APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OBJECTS IN WATER BODIES

An apparatus (105) and a method (500) are provided for detecting one or more objects (107a, 107b) under a surface of a water body (103). The method (500) comprises transmitting (503) one or more ultrasonic waves into the water body (103) according to a transmit beam pattern. The method (500) further...

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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus (105) and a method (500) are provided for detecting one or more objects (107a, 107b) under a surface of a water body (103). The method (500) comprises transmitting (503) one or more ultrasonic waves into the water body (103) according to a transmit beam pattern. The method (500) further comprises determining (505) a bottom characteristic of a bottom of the water body (103) and dynamically adjusting (507) the transmit beam pattern, based on the bottom characteristic of the water body (103).