Biosonar Signal Processing Applications

Abstract

Dolphins have a sophisticated echolocation, or sonar, system that is well adapted to their environment. Given that it serves the animal well, one might ask how the dolphin sonar compares to man made sonars, and if there is anything useful one might apply from knowledge of the dolphin's echolocation system. In this paper we will compare the capabilities of dolphin sonar to some existing manufactured sonars, identify important differences between the two systems, and describe methods by which manmade sonars could be improved using our current knowledge of dolphin sonars.