle traverses a desired path through the water of an area of interest. As the submersible vehicle traverses the desired path, a time-synchronized acoustic signal is transmitted from the acoustic source to at least one receiver spaced from the submersible vehicle so as to generate data representing the acoustic properties of the environment in the water between the acoustic source and the at least one receiver as the submersible vehicle traverses the desired path.