浅海运动目标波束域波导不变量测距方法研究

波导不变量是描述海洋波导环境声信号水平距离与频率干涉结构现象的特征参量。运动目标波导不变量测距方法需要已知目标速度值,运动目标速度一般是未知的。针对这一问题,本文提出了一种利用水平线阵估计目标运动速度的浅海波导不变量测距方法。该方法通过不同时刻波束域声信号互谱分析进行声源速度估计,结合HOUGH变换提取的LOFAR图斜率和波导不变量进行运动目标测距。仿真结果表明,该方法能够有效的进行运动目标的距离估计。利用2013年7月浅海实验数据,该方法估计出了发射船的距离,并与GPS测量的距离进行对比,相对误差小于10%。     

单水听器波导不变量被动测距

本文主要讨论利用声场干涉现象由单水听器被动测距的可行性及测距性能,为此提出了单水听器波导不变量被动测距方法,通过提取LOFAR图上干涉条纹、使用简正波模型计算波导不变量、频域相关法估计相对速度,最后依据干涉条纹方程得到声源距离估计量。数值仿真和海上实验结果验证了单水听器被动测距的可行性,并具备一定测距性能,在3 dB信噪比环境中,对于7 km处的运动声源,平均测距误差小于5%。本文方法具有设备简单、易于推广至阵列信号处理等特点,为声纳信号处理环境宽容性的提高及环境适配声纳的设计开拓了思路。     

利用波导不变量的浅海负跃层声源深度判别

在夏季负跃层水文条件下,声源激发的声场同时存在折射类和反射类简正波,导致通过分离简正波进行深度判别的方法性能下降甚至失效·提出了一种利用波导不变量判别声源深度的方法。当接收器位于负跃层以下时,水面声源和水下声源的波导不变量数值不同。在本文的仿真条件下,水面声源波导不变量约等于1,当声源位于负跃层以下时,波导不变量大于1.利用频域warping变换从干涉结构中提取与实际距离成线性关系的时域脉冲,可以在未知声源距离的情况下,从声场干涉结构中获得声源激发声场的波导不变量,从而在夏季负跃层水文条件下进行声源深度判别。方法无须声源与接收器存在最近经过距离,可适用于单水听器或水平阵波束形成后输出的LOFAR谱.仿真结果证明,方法可以提取水面目标和水下目标的时延轨迹并计算干涉条纹的波导不变量。最后,对海试实验数据进行分析处理,从水面声源的干涉条纹中提取波导不变量,证明了方法的有效性。      

水下目标被动测距的一种新方法:利用波导不变量提取目标距离信息

水声学中波导不变量的研究是近30年来引人注目的课题之一。水下目标辐射噪声的直达波和海面、海底反射波之间的干涉现象中隐含有下水目标的距离信息。提取这种距离信息就为水下目标的被动测距提供了一种新的途径。理论分析和实际海试都证明,甚至单水听器的LOFAR(Low Frequency Analysis Record)图都隐含着目标的距离和运动信息。本文给出利用波导不变量提取目标距离信息的理论推导,证明了在形成干涉条纹的外界条件具备时,利用多个水听器构成的基阵也能以较大增益提供目标距离信息。虽然组成基阵的每一水听器出现干涉条纹的条件是有差异的。这种差异在波束成形时可以加以利用和补偿。本文提出的理论和部分仿真、海试结果为水下目标被动测距和目标识别提供了一种新的途径。     

基于波导不变量的目标运动参数估计及被动测距

结合波导不变量的概念推导了中近程目标的干涉条纹方程,它表明在浅海声场中此干涉条纹为一族类双曲线.采用Hough变换对LOFAR图和方位-时间历程进行处理,可以估计反映环境信息的波导不变量β、航向角(φ)以及最近通过距离和航速比r0/v.仿真研究和海试数据分析均表明,低频声场确实存在稳定的干涉结构,结合图像处理手段进行参...     

