Simulated synthetic aperture sonar imagery

Each image on this page was generated end to end from a scene file: a procedural seafloor, objects placed on it, a sonar geometry flown over it, and a back-projection beamformer focusing the result. The images contain no photographs, field data or library textures. Each image opens at full size when selected.

Example scenes

Rippled sandy seafloor with multiple objects and acoustic shadows

Rippled sandy seafloor; pipeline sections, containers, and debris, each with its acoustic shadow

Complex wreck and pipeline scene; metallic returns and extended shadow geometry

Structural targets including pipes, containers, and equipment

Structural targets on rippled sand; pipes, containers, and caged equipment

Circular SAS pass; 360-degree aspect coverage resolves every target facet from at least one aspect

Rocky seafloor with isolated target and ripple texture

Rocky seafloor with isolated target; high-relief scattering and long geometric shadow

Dense multi-object scene; rock piles, cylinders, spheres, wedges, barrels and debris across mixed seafloor zones

Procedurally varied ocean scenes

The carousel steps through procedurally varied ocean scenes (e.g., wrecks, pipelines, debris fields, ripples, pockmarks). Each was generated end to end from a single YAML scene file and the ApertureLab beamforming pipeline. Each image opens at full size when selected, and the arrows step through the set.

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