单基地多输入多输出声呐的方位分辨力

为了研究波形分集和发射子阵对多输入多输出(multiple-input multiple-output:MIMO)声呐方位分辨力的影响,建立了同时适用于MIMO声呐和传统有源声呐的远场和近场波束图推导模型,证明了这两种声呐具有相同的方位分辨力。首先,将MIMO声呐发射阵划分为子阵无重合与子阵有重合两种情况,并对传统有源声呐的发射阵也进行相同的划分。据此,推导出两者的远场和近场阵列流型向量均可表示为发射与接收阵列流型向量的直积。接着,利用阵列流型向量的一致性证明了波束图(远场和近场)的一致性。进一步地,证明了发射子阵有重合的情况等效于对发射阵列进行幅度加权(发射阵列中间部分的阵元权值大于两端部分的阵元权值),其可获得更低的波束图旁瓣级但不能提高方位分辨力。理论分析与仿真结果表明:MIMO声呐的有效孔径等于发射与接收联合孔径,其方位分辨力由发射与接收阵列结构所决定,波形分集和发射子阵并未带来更高的方位分辨力。      

参量阵电控波束偏转方法研究与实验测试*

为了使参量阵获得更快的波束转动能力,提出了一种基于相控阵技术的电控波束偏转方法。该方法通过同步改变原波波束的空间分布,间接实现了参量阵差频波束的电控偏转。通过仿真发现,较低的原波频率、较大的原波频率差异、较小的阵元间距和原波波长比值d/λ,是在波束偏转时减小差频波主瓣宽度和栅瓣强度的有利条件。随后采用所提方法,对频率为2 kHz的差频波,完成了偏转角为5°、10°与20°时的波束偏转实验。实验生成的差频波主瓣分布在预设方向,栅瓣同时也得到了有效的抑制,达到了波束偏转的目的。     

伸缩式全金属反射阵列扫描天线

提出了一种伸缩式全金属反射单元,在此基础上设计了一个可用于高功率微波领域的全金属反射阵列波束扫描天线。通过反射单元的上下独立滑动,阵列中每个阵元所接收电磁波的传输路径可改变,从而实现了相控波束扫描。由电磁仿真可知,设计的反射单元能够在10～13 GHz的频带范围内实现0～360°的线性相位调节,且可在15°～40°偏馈条件下相位调节时保持高功率容量。由该型单元组成的中心工作频率为10 GHz的伸缩式全金属反射阵列扫描天线具备90°锥角范围内的二维波束扫描能力,功率容量可达5 GW/m2。同时,在波束扫描过程中,天线增益变化小于3 dB,副瓣电平低于?13 dB,最大口径效率为54.59%。     

基于时延估计的分裂阵时域波束形成技术

大孔径拖曳线列阵受舰艇横向机动、洋流影响和水动力影响时会产生一定的阵形畸变,阵形畸变使得波束形成时阵列流型失配,进而降低了目标方位分辨率和阵处理的增益。在无法进行阵形估计时,基于时延估计的分裂阵时域波束形成技术将大孔径拖曳线阵分为左右两个子阵分别做波束形成,通过加权广义相关时延估计算法估算对应波束的时延差,再依据估算时延差对左右两个波束进行延时求和得到最终的波束信号。仿真和海试数据证明,相对于全阵直接做波束形成的方法,基于时延估计的分裂阵的时域波束形成技术有效提高了目标方位分辨率和阵处理的增益。     

频域宽带下视多波束三维声成像算法

为解决下视多波束三维成像声呐跨航向分辨率差、旁瓣级高的问题,提出一种频域宽带下视多波束三维声成像算法。该算法将阵元域回波信号通过二维傅里叶变换直接变换到波数-频率域,之后进行深度向匹配滤波,同时选取带宽内的频点进行频域宽带信号的相位补偿,再进行二维逆傅里叶变换回阵元域,实现跨航向-深度向成像处理。沿航向采用时域合成孔径方法,得到三维图像结果.计算机仿真和海上实验结果表明,相比于常规的下视多波束三维成像声呐处理算法,改进的方法跨航向主瓣变窄,角分辨率明显提高,旁瓣降低10~30 dB。相比于传统基于分块DFT的频域宽带波束形成,改进的频域宽带方法避免了跨航向处理中的时域分块插值和多次变换域,复数加法和乘法次数显著降低。改进的频域宽带下视多波束三维声成像算法可以有效地获取水下三维高分辨图像,抑制虚影,明显改善成像质量。同时,计算效率高,更适合于实时成像系统实现。      