波导不变量误差对频域β-warping变换及浅海被动测距的影响*

频域β-warping变换可将接收信号自相关函数中简正波互相关部分,变为时域上时延随声源距离线性增大的脉冲序列。对信号自相关函数进行β-warping变换需要已知波导不变量值。但是,在实际应用中,很难获得波导不变量的准确值。研究表明,在事先获得粗略的水体声速剖面参数的情况下,如果估计得到的波导不变量为其真实值的q倍,那么频域β-warping变换后得到的脉冲时延也会变为波导不变量取真实值时的q倍。进一步研究表明,在水平不变浅海波导中采用频域β-warping变换进行被动测距时,通过设置一个已知距离的引导声源,那么即使估计得到的波导不变量存在一定误差,实际测距结果仍与真实距离符合得较好。     

动态加权的多频段距离特征量数据融合方法

距离特征量反映了目标距离变化规律,该观测量可由基于LOFAR谱图的距离特征量提取方法得到。为解决单一频段提取的距离特征量精度不高的问题,本文基于最优加权平均法,提出了多频段距离特征量值提取技术。针对该方法在实际应用中无法准确得到距离特征量解算值误差的标准差,提出了一种对方差进行实时估计的动态加权融合方法。试验数据处理结果表明,融合后精度明显提高。     

利用宽带声场干涉结构特性对移动船只距离的连续估计

浅海移动船只的宽带辐射声场在距离-频率上通常表现为有规则的干涉条纹结构,这些条纹的特性(数目和斜率)可用波导不变量理论来表征并已被用于多种水声反演问题中,如沉积层声学参数反演和宽带声源距离的估计。基于波导不变量理论和干涉条纹的结构特性,利用扩展卡尔曼滤波器分析移动船只LOFAR图中干涉条纹的距离-频率特征可对其距离进行连续估计。该方法不需要海洋环境的信息和前向拷贝声场计算,具有较高的计算效率。海试数据处理结果和GPS数据计算结果比较一致,证实了本方法的准确性。试验数据处理同样证实该方法对初始距离的选择有着较高的稳健性。      

激光漫反射测距回波信号在线提取方法

为解决激光漫反射测距实测数据噪点多,真实回波信号难以可靠在线提取问题,提出一种基于时间相关性的激光漫反射测距回波信号的快速提取方法。基于实测数据特性分析将回波信号提取问题简化为n点搜索问题,并理论验证了基于时间相关性提取方法的正确性,通过权衡搜索代价与提取精度,给出n点选取规则。给出短时数据线性度和相邻数据关联度作为时间相关性的具体评价指标,设计遗传算法对缓存数据与在线数据并行寻优,降低搜索时间并提高测距提取精度。中国科学院云南天文台实测数据提取结果表明,该方法对强噪声背景下的微弱回波信号有较强的快速提取能力,为激光漫反射测距回波信号在线提取提供可行思路。     

李启虎院士荣获《声学学报》2015年度优秀论文奖

<正>根据《声学学报》优秀论文评选办法,经过《声学学报》编辑委员会两轮评选,编委会一致同意,决定授予李启虎同志的"水下目标被动测距的一种新方法:利用波导不变量提取目标距离信息"(《声学学报》,2015年第40卷第2期138—143页)一文为《声学学报》2015年度优秀论文奖。编委会认为:李启虎同志的"水下目标被动测距的一种新方法:利用波导不变量提取目标距离信息"     

Passive ranging based on acoustic field interference structure using double arrays(elements)

Two kinds of passive ranging algorithms are proposed combined with waveguide invariant theory based on the important characteristic of the ocean waveguide that the interference structure is stable and can be observed in the low-frequency acoustic field,in order to explore the passive ranging method suitable for the towed line array sonar.The double arrays (elements)model is adopted,so the LOFARgram and bearing-time records of the each array (element)can be obtained.Then the frequency-time records can be extracted by processing the LOFARgram via Radon transform,so the passive ranging can be achieved combined the corresponding ranging algorithms.And the feasibility of the algorithms has been verified by simulation researches and positioning accuracy analysis.     

Effect of shallow water internal waves on ocean acoustic striation patterns

Contour plots of underwater acoustic intensity, mapped in range and frequency, often exhibit striations. It has been claimed that a scalar parameter 'beta', defined in terms of the slope of the striations, is invariant to the details of the acoustic waveguide. In shallow water, the canonical value is β=1. In the present paper, the waveguide invariant is modelled as a distribution rather than a scalar. The effects of shallow water internal waves on the distribution are studied by numerical simulation. Realizations of time-evolving shallow water internal wave fields are synthesized and acoustic propagation simulated using the parabolic equation method. The waveguide invariant distribution is tracked as the internal wave field evolves in time. Both random background internal waves and more event-like solitary internal waves are considered.     

