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“When we started the project the Navy briefed us and said up front that they wanted good,
basic research into sonar signal processing,” Mueller said. “The Navy has always had a strong
interest in sonar signal processing as they operate in a location where sonar is the only way to
‘see’.”
Mueller said, however, that operating in shallower water, or over land at low altitudes,
presents a different set of problems for sonar, namely the jumble of echo information from all
the stuff in the shallows or at low altitude – rocks, trees, people, buildings, signposts, etc.
Of the four university teams, Virginia Tech is unique for its ability to test with bat-based
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