一种基于声散射特性的有鳔鱼特征获取方法

鱼分类技术在渔业资源评估中的重要性日益凸显,而分类中能够得到不同鱼种的本质声散射特征尤为重要。文章基于鱼的声散射特性,提出一种有鳔鱼种特征获取新方法。鱼的目标强度反映了鱼的本质声散射特征,其主要取决于鱼鳔的大小、形状及声波入射角度、频率,文章基于基尔霍夫模式模型和图像处理方法进行建模,不仅可对鱼体和鱼鳔进行更真实的近似,而且可以得到精确的目标强度仿真结果。通过图像识别方法,对鱼体及鱼鳔图像进行灰度变换、二值化、边缘识别、轮廓提取等处理,得到鱼体及鱼鳔边缘坐标,利用得到的信息进行建模,并给出了相应的计算机仿真结果。最后进行了水池试验,对仿真数据与试验数据进行了对比分析,并提取得到有鳔鱼的目标强度特征,为鱼分类特征获取提供了一条新的途径。     

近岸4种鱼的声散射特征提取及融合实验研究*

为了有效地提取表征鱼类间差异的声散射特征参数,该文通过绳系法实验研究了近岸4种经济鱼类的声散射信号特征提取及融合方法。首先,通过自研双频鱼探仪采集花鲈、许氏平鲉、黑鲷和斑石鲷的个体鱼声散射信号;然后,分别测定200 kHz和450 kHz换能器下鱼体的目标强度,同时提取鱼声散射信号的时频域统计特征;最后,将降维后的时频特征与频差特征融合组成新的特征向量。该文通过实验验证了该方法的有效性,基于组合特征的支持向量机识别准确率达93%。结果表明,鱼的频率响应特性和鱼声散射信号的时频域统计特征能一定程度上反映鱼的固有属性,有效地增加判别依据能显著提高以上4种鱼类的识别准确率。     

海豚声散射特性的理论建模及实验研究

国内对蛙人和大型海洋哺乳动物声散射特性的研究很少,无法满足现代的防御需要。论文分析了海豚的回波机理,建立了海豚反向散射目标强度的球壳散射模型。采用比较法测得海豚对75kHz的声波反向散射目标强度为-25.8dB。根据实验结果,球壳散射模型对75kHz声波是适用的。     

蛙人回波建模与实验研究

选用蛙人回波的简化模型,结合实验获得各主要因素对蛙人目标强度贡献的量值。分别选用简化的胸腔、躯干、大腿骨等人体器官和开式呼吸气泡群、干式潜水服、呼吸气瓶等的声散射模型。通过码头实验测量了蛙人的目标强度,频率为75kHz。在所有影响蛙人目标强度的因素中,开式呼吸气泡群对目标总强度贡献最大,其目标强度大于-16.9dB;其次是干式潜水服,约-17dB;再次是开式呼吸气瓶,约为-24dB;蛙人身体目标强度约-27.2dB;另外实验测量了肺部组织的目标强度,约-25.9dB,频率125kHz。理论模型和实验均表明,开式呼吸气泡群和潜水装备对蛙人回波的贡献远大于蛙人身体。     

椭球粒子声辐射力计算及分析

针对水下椭球粒子,以声散射理论为基础,采用分波序列的方法,建立了椭球粒子声辐射力的理论计算模型。进而根据声辐射力计算公式,以刚性椭球粒子和液体椭球粒子为例,计算并分析不同Bessel波束作用下椭球粒子的轴向声辐射力函数特征。数值仿真计算结果表明,对于刚性椭球粒子,扁平椭球粒子相对于细长椭球粒子更有助于激发负声辐射力；对于液体椭球粒子,细长椭球粒子相对于扁平椭球粒子更加容易产生负声辐射力；对于不同介质的椭球粒子,不同的入射波束激发的负声辐射力的效果也存在明显的差异。该结果为复杂的尺寸和介质粒子声操控技术提供了理论的可行性。     