基于任意阵的最小方差无失真响应聚焦波束形成的被动定位方法

将最小方差无失真响应(MVDR)聚焦波束形成近场被动定位方法应用到平面任意结构阵列上,可以很好地解决线列阵由于阵长较长,在实际使用中存在布放困难、部分阵元失效影响定位性能等问题。本文首先分析了平面任意结构阵列的近场接收信号模型,推导出阵列流型,然后将MVDR聚焦波束形成技术应用到该模型中,得到了基于任意阵的MVDR聚焦波束形成近场被动定位方法。仿真验证了该方法的可行性和有效性。     

刚性圆柱体上圆阵波束形成性能分析

以环绕在刚性圆柱体上的均匀圆阵为阵列模型,分析了刚性圆柱体对圆阵响应的影响,在声场分解所得到的相位模式空间,推导了相位模式波束形成阵列和延迟求和波束形成阵列的白噪声增益和指向性指数的定量表达式,分析了它们在不同频率段的变化规律。在存在和不存在刚性圆柱体两种情况下,对两种阵列性能进行了对比分析。研究了圆阵与圆柱体之间存在间隙时对阵列接收信号及阵列性能的影响。仿真结果表明,在两种情况下相位模式波束形成处理都具有频率不变的指向性,但在低频段牺牲了阵列的鲁棒性;延迟求和波束形成处理在整个频率段具有较好的鲁棒性,但随频率的降低其波束指向性下降,直至变成各向同性阵列。存在刚性圆柱体时,两种阵列鲁棒性均有了一定的提高,前者的指向性不变,而后者的指向性得到了提高。圆阵与圆柱体之间的间隙会降低阵列在高频段的鲁棒性。      

同心圆环阵列模态波束形成器设计

针对贝塞尔函数零点造成的模态波束形成器性能损失的问题,提出了基于均匀同心圆环阵列的模态波束形成器设计方法。从阵元域出发,建立了阵元域和圆谐波域之间的转换关系,推导了圆谐波域阵列信号处理表达式,其中重点推导了延时求和、最小方差无失真响应和多约束波束形成器的设计方法。理论证明了在平面各向同性噪声场中的基于同心环阵的圆谐波域最小方差无失真响应波束形成器等价于相位模式波束形成器。在该结论的基础上,综合考虑相位模式波束形成器在一定频率范围内的稳健性和指向性,提出了一种同心圆环阵列的内环半径优化方法。使用16元双环阵列对本文提出的波束形成算法进行仿真和实验,结果表明:同心圆环阵列能够较好地解决贝塞尔函数零点问题;其中多约束波束形成器能够在多个关联的性能指标之间取得合理的折衷,实现优于相位模式和延时求和波束形成器的声源定位性能。对内环半径优化方法进行仿真和分析结果表明,该方法得到了相较于传统方法更优的阵列结构。      

双基地多输入多输出虚拟阵列的稳健低旁瓣波束优化技术

双基地多输入多输出(MIMO)系统需要对目标的波达角和波离角进行二维估计,针对高分辨算法中阵列协方差矩阵处理运算量大以及估计性能对阵列流形失配敏感的缺陷,提出了一种基于二阶锥规划的抗阵列流形失配的双基地MIMO虚拟阵列波束优化算法.该方法利用MIMO的波形分集技术与双基地的目标定位解算,通过波达角和波离角在双基地定位椭圆上的对应关系,将双基地MIMO的二维合成方向矢量转化为一维的虚拟阵列流形,并证明了双基地MIMO虚拟阵列的波束图等效为发射波束图在接收阵角度域上的响应和接收波束图的合成.在优化波束图旁瓣的同时,该算法兼顾了固定方向上的相干干扰抑制,并提高了双基地MIMO虚拟阵列波束优化抗阵列流形失配的能力.通过波束图和方位谱优化的仿真分析和水池试验,验证了算法的有效性.     

