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What Is Sonar ? How Does It Work ?

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Sonar (SOund Navigation And Ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation to navigate, communicate with or detect objects on or under the surface of the water. It measures the time between the transmission of a pulse and the return of the echo.

There are two basic types of Sonar-

Active sonar –

where a sound is generated (or pinged) by a projector,and the sound waves generated travel through the sea to the target, and are returned as sonar echoes, to a hydrophone, which converts the sound into electricity.

Passive sonar –

Passive Sonar uses the sound radiated by the target. This is a one-way transmission and a hydrophone picks up the sound and converts this into electricity.
There is a complex signal processing system, which converts these sounds (electrical impulses) for use in a modern sonar system, that tracks the position of the target.

Working Of SONAR-

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