Acoustic detection and monitoring for transportation infrastructure security.

Miller, James H.; Potty, Gopu R.; Sarangapani, Sairajan

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Acoustic detection and monitoring for transportation infrastructure security.

2009-09-01
By Miller, James H. ; Potty, Gopu R. ; Sarangapani, Sairajan

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English

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Creators:

Miller, James H. ; Potty, Gopu R. ; Sarangapani, Sairajan
Corporate Creators:

University of Rhode Island, Narragansett. Department of Ocean Engineering
Corporate Contributors:

University of Rhode Island. Transportation Center ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Rhode Island
Corporate Publisher:

University of Rhode Island. Transportation Center
Abstract:

Acoustical methods have been extensively used to locate, identify, and track objects underwater. Some of these applications include detecting and tracking submarines, marine mammal detection and identification, detection of mines and ship wrecks and identification of the types of sediments in sea bottom. Sonar technology has also been used in bathymetric surveys and bottom imaging of bridge sites. This study is to demonstrate and test a method based on sonar technology to detect and identify swimmers and other potential objects underwater in the vicinity of transportation infrastructure such as port facilities and bridges. The underwater environment near these vital facilities is poorly monitored and is a potential route for hostile activities. Acoustics is the most effective tool for monitoring this environment because of sound’s ability to propagate long distance in water. The forward looking sonar technology developed by Farsounder, Inc. will be used for this study. The tests will be carried out at selected bridge locations or at locations closely resembling them. The successful demonstration of this capability will be very significant to monitoring the safety and security of bridges as well as a variety of other water side installations.
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PDF
Funding:

URI 0000471
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17764/dot_17764_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 1.83 MB]
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University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:ca7ab273cd76a5dff60a72ce50044622bb07fe8ea24255d6ce269f088afef793

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English

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