Customer Reviews

Sonar for Practising Engineers

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There are many myths regarding sonar, in both civilian and military applications. The perhaps best known ones are provided by Tom Clancy in his book/movie "The Hunt for Red October". While sonarman Jones and his $40 million computer make great additions to that story, they have little to do with reality.

This book, on the other hand, has everything to do with reality. It describes the working principles of sonar in as simple terms as possible. The explanations and mathematics are kept on a level where any electrical engineer can follow it, and the material is still general enough so that even renowned researchers on underwater acoustics can learn from it.

To me, one of the greatest assets with this book is that it so clearly shows

- what real-life sonars do
- how they do it
- why they do it like that
- what problems are encountered

This is information that is hard to come by elsewhere, and give rise to all sorts of speculations when lacking. The book is as relevant to navy sonars as civilian ones.

This might not be the premier book on Sonar, but it's the best I've found for beginners in the field. It's simple and to the point, and doesn't use long, drawn out mathematical explanations of the forces at work. That makes it perfect for people trying to understand the basic concepts. However, it's not the most useful desk reference, because sometimes the mathematical explanations and models in books like Urick are needed. This book provides the basis for even understanding what those models are trying to explain.

Highly recommended.

Just what the title implies...

This book goes into good detail, and even covers much of the math equations involved, but is geared very much towards practical applications...

Worth reading!

Good examples and practical concepts. Poor analytical reasoning. This book could give better output when used with a academically reputed book like 'Kinsler et al'.