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new products • sonar sytems 54 MTR April 2009 Six acousticians and sonar experts will gather in Newport, Rhode Island on June 1-4, 2009, to teach an inno- vative new course, Advanced Topics in Underwater Acoustics. This four- day course summarizes some of the "leading-edge" topics in underwater acoustics, providing an in-depth treatment of current topics of inter- est. Focus areas are sound propaga- tion in deep and shallow water, ambi- ent noise, sonar arrays, sonar signal processing, active sonar technology, and marine mammals mitigation. The instructors include Dr. William Carey, Dr. Allan Pierce, Dr. Richard Evans, Dr Edmund Sullivan, Dr. Bill Ellison and Dr. Peter G. Cable. Dr. William Carey and Dr. Allan D. Pierce are both Professors and Editors. Dr. Evans is an applied mathematician well known for his expertise in computational acoustics. Dr. Edmund J. Sullivan, formerly from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center and the SACLANT Undersea Research Centre, specializes in Sonar Signal Processing. Dr. Peter Cable, formerly from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center and BBN Technologies, specializes in sonar sig- nal processing and sonar system stud- ies. Dr. William Ellison, President and Chief Scientist of Marine Acoustics Inc., is an expert in ASW performance analysis, computational performance prediction tools, ASW and the effects of sound on marine wildlife. The course will at the Marriott Residence Inn Newport Middletown, Rhode Island. The loca- tion is close to one of the Navy's lead- ing research centers, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, RI, so that NUWC employees can take advantage of the training, while minimizing travel costs. For more information contact Applied Technology Institute at (888) 501-2100 or register online at www.ATIcourses.com New Scientific Training for Sonar Experts New Forward Looking Sonar Simulator BlueView Technologies teamed with Marine Simulation to develop a sonar simulator based on BlueView's line of forward looking multibeam imaging sonars. The new computer based simulator is designed to be used with ROVsim Pro, Marine Simulation's flagship undersea ROV simulator and will be offered as an optional module later this quarter. ROV pilots can now quickly learn how to navigate in low visibility con- ditions using the sonar's real-time feedback. Implementing the very latest in 3D graphics and physics simulation tech- nologies, the ROVsim Pro system is designed from the ground up to assist institutions meet the growing demand for professionally trained ROV pilots and operators. ROVsim Pro can be delivered in a wide variety of configurations and later be upgrad- ed as future needs require. By modu- larizing the design and separating the program into distinct applications communicating over a simple net- work, ROVsim Pro can be used in virtually any training environment. ROVsim simulators are currently being used by ROV operators, uni- versities and training centers in 11 countries worldwide. www.blueview.com R2Sonic, LLC R2Sonic introduced its fifth genera- tion Sonic 2024 Broadband Multibeam Echosounder system. The Sonic 2024 is designed to provide users maximum survey flexibility with selectable wideband frequencies in the 200kHz to 400kHz band. The advanced system architecture, with embedded processor and controller, eliminates bulky processors and inter- MTR#3 (50-64).qxd 3/27/2009 2:49 PM Page 54