基于宽带分裂阵列的水下远程被动多目标检测与定向

为获取更高的水下远程多目标检测和定向性能,基于工程中广泛应用的最小方差无畸变响应(MVDR)波束形成算法,设计了大间隔分裂线列阵,通过扩大阵列有效孔径改善了空间谱峰锐度。同时提出非相干宽带预处理方法,利用MVDR在多频子带下波束宽度和间隔的非一致性来抵消由于稀布阵元造成的栅瓣效应。最终实现大间隔分裂阵和宽带非相干波束形成的互补。仿真和湖上试验结果表明,与采用宽带MVDR的均匀线列阵和采用互相关法的大间隔分裂阵相比较,所提方法能显著提高对水下远程目标的检测和分辨性能。      

高频线阵的研制

本文描述了一种用于侧扫声纳的高频线列阵，该阵由中心频率分别为１００ＫＨｚ和５００ＫＨｚ的两部分构成。由于采用阵元加权排列和充分利用有效工作面积，该阵具有尖锐的主瓣，较高的主、副瓣比和较高的发射、接受灵敏度（１００ＫＨｚ时分别为１７４ｄＢ，５００ＫＨｚ时分另为１７４ｄＢ、－１８３ｄＢ），技术指标达到国外同类高频线阵的水平。满足侧扫声呐的尖波束、低副瓣、大功率、高灵敏度，深水（１００ｍ）使用的要求，本     

Beam pattern of sparse array for passive sonar

This work aims at sparse array without grating lobe for passive sonar, in order to increase frequency band of the passive sonar and reduce the cost. According to traditional method, the distance between two contiguous sensors in sonar array should be less than the wavelength of highest frequency of the signal; otherwise the grating lobe appears on beam pattern. The paper realizes that the conclusion of the grating lobe emergence it is not fit to the passive sonar due to the sine wave signal model in traditional method, in fact the input of passive sonar is random signal. Prom three aspect of the computer simulation, real passive sonar signal and theory analysis, it is revealed that the grating lobe does not appear on beam pattern when the distance between two contiguous sensors in passive sonar array is longer than wavelength of highest frequency. Whitening of the radiated noise can widen the frequency band, to ensure the beam pattern without the grating lobe. The conclusion of the paper is: if the band of radiated noise is wide enough (broader than 1 octave), that the wavelength of signal can be shorter than the distance between two contiguous sensors in passive sonar without grating lobe.     

Aperture and element minimization in linear sparse arrays with desired beam patterns

In this paper, an optimization method aimed at designing aperiodic linear sparse arrays is proposed that is based on the stochastic optimization methodology called simulated annealing. Such a method optimizes the positions and the weight coefficients of each element of a linear array in order to obtain a beam pattern that meets given requirements. Moreover, while positions and weights are optimized, minimization of both the number of elements and the spatial aperture is carried out. In this way, a beam pattern without grating lobes and close to the desired one is produced using a small number of elements and a short aperture. The results obtained are impressive in terms of improvement of array characteristics and performance over those reported in the literature, while a great flexibility in defining the desired beam pattern is allowed. Finally, it is proved that the array configurations need a number of elements very close to the absolute minimum to achieve the desired beam pattern.     

Weighting and thinning wide-band arrays by simulated annealing

In this paper, a novel algorithm based on simulated annealing is applied to optimize the performance of the wide-band linear transducer array. The algorithm allows optimization of the beam pattern (BP) by assigning the appropriate weight coefficients to each individual element of the array. It also allows the number of individual elements in the array to be minimized for a given BP profile. The BP of a fully optimized array having 94 elements over a 52-wavelength aperture is compared with the one corresponding to a conventional (dense) array transducer composed of 125 unapodized elements (62-wavelength aperture) and also with the BP of the same dense array with optimized weight coefficients. The results of the simulation indicate the applicability of the algorithm to obtain a BP with preset characteristics with respect to the main and side lobe levels.     

A high resolution sonar for sea-bed imaging

A sonar system for making three-dimensional topographic images of the sea-bed is described. The system applies a sectorial scan within each range cell by electronic beam forming. It is designed to resolve 128 beams each separated by 0.5° to cover a 64° sector. The beam forming is facilitated by a real-time Fourier transform of the signal samples from the multielement receiving transducer array. The Fourier transform is implemented as a chirp transform using surface acoustic wave reflective array devices.The design and measured performance of the transducers, and the beam former are discussed in some detail.     

