Underwater ultrasonic device
An underwater ultrasonic device includes a curvilinear ultrasonic transducer and a plurality of straight linear ultrasonic transducers. The straight linear ultrasonic transducers are disposed with respect to the curvilinear ultrasonic transducer. A first angle is included between the straight linear ultrasonic transducers. One of the curvilinear ultrasonic transducer and the straight linear ultrasonic transducer is configured to transmit a plurality of ultrasonic signals. Another one of the curvilinear ultrasonic transducer and the straight linear ultrasonic transducer is configured to receive a plurality of reflected signals of the ultrasonic signals.
1. An underwater ultrasonic device comprising:
a curvilinear ultrasonic transducer; and
a plurality of straight linear ultrasonic transducers comprising a first straight linear ultrasonic transducer and a second straight linear ultrasonic transducer, the curvilinear ultrasonic transducer, the first straight linear ultrasonic transducer and the second straight linear ultrasonic transducer being plate-shaped, the second straight linear ultrasonic transducer being stacked with the first straight linear ultrasonic transducer at a first flat side surface of the curvilinear ultrasonic transducer, an projection of an intersection between the first straight linear ultrasonic transducer and the second straight linear ultrasonic transducer onto a plane where the first flat side surface of the curvilinear ultrasonic transducer is located being within an area of the first flat side surface of the curvilinear ultrasonic transducer, a first angle being included between the first straight linear ultrasonic transducer and the second straight linear ultrasonic transducer, one of the curvilinear ultrasonic transducer, the first straight linear ultrasonic transducer and the second straight linear ultrasonic transducer being configured to transmit a plurality of ultrasonic signals, another one of the curvilinear ultrasonic transducer, the first straight linear ultrasonic transducer and the second straight linear ultrasonic transducer being configured to receive a plurality of reflected signals of the ultrasonic signals.
2. The underwater ultrasonic device of claim 1 , wherein one of the first straight linear ultrasonic transducer and the second straight linear ultrasonic transducer has an ultrasonic coverage angle and a multiple relationship exists between the first angle and the ultrasonic coverage angle.
3. The underwater ultrasonic device of claim 1 , wherein the straight linear ultrasonic transducers further comprise:
a third straight linear ultrasonic transducer; and
a fourth straight linear ultrasonic transducer stacked with the third straight linear ultrasonic transducer at a second flat side surface of the curvilinear ultrasonic transducer, the second flat side surface being opposite to the first flat side surface.
4. The underwater ultrasonic device of claim 3 , wherein the first angle is included between the third straight linear ultrasonic transducer and the fourth straight linear ultrasonic transducer.
5. The underwater ultrasonic device of claim 3 , wherein a second angle is included between the first straight linear ultrasonic transducer and the third straight linear ultrasonic transducer, and a multiple relationship exists between the first angle and the second angle.
6. The underwater ultrasonic device of claim 3 , wherein the second straight linear ultrasonic transducer is stacked with the first straight linear ultrasonic transducer to form an X-shape and the fourth straight linear ultrasonic transducer is stacked with the third straight linear ultrasonic transducer to form an X-shape.