(SOund Navigation And Ranging)

Regie V. Peralta

SONAR

SONAR
A device utilizing sound to determine the range and direction to an underwater object. Used on ships to measure depth of water Detect large concentrations of fish or large objects underwater

How does it work?

Sends a pulse Time of the echos return is measured Can calculate the distance travelled by knowing the speed of sound in water Bats and whales use the same method to sense their surroundings

Benefits/Drawbacks
Benefits
Detect/prevent possible No major drawbacks, dangers underwater except when your Used on ships, naval vessels, military enemy is using it submarines against you fish finding searching for shipwrecks probing harbors where visibility is poor oceanography studies searching for underwater geological faults mapping the ocean floor. Military usages

Drawbacks