用时域积分方程法计算不规则形状目标的瞬态声散射

瞬态声散射信号包含有较丰富的目标信息。本文研究了克服时域积分方程法计算瞬态声散射中存在的长时间解发散问题的方法,给出了一种实用的算法,使得计算结果在时间较长时都稳定。将时域积分方程法推广到阻抗表面的情况,计算了带半椭球帽的阻抗圆柱体的瞬态反向声散射。计算结果表明,目标的瞬态回波具有亮点特征．     

收发分置目标强度的计算及前向散射信号的分离

研究时域有限差分(FDTD)法计算收发分置弹性目标散射声场的有效性,和实验测量中从直达与散射干涉信号中分离目标前向散射信号的方法。将FDTD法应用于三维声场计算,分别计算了平顶圆柱、球顶圆柱、球锥顶圆柱和扁长回转椭球等几种不同形状的弹性体散射近场空间分布,再用近远场变换方法获取远场目标强度空间分布。模拟结果表明:目标强度的空间指向性是受声波入射方向、无量纲波数kL(k-波数,L-目标特征尺度)、目标形状、材料等影响;在本文所计算的几种不同形状目标的尺度和kL取值范围内,计算得到的收发分置目标强度空间分布均有显著的前向散射与镜反射特征。计算结果得到解析解和实验结果的印证,从而表明了FDTD法计算收发分置目标散射场的有效性。对接收信号采用相关处理方法,能有效地分离出目标前向散射信号,表明对于收发分置目标散射声强的测量,这是一种简单有效的分离目标前向散射信号的方法。      

水下掩埋目标的散射声场计算与实验

水下掩埋目标声散射问题是识别和探测掩埋目标的理论基础, 是声散射研究领域的热点问题. 本文基于射线声学推导了掩埋情况下目标声散射计算的格林函数近似式, 并在此基础上进一步给出了相应的远场积分公式. 在有限元方法的基础上, 将推导得到的公式写入有限元仿真软件, 对软件功能进行拓展, 构建二维轴对称目标的声散射模型, 并计算掩埋情况下弹性实心球在不同条件下的目标强度, 获得了其散射声场随频率、掩埋深度、沙层吸收系数等参数的变化规律. 开展实心球的自由空间和浅掩埋条件下水池声散射实验, 利用共振隔离技术处理实验数据, 提取目标声散射的纯弹性共振特征进行分析, 结果表明可将其用于掩埋目标识别和探测. 最后利用总散射声场与理论计算结果进行对比, 验证了理论仿真的正确性.     

形体细胞的MCEM模型及其光散射分布特征

针对光散射细胞微粒测量中真实形体细胞的取向对测量结果的影响问题，基于Rayleigh-Debye-Gans理论和双椭球核式(CEM)模型在应用中的差异，建立了CEM的修正模型(MCEM)，根据此模型系统讨论了细胞在不同入射角变化情况下其光散射强度分布所产生的变化，得到了不同入射角下有核细胞光散射强度分布与有核细胞相关物理特征量的动态响应关系；此外，对有核细胞光散射强度分布进行拟合，得到了有核细胞光散射强度分布函数。误差分析表明：拟合结果可有效地应用于真实细胞光散射测量中的数值反演计算。     

水下涡流场前向声散射特性分析

研究水下涡声散射特性,在目标探测和流场声成像领域具有重要意义。针对水下低马赫数涡流场前向声散射建立了数值计算方法,探究了其形态函数和指向性。首先,基于摄动声学理论给出了考虑流声耦合作用的涡声散射模型,采用时域有限差分结合完美匹配层构建了数值求解方法;随后,在算法验证的基础上,预报分析了高斯涡涡核尺寸在1~10 m,同时入射平面波无量纲波数在1~10范围内,涡流场强度对前向声散射特性的影响。结果表明,低马赫数下,声散射场具有对称性,且有明显的主瓣和指向性。其前向散射形态函数随入射波波数、涡核尺寸、涡流场强度增加而增大;主瓣方位角随波数增加而趋近入射波传播方向。      

