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Acoustic location and Sonar

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Difference between Acoustic location and Sonar

Acoustic location vs. Sonar

Acoustic location is the use of sound to determine the distance and direction of its source or reflector. Sonar (originally an acronym for SOund Navigation And Ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in submarine navigation) to navigate, communicate with or detect objects on or under the surface of the water, such as other vessels.

Similarities between Acoustic location and Sonar

Acoustic location and Sonar have 8 things in common (in Unionpedia): Animal echolocation, Bat, Dolphin, Echo sounding, Radar, Sound, Ultrasound, Whale.

Animal echolocation

Echolocation, also called bio sonar, is the biological sonar used by several kinds of animals.

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Bat

Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera; with their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight.

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Dolphin

Dolphins are a widely distributed and diverse group of aquatic mammals.

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Echo sounding

Echo sounding is a type of sonar used to determine the depth of water by transmitting sound pulses into water.

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Radar

Radar is an object-detection system that uses radio waves to determine the range, angle, or velocity of objects.

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Sound

In physics, sound is a vibration that typically propagates as an audible wave of pressure, through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid.

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Ultrasound

Ultrasound is sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing.

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Whale

Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals.

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Acoustic location and Sonar Comparison

Acoustic location has 50 relations, while Sonar has 224. As they have in common 8, the Jaccard index is 2.92% = 8 / (50 + 224).

References

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