sonar system

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sonar
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsəʊ.nɑːr/us
/ˈsoʊ.nɑːr/
equipment, especially on a ship, that uses sound waves to discover how deep the water is or the position of an object in the water, such as a group ...
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system
noun
uk
/ˈsɪs.təm/us
/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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(Definition ofsonarandsystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I was told that a much more sophisticatedsonarsystemcalled acoustic profiling would be one way of improving the survey, and that a laser-enhanced television system would be another.
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Thesonarsystemconsists of a spherical bow array, flank arrays and a towed array.
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In active sonar, thesonarsystememits sound waves (acoustic energy) then listening and monitoring any existing echo (the reflected waves).
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Thesonarsystemwill be also be updated.
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During the exercise, an improvedsonarsysteminstalled in both participating destroyers was used for the first time.
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In the late 1980s, she was the first warship fitted with a towed arraysonarsystem.
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The biggest improvement, however, it's in thesonarsystem.
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The ship maneuvered back and forth across the field detecting as many mines as possible by its high resolutionsonarsystem.
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Our team will bringsonarsystemand search and rescue equipments.
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The destroyer received upgrades to hersonarsystemduring this repair period.
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The bow of the outer hull and thesonarsystemof the submarine was seriously damaged.
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The design goal for the torpedo was 300% improvement of passive acquisition and 200% active acquisition with itssonarsystem.
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This is asonarsystemthat provides depth information, as well as indicating the presence of fish or other objects.
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The advanced radar from previous games has been removed in favor of a simple motion detector andsonarsystemmore suitable for the game's time period.
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Thesonarsystemuses phase and amplitude bottom detection, with a precision of 0.2% to 0.5% of water depth; this is an error of about 22to55mft 0 at this depth.
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Underwater, it functions as asonarsystem.
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The water entry activates the torpedo, which is guided by its ownsonarsystem, and homes in on the target using either active sonar or passive sonar.
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Fishing vessels larger than 18 m in length employ advanced fishing and navigation technologies, involving the use of sonar systems, echo sounders, radios, radar and electricity generators.
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Some of them—like the sonar systems currently in service—could be fitted to existing or planned warships.
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