Diver Detection Sonars and Target Strength: Review and Discussions
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Recent concerns about underwater intruder attacks on ships in port and harbour infrastructure raised strong interests in detecting divers. This paper reviews current research and systems on diver detection using acoustic means and the factors affecting system performance. Previous published data on diver acoustic target strength is discussed and seem to be plausibly explained by considering the acoustic scattering from a diver’s body and exhaled bubbles.
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