Homing system and method for an autonomous underwater vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8600592
APP PUB NO 20130231802A1
SERIAL NO

13532872

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A submarine homing system includes an acoustic emitter configured to emit an acoustic signal comprising at least two narrow-band tones, each narrow-band tone having a respective predetermined center frequency. An acoustic receiver is configured to receive the acoustic signal from the acoustic emitter, and produce one or more receiver signals. A processor is operatively connected to the acoustic receiver. The processor is configured to process the receiver signals to calculate a direction between the acoustic receiver and the acoustic emitter.

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HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCEOTTAWA ON K1A 0K2

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Clark, Derek A Lower Sackville, CA 1 5
Ebbeson, Gordon R Dartmouth, CA 1 5
Fleming, Richard A G Fall River, CA 2 3
Heard, Garry J Dartmouth, CA 1 5
Lucas, Carmen E Dartmouth, CA 1 5
Pelavas, Nicos Dartmouth, CA 1 5
Schattschneider, George Dartmouth, CA 1 5

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