NORTrace
NORBIT’s ultimate Sonar Performance Prediction tool for estimating sonar performance under changing acoustical, oceanographic and meteorological conditions.
NORTrace has been developed by NORBIT scientists and our models have been independently validated in a wide varity of projects. NORBIT has used NORTrace internally and have now made it available for the market.
Operators can input the physical description of the sonar together with a wide variety of environmental factors and target properties to determine instantly the performance of the sonar under changing conditions. NORTrace can be used for any type of sonar with a frequency between 1 kHz and 1 MHz. This frequency range includes surveillance systems, anti-submarine warfare sonars, mine warfare sonars, avoidance sonars, diver detection sonars and forward-looking sonars.
Features
- Sound Speed Profile (Operator’s Entity, from File or from Probes)
- Raytrace (Reflected Rays, Direct Path, Eigen Rays)
- Transmission Loss
- Reverberation Curves (Bottom, Surface, Volume and Total Reverberation)
- Probability of Detection
- Signal Excess
Options
- Integration to Tactical Information Displays
- Determination of The Optimal Sonar Settings for Maximization of Detection Range and Coverage
- Calculation Module to Integrate into Customer’s Software Projects
Applications
- Parameter Optimization of Sonar Settings
- Performance Evaluation of Sonar Systems
- Sonar Coverage Analysis
- Tactical Training
- Tactical Decision Aid
- Research and Development