Investigation of long-range sound propagation in surface ducts

Understanding the effect of source-receiver geometry on sound propagation in surface ducts can improve the performance of near-surface sonar in deep water. The Lloyd-mirror and normal mode theories are used to analyze the features of surface-duct propagation in this paper. Firstly, according to the Lloyd-mirror theory, a shallow point source generates directional lobes, whose grazing angles are determined by the source depth and frequency. By assuming a part of the first lobe to be just trapped in the surface duct, a method to calculate the minimum cutoff frequency （MCF） is obtained. The presented method is source depth dependent and thus is helpful for determining the working depth for sonar. Secondly, it is found that under certain environments there exists a layer of low transmission loss （TL） in the surface duct, whose thickness is related to the source geometry and can be calculated by the Lloyd-mirror method. The receiver should be placed in this layer to minimize the TL. Finally, the arrival angle on a vertical linear array （VLA） in the surface duct is analyzed based on normal mode theory, which provides a priori knowledge of the beam direction of passive sonar.     

二维固体激光阵列逆达曼光栅相干合束技术模拟研究

采用逆达曼光栅将二维锁相相干的激光阵列进行相干合束并进行孔径装填是获得远场单一主瓣大功率高光束质量激光输出的一种有效技术方案,将其应用于大尺寸5×5固体激光相干阵列相干合束中,并进行了固体激光阵列合束孔径装填的理论分析和原理性验证实验,测量了系统的实际合束效率,同时进行了后焦面逆达曼光栅的加工和放置误差对合束效率影响的详细分析。实验结果表明,逆达曼光栅用于固体激光阵列相干合束是一种有效的技术方案,且可以通过调节光栅周期和傅里叶透镜焦距来适应系统对激光阵列占空比的要求。这对于开发基于逆达曼光栅相干合束的高功率高光质量的全固态激光系统具有重要的意义。     

浅海非均匀水平阵宽带声场信号无源孔径扩展

大孔径水平阵对于浅海低频水声物理实验研究和应用至关重要,然而受实际情况制约,通常使用的水平基阵孔径十分有限,通过孔径扩展处理来扩展基阵孔径是一条重要途径。传统的无源孔径扩展方法是建立在均匀线阵、匀速相对运动和相干窄带连续信号的基础上的,难以适用于非均匀阵以及非连续宽带声源的情况。针对这些问题,提出了非均匀阵宽带声场信号的无源孔径扩展方法。使用静止布设在海底的非均匀水平短阵接收运动声源重复发射的宽带声信号,先开展均匀空间插值,然后在阵元域和波束域进行宽带扩展孔径处理。仿真和实验结果表明,在水深约70 m的浅海波导环境中,纵向间隔27.5 m的2个阵元接收20~200 Hz宽带声场,其空间插值结果与真值的相关系数大于0.99,说明宽带声场插值方法的合理性。在水平非均匀、纵向孔径250 m的短阵接收声场无法分析简正波频散特征的情况下,仿真和实验数据经过宽带无源孔径扩展处理得到孔径大于1 km的均匀线阵的声场,能高分辨区分各阶简正波,证明所提方法是有效的。      

Efficient conversion of light from sparse laser arrays into single-lobed far field using phase structures

An efficient beam-combining technique based on aperture filling is introduced to direct virtually all the energy of a mutually coherent laser array to the far-field main lobe. A comparison between this method and the Dammann grating method for beam superposition reveals the connection between the two and suggests specific applications for each.     

基于遗传算法的不等间距阵优化方法

阵元数一定情况下,针对不等间距拖线阵高频信号处理存在的空间增益和无栅瓣兼容问题,提出一种基于遗传算法的不等间距拖线阵阵型优化方法。该方法以频带交互下最大旁瓣级最小作为约束因子,通过模拟生物自然进化过程搜索全局最优解,得到优化后的阵元位置。优化后阵型在保证低频信号处理空间增益不变情况下,实现对高频信号高空间增益、无栅瓣处理。计算机仿真结果表明：相比未优化阵型,在高频信号处理方面,优化后阵型在无栅瓣情况下,空间增益提升值近似理论值提升值;在低频信号处理方面,优化后阵型具有相同的空间增益。为实际不等间距拖线阵阵型优化和应用提供了一种思路。