The invention provides an apparatus (10, 14) for detecting objects that are submerged in a body of water or at least partly buried in a bed of the body of water. According to a first aspect, the apparatus comprises a support structure (16) adapted to be mounted to a remotely operated towed vehicle, ROTV (12), a plurality of acoustic transducers (27.x) mounted to the support structure (16), and at least one magnetic sensor (28.x) mounted to the support structure (16). According to a second aspect, the apparatus comprises a remotely operated towed vehicle, ROTV (12), the ROTV (12) comprising at least one control flap (38.x) operable to control a sub-surface depth of the ROTV (12) when the ROTV (12) is towed in the body of water, a support structure (16) mounted to the ROTV (12), and a plurality of acoustic transducers (27.x) mounted to the support structure (16). The invention further provides a method, a computer system, and a machine-readable medium.


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    Title :

    DETECTING OBJECTS SUBMERGED IN A BODY OF WATER OR AT LEAST PARTLY BURIED IN A BED OF THE BODY OF WATER


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2021-04-29


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G01V Geophysik , GEOPHYSICS / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen



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