Research Article

Structural Design and Test of a Piezoelectric Flextensional Transducer for Passive Detection of Frogmen

Table 1

Main performance of active sonar for frogman detection in several countries.

No.CountryModelOperating frequency range (Hz)Longest detection distance (m)

1BritainCerberus 360100 k800
2BritainCerberus Mod270 k–130 k900
3BritainEchoscope-SD80 k740
4BritainSentinel IDS70 k900
5IsraelAqua shield DDS60 k1000–1200
6IsraelPoint shield portable DDS70 k700
7BritainX-type100 k1000
8CanadaCSDS-8580 k1500
9Turkey80 k1200
10RussiaPALLADA100 k400