DEPTH GATES AND HEAD TILT
SeaBat 8160
Operator‟s Manual
Page 47
October 6, 2011
Version 5
, Line B represents the bottom as shown by a sonar array mounted
thirty degrees offset looking to starboard. In this illustration, the depth gates are
reacting properly to the motion sensor input, however, since the offset value of
head tilt has not been added, the only area of this new swath that will be visible is
within the small box; everything else will be removed by the action of the depth
gates.
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Figure 22: Depth Gates with No Offset
A.4 Head Tilt Function
If the degree of offset (thirty degrees for this discussion) is entered at the Head
Tilt menu item, the layer formed by the depth gates will be rotated by the same
thirty degrees, as shown in
For this discussion, the operator must enter negative numbers for a starboard off-
set and positive numbers for port.