Acoustic backscattering by Hawaiian lutjanid snappers. 1. Target strength and swimbladder characteristics

The target strengths and swimbladder morphology of six snapper species were investigated using broadband sonar, x rays, and swimbladder casts. Backscatter data were obtained using a frequency-modulated sweep (60-200 kHz) and a broadband, dolphinlike click (peak frequency 120 kHz) from live fish, mounted and rotated around each of their three axes. X rays revealed species-specific differences in the shape, size, and orientation of the swimbladders. The angle between the fish's dorsal aspect and the major axis of its swimbladder ranged from 3 degrees to 12 degrees and was consistent between individuals within a species. This angle had a one-to-one relationship with the angle at which the maximum dorsal aspect target strength was measured (r2 = 0.93), regardless of species. Maximum dorsal aspect target strength was correlated with length within species. However, the swimbladder modeled as an air-filled prolate spheroid with axes measured from the x rays of the swimbladder predicted maximum target strength significantly better than models based on fish length or swimbladder volume. For both the dorsal and lateral aspects, the prolate spheroid model's predictions were not significantly different from the measured target strengths (observed power >0.75) and were within 3 dB of the measured values. This model predicts the target strengths of all species equally well, unlike those based on length.     

有限元/边界元耦合方法在海洋生物目标强度特性研究的应用*

目标强度特性是海洋生物声学识别与资源量评估的重要依据,其中,基于近似几何体和声阻抗特性的理论模型法是研究海洋生物目标强度的重要手段。由于对几何形态近似处理以及数值求解方法的限制,传统理论模型对声波频率、入射方位以及目标声阻抗、形态尺寸等均有各自不同的适用范围,单一模型难以满足不同种类或同一种类但不同尺寸海洋生物的目标强度求解。本文尝试将逐渐见诸应用的有限元/边界元耦合方法用于海洋生物目标强度特性研究,分别以球形生物、纺锤形鱼类尾明角灯鱼(Ceratoscopelus warmingii)和细长形浮游动物南极大磷虾(Euphausia superba)为例进行仿真计算,并与相适应的经典理论模型进行对比分析。结果表明,对于球形生物,有限元/边界元耦合方法与解析模型的目标强度频响曲线完全吻合;对于纺锤形鱼类,有限元/边界元耦合方法可有效弥补基于模态级数解的形变圆柱体模型在中低频和两端入射时的准确性问题;对于细长形浮游动物,有限元/边界元耦合方法与畸变波玻恩近似模型高度吻合。综上,有限元/边界元耦合方法对多种海洋生物目标强度求解均具有较好的适用性,未来有待进一步结合实验测定进行验证。     

Physical model of sound scattering by a school of fish located near an interface

Sound scattering by a fairly sparse school of bladder fish is studied in a free medium, near an interface, and in a waveguide. The air bladder of a fish is approximated by a prolate spheroid with an axial ratio of 1:10. Characteristics of the back reflection of sound by a school of fish are calculated for various angles of irradiation, variable number of fish in the school, and various velocities of fish with respect to each other.     

A model for the nearfield acoustics of the fish swimbladder and its relevance for directional hearing

It is a well-known fact that fish can determine the direction of an underwater sound source. For bony fish without Weberian ossicles the mechanism proposed here is the analysis of the elliptical movement of the otolith macula relative to the otolith in case a pure tone is emitted. This movement results from the superposition of the direct displacement wave and the displacement wave scattered by the swimbladder acting as a damped harmonic oscillator. A derivation of a closed analytical expression of the scattered wave is given for a prolate spheroidal air bubble (representing the swimbladder) in water. The elliptical displacement orbits of the surrounding medium were calculated. A general numerical approach is given for irregular gas bodies.     

