When math meets hardware: Optimizing real-time 3D sonar on minimal FPGA resources
Water Linked develops compact, yet high-performance underwater navigation systems. At the core of our technology lies a strong synergy between advanced mathematical modeling, signal processing and deep FPGA expertise.
In this talk, we share insights from developing the Sonar 3D-15 — a real-time 3D imaging sonar built on a surprisingly small Altera FPGA. Achieving real-time 3D point clouds on limited hardware required extreme optimization, creative use of FPGA architecture, and smart algorithmic design.We will also show how modern verification tools like cocotb support efficient testing and optimization.
The result: a high-performance sonar that demonstrates how mathematical insight and hardware design can combine to achieve what many would consider impossible.