Method of improving the restoration of images supplied by a lateral sonar and a device for implementing same

摘要

A method and device for improving the restoration of the images obtained from samples taken from acoustic signals received by a lateral aimed sonar provides for the selection of samples from the signals received, the time interval between the samples selected being smaller at the beginning of the echo reception window than at the end thereof so as to improve the power of resolution of the sonar for directions of low obliqueness. The sampling may be carried out at a variable frequency or else at a very high fixed frequency, the selection then being made among all the samples obtained.