Physical model of acoustic forward scattering by cylindrical shell and its experimental validation

Research on the underwater target scattering can provide important theoretical support for target detection. The scattering model of cylindrical shell is established in this paper. It is found that the forward target strength is much stronger and varies with angles of incident wave less significantly than backward target strength. The received forward signal strength fluctuates with the target moving due to the interference between direct signal and scattering signal, which is most significant when target approaches the baseline. An experiment is carried out in an anechoic tank to validate the scattering model. The method of acquisiting forward scattering in the tank is proposed. The forward and the backward target strengths are achieved by using the pulse compression technology, and they are about 3dB less than the modeling results. The forward scattering phenomena of quiescent and moving target are measured, which are similar to modeling results with different target types.     

Measurements of the acoustic target strengths of fish in dorsal aspect,including swimbladder resonance

The need for measurements of the acoustic target strength of fish is discussed. The phenomenon of swimbladder resonance of small deep ocean fish is well known and is a useful means of estimating their sizes. For larger commercial fish in shallower seas the resonant frequency is much lower and resonance is very difficult to observe in the field. A method of observing and measuring the swimbladder resonance of a captive live fish in controlled conditions is described, and results on several gadoids are given. Reasons for the observed resonant frequencies being higher than predicted are given; the damping of resonance is high, which is expected. Application of these results to acoustic sizing at sea appears remote. They are relevant, however, to studies of low-frequency sound propagation, and the experimental technique is offered as a useful tool in physiological studies involving swim-bladder function.     

Orientation dependence of broadband acoustic backscattering from live squid

A controlled laboratory experiment of broadband acoustic backscattering from live squid (Loligo pealeii) was conducted using linear chirp signals (60-103 kHz) with data collected over the full 360° of orientation in the lateral plane, in <1° increments. The acoustic measurements were compared with an analytical prolate spheroid model and a three-dimensional numerical model with randomized squid shape, both based on the distorted-wave Born approximation formulation. The data were consistent with the hypothesized fluid-like scattering properties of squid. The contributions from the front and back interfaces of the squid were found to dominate the scattering at normal incidence, while the arms had a significant effect at other angles. The three-dimensional numerical model predictions out-performed the prolate spheroid model over a wide range of orientations. The predictions were found to be sensitive to the shape parameters, including the arms and the fins. Accurate predictions require setting these shape parameters to best describe the most probable squid shape for different applications. The understanding developed here serves as a basis for the accurate interpretation of in situ acoustic scattering measurements of squid.     

A model for directional and distance hearing in swimbladder-bearing fish based on the displacement orbits of the hair cells

It is known that teleosts, without Weberian ossicles but with a swimbladder, can detect the direction of and, under appropriate conditions, the distance to a sound source [e.g., Schuijf and Hawkins, Nature 302, 143-144 (1983)]. It is hypothesized here that the underlying mechanism is the analysis of the parameters of the elliptical movement of the hair cells with respect to the otoliths. This movement results from the displacement wave impinging directly upon the labyrinth and the response displacement wave reradiated by the swimbladder. For a given swimbladder geometry, given the positions of the maculae of both labyrinths with respect to the swimbladder and the damping of the swimbladder, the displacement orbits of the maculae can be calculated [de Munck and Schellart, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 81, 556-560 (1987)]. These calculations were made for the cod and the trout with the frequency, direction, and distance between the fish and the sound source as parameters with the source within the same horizontal plane as the fish. The orbit model predicts that the utriculus has the most strategic position to detect direction and distance of such a sound source. Moreover, the model predicts that this could basically be done monaurally. A hypothesis is proposed to describe how the utricular system analyzes the orbit parameters. The model is evaluated in relation to the results of behavioral experiments described in the literature.     

Accumulative uncertainties in the quantitative evaluation of signals from fish

The accuracy of the acoustical method used in quantitative assessment of fish populations is mainly dependent on the measurement of the time varying echo signals and the evaluation of the fish target strengths. Various types of accumulative uncertainties involved in the measurement and estimation of different physical variables associated with the two way propagation of the acoustic signals between the fish target and the echo sounder system are investigated in this paper. The accumulative uncertainties are so high that an attempt to obtain an accuracy of, say, 0.5 dB in the conventional target strength calibration routines would have little meaning for any practical fishstock assessment survey. A new dynamic calibration method is proposed and discussed.