SIDE-SCAN SONAR IS AN ADVANCE TOOL IN ACQUIRING THE IMAGE OF SEABED MORPHOLOGY. IN GEOLOGICAL FIELD, IT CAN PROVIDE SEABED GEOLOGICAL FEATURE RECOGNITION FOR THE SCHOLARS; IT IS ALSO A MOST EFFECTIVE TOOL TO LOCATE OR TO SEARCH THE UNDERWATER TARGETS IN THE SALVAGE INDUSTRY. THIS COURSE PROVIDES THE STUDENT THE KNOWLEDGE TO KNOW THE BASIC THEORY AND ITS APPLICATION IN USING THE SIDE-SCAN SONAR SYSTEM. IT INCLUDES;
1. INTRODUCING SIDE-SCAN SONAR SYSTEM AND ITS COMPONENTS.
2. UNDERSTANDING ITS APPLIED FIELDS.
3. HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS.
4. DATA GATHERING AND SONAR SIGNAL PROCESSING.
5. IMAGE INTERPRETATION.