Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatuses for constructing a 3D sonar image of objects in an underwater environment
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Application No.: US16205889Application Date: 2018-11-30
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Publication No.: US10551497B2Publication Date: 2020-02-04
- Inventor: Matthew Hunt , Shahzad F. Kirmani
- Applicant: NAVICO HOLDING AS
- Applicant Address: NO Egersund
- Assignee: NAVICO HOLDING AS
- Current Assignee: NAVICO HOLDING AS
- Current Assignee Address: NO Egersund
- Agency: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
- Main IPC: G01S15/89
- IPC: G01S15/89 ; G01S7/62 ; G01S7/539 ; G01S15/96 ; G01S15/87

Abstract:
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are therefore provided for producing a 3D image of an underwater environment. An example method for providing an image of an underwater environment includes analyzing sonar returns to identify and display objects, such as fish or debris, in a 3D view. Such an image allows for differentiation between the sea floor and objects in a 3D sonar view. Some example methods provide for real-time tracking of fish. Further, the fish or other objects may be displayed over a continuous surface geometry based on sonar returns from a lake, sea, or river “floor.”
Public/Granted literature
- US20190094356A1 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CONSTRUCTING A 3D SONAR IMAGE OF OBJECTS IN AN UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT Public/Granted day:2019-03-28
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