Effect of shallow water internal waves on ocean acoustic striation patterns

Abstract

Contour plots of underwater acoustic intensity, mapped in range and frequency, often exhibit striations. It has been claimed that a scalar parameter ‘beta’, defined in terms of the slope of the striations, is invariant to the details of the acoustic waveguide. In shallow water, the canonical value is β=1. In the present paper, the waveguide invariant is modelled as a distribution rather than a scalar. The effects of shallow water internal waves on the distribution are studied by numerical simulation. Realizations of time-evolving shallow water internal wave fields are synthesized and acoustic propagation simulated using the parabolic equation method. The waveguide invariant distribution is tracked as the internal wave field evolves in time. Both random background internal waves and more event-like solitary internal waves are considered.     

Striation-based beamforming for estimating the waveguide invariant with passive sonar

The waveguide invariant summarizes the pattern of constructive and destructive interference between acoustic modes propagating in the ocean waveguide. For many sonar signal-processing schemes, it is essential to know the correct numerical value for the waveguide invariant. While conventional beamforming can estimate the ratio between the waveguide invariant and the range to the source, it cannot unambiguously separate the two terms. In the present work, striation-based beamforming is developed. It is shown that the striation-based beamformer can be used to produce an estimate for the waveguide invariant that is independent of the range. Simulation results are presented.     

Waveguide invariant analysis for modeling time-frequency striations in a range-dependent environment

The waveguide invariant is a useful parameter for understanding the behavior of interference patterns (e.g., striations in time-frequency plots) resulting from broadband acoustic sources in shallow water waveguides. It is possible to model these striations for range-dependent environments using conventional parabolic equation methods; although this approach can be computationally intensive as a full field must be created for each frequency and azimuthally dependent geometry. This letter discusses the formulation and use of a range-dependent waveguide invariant distribution that can be used to describe spectral striation patterns using a fraction of the computing power required by parabolic equation methods.     

Beam intensity striations and applications

The single-element spectrogram for a continuous broadband signal, plotted as a function of range, has been shown to exhibit striated bands of intensity maxima and minima. The slope of the striations is an invariant of the modal interference and is described by a waveguide invariant parameter "beta." The striation pattern is analyzed and modeled in this paper for the beam outputs of a horizontal line array obtained by conventional beamforming. Array beamforming makes it possible to measure the waveguide invariant parameter for weak signals due to the enhancement of signal levels by the array gain over that of a single element. It is shown that the signal beam spectrogram as a function of range exhibits the same striation pattern as that (predicted) for a single element. Specifically, for a broadside signal, the beam striation is identical to that of a single-element plus a constant signal gain. For a nonbroadside target, the signal beam intensity will be modified by a frequency-bearing dependent signal gain due to the signal spread over multiple beams, nevertheless the beam spectrogram retains the same striation pattern (slope) as for a single element. The sidelobe beams (outside the canonical cones containing the signal arrivals) exhibit an entirely different striation pattern as a function of frequency and range. For array processing, it is shown that a fast range-rate, close range target and a distant, slow range-rate interference source will have a different striation pattern (slope) in the corresponding beam spectrograms as a function of time, assuming no prior knowledge of the source ranges. The difference in the striations between the beam spectrograms can be used in array processing to suppress the interference contribution. A 5-7 dB interference suppression is demonstrated using simulated data.     

The relation between the waveguide invariant, multipath impulse response, and ray cycles

The waveguide invariant, β, that manifests itself as interference fringes or "striations" in a plot of frequency vs source-receiver separation, is usually thought of as a modal phenomenon. This paper shows that striations can be explained simply through the variation of the eigenray arrival times with range, in short, the variation of the multipath impulse response. It is possible to calculate β for a number of sound speed profiles analytically and to find what β depends on, why it switches from one value to another, how it depends on source-receiver depth, how it depends on variable bathymetry, and how smooth the sound speed profile needs to be for clear fringes. The analytical findings are confirmed by calculating striation patterns numerically starting from eigenray travel times in various stratified environments. Most importantly the approach throws some light on what can be deduced from β alone and the likelihood and utility of striations in reverberation.     

基于时空滤波理论的低频声场干涉结构研究

基于时空滤波理论, 采用相干函数、功率响应函数、扩展分布函数、双频函数四个系统函数较波导不变量更全面地描述了低频声场的相干结构. 理论分析、仿真研究和海试数据处理都验证了低频声场存在稳定的干涉结构, 当目标由远及近、又由近及远做匀速直线运动时, 相干函数(LOFAR图)的干涉结构为一簇类双曲线; 功率响应函数的干涉图表征了简正波群时延的差分, 体现了其频散特性; 扩展分布函数能反映LOFAR图上干涉条纹的斜率大小; 而双频函数能体现相慢度的差分. 各个系统函数均能特别突出干涉结构的某方面的特征, 各有特色.