Low-Cost Underwater Acoustic Imaging
Marine · 2025
Project details
Sea-Gal's Ocean Enterprise Accelerator Award recognized work focused on underwater acoustic imaging systems for biofouling detection.
Sea-Gal Technologies Inc.
Unleashing the Depths of Connectivity
About the firm
Sea-Gal Technologies Inc. develops underwater acoustic communication technologies and provides engineering services for underwater sensing, wireless communication, AUV and robotic platform integration, acoustic components, acoustic modems, data transmission, and ocean-acoustic signal analysis. Its work applies MIMO communication, signal processing, acoustic transducers, front-end circuits, software, and machine learning to underwater connectivity problems.
- Firm type
- Marine Engineering · Telecom / RF Engineering · Electrical Engineering · Software Engineering
People
Yahong Rosa ZhengPrincipal Founder
Rong Reacky HuangCo-Founder
Capabilities
Underwater Communication Engineering
Service websiteEngineering work focuses on high-data-rate MIMO acoustic communication, robust signal processing, coherent modulation, and underwater wireless connectivity.
- MIMO Acoustic Communication
Multiple transducers transmit different data streams simultaneously on the same frequency to improve underwater throughput and efficiency.
- Robust Signal Processing
Algorithms mitigate multipath and Doppler effects for reliable signal reception in underwater conditions.
- Coherent Modulation
Modulation approaches such as OFDM and SCCM support spectral efficiency and robust communication links.
Acoustic System Integration
Service websiteIntegration support connects acoustic components, acoustic modems, underwater platforms, AUVs, robots, and internet access pathways.
- Component Integration
Acoustic components are integrated into communication systems.
- Modem Integration
Acoustic modems are integrated with AUVs, robots, and other underwater platforms.
- Underwater Data Links
Underwater wireless data transmission is integrated with internet access.
Engineering Design
Service websiteDesign work covers underwater sensing and communication systems.
- Sensing Systems
Design services support underwater sensing systems and acoustic imaging applications.
- Communication Systems
Design services support underwater communication systems using acoustic technologies.
Acoustic Data Analysis and Machine Learning
Service websiteTechnical analysis uses big-data methods and machine learning with ocean-acoustic signals and channel responses.
- Channel Response Analysis
Ocean-acoustic channel responses are analyzed for communications and sensing work.
- Machine Learning
Machine-learning methods are applied to ocean-acoustic signal analysis.
Training
Service websiteHands-on training covers acoustic modem operation and integration with AUVs and other underwater platforms.
Industries
Marine · Telecommunications · Robotics · Electronics · Software
Projects
High Data-Rate MIMO Underwater Acoustic Communications
Telecommunications · 2025 · Client: National Science Foundation
Project details
NSF SBIR/STTR funding supports Sea-Gal's research on high-data-rate MIMO underwater acoustic communications.