Abstract
Multibeam sonars are being used increasingly to image fish. To realize their quantitative potential for measuring the numerical density of fish and other aquatic organisms, it is essential that they be calibrated. This can be done by the use of standard targets or reference hydrophones. The calibration of narrow beam acoustic arrays requires precision angular positioning of the transducer under test. This precision is defined as 0.1 deg of angular position control. This degree of control is achievable with the use of a precision rotary table typically used in CNC machining. This presentation describes: system specifications and the LabView program used to control and coordinate position and acoustic data acquisition, the initial evaluation of the rotary table for repeatability and possible backlash, and representative acoustic measurements made with multibeam sonars using the new system. [Work supported by NSF Contract No. OCE 0002842.]
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