Detection of number of sources and DOA estimation based on the combined information processing of pressure and particle velocity using acoustic vector sensor array

In order to solve the problem of DOA(direction of arrival)estimation of underwater remote targets,a novel subspace-decomposition method based on the cross covariance matrix of the pressure and the particle velocity of acoustic vector sensor arrays(AVSA)was proposed. Whereafter,using spatio-temporal virtual tapped-delay-line,a new eigenvector-based criteria of detection of number of sources and of subspace partition is also presented.The theoretical analysis shows that the new source detection and direction finding method is different from existing AVSA based DOA estimation methods using particle velocity information of acoustic vector sensor(AVS)as an independent array element.It is entirely based on the combined information processing of pressure and particle velocity,has better estimation performance than existing methods in isotropic noise field.Computer simulations with data from lake trials demonstrate,the proposed method is effective and obviously outperforms existing methods in resolution and accuracy in the case of low signal-to-noise ratio(SNR).     

压差式矢量水听器方位估计中的干扰抵消

矢量水听器由于能获取声场中标量（声压）和矢量（振速）信息，因此单个的矢量水听器就可实现目标方位估计。单个矢量水听器是利用信号的声压和质点振速之间相关性进行信号方位估计，但是当存在干扰，并且干扰和信号之间相关时，如果对运用能量流进行方位估计的方法不加改进，则会出现很大的误差，甚至出现错误的估计。本文提出一种存在已知噪声干扰情况下的干扰抵消方法，并针对该方法进行了仿真试验，最后运用湖试数据进行了验证。结果表明，该方法能有效地减弱相千千柑对信号的影响，实现对信号的方位估计。     

一种矢量水听器基阵模拟器的设计

矢量水听器的每个阵元同时测量声场中声矢量和质点振速的3个分量,相对于声压水听器阵来说,矢量阵获取声场中更多的信息。利用矢量阵所获得速度场的信息可以去除目标方位估计中的 180°模糊。模拟器可以模拟实际海洋环境中目标的辐射特性和噪声特性,应用模拟器可以有效地缩短声纳的研制周期。本文提出一种矢量水听器基阵模拟器的设计方案,该方案解决了矢量阵中宽带信号的90°移相问题、时延精确控制问题和宽带噪声的谱状控制问题。     

房间脉冲响应模拟法及混响时间盲估计应用

在构建混响语声数据集时,由于缺乏真实长混响房间脉冲响应且模拟的房间脉冲响应与真实不符,因而导致数据驱动的混响时间盲估计模型性能下降。提出了一种基于条件生成对抗网络的房间脉冲响应模拟法,该方法利用真实的房间脉冲响应训练条件生成对抗网络,可以根据指定的混响时间模拟更加真实的房间脉冲响应。使用不同方法模拟的房间脉冲响应构建训练集用于训练盲估计模型,通过声学实验评估模型性能。实验结果表明,由该方法模拟的房间脉冲响应训练的估计模型在不同信噪比下均具有最小的均方根误差且在长混响情况下显著优于其他模型。     

矢量声纳高速运动目标稳健高分辨方位估计

针对水声矢量信号处理框架中的高速运动目标低信噪 比小快拍条件下的稳健高分辨方位估计问题, 将压缩感知技术应用于水声矢量信号空间谱估计模型中. 结合声矢量传感器结构特性, 探讨了基于声压振速联合处理的广义时域滤波方法; 结合矩阵空域预滤波理论, 设计了基于阻带约束通带均方误差最大值最小的空域滤波器, 研究了矢量声纳空域预滤波方法; 结合以上分析, 提出了基于压缩感知技术的时空联合滤波高分辨方位估计方法, 给出了方法的数学模型、物理解释及具体实施步骤.理论分析和计算机仿真试验表明, 新方法对于小快拍数 条件下的矢量声纳高速运动目标高分辨方位估计问题, 具有较低的双目标分辨门限和较高的估计精度, 有着良好的应用前景.湖上试验验证了方法的有效性. 关键词： 声矢量传感器 空间谱估计 时空滤波 压缩感知     

Acoustic vector sensor signal processing

Acoustic vector sensor simultaneously, colocately and directly measures orthogonal components of particle velocity as well as pressure at single point in acoustic field so that is possible to improve performance of traditional underwater acoustic measurement devices or detection systems and extends new ideas for solving practical underwater acoustic engineering problems. Although acoustic vector sensor history of appearing in underwater acoustic area is no long, but with huge and potential military demands, acoustic vector sensor has strong development trend in last decade, it is evolving into a one of important underwater acoustic technology. Under this background, we try to review recent progress in study on acoustic vector sensor signal processing, such as signal detection, DOA estimation, beamforming, and so on.     

Development of an optimised, standard-compliant procedure to calculate sound transmission loss: design of transmission rooms

A numerical procedure to estimate the transmission loss of sound insulating structures is proposed based upon the technology of acoustic measurements and standards. A virtual laboratory (VL), namely, a numerical representation of a real laboratory consisting of two reverberation rooms meeting certain sound field quality criteria is designed. VL is to be used for the numerical simulation of standardised measurements under predefined, controlled, acoustic conditions. In this paper, the design and optimisation of VL is investigated. The geometry of the transmission rooms is designed following first principles, in order for diffuse field conditions and sufficiently smooth primary mode distribution in the low frequency to be achieved. A finite element-based optimisation procedure, introduced by the author in previous work, is extended to arbitrarily shaped rooms. It is used to predict the appropriate local geometric modifications so as for improved mode distribution and smoother sound pressure fluctuations of the transmission rooms in the low-frequency range to be achieved and low-frequency measurement reproducibility and accuracy to be increased. Steady-state acoustic response analysis is performed in order to quantify the acoustic field quality of the virtual transmission rooms in the frequency range of measurements. A method to calculate the total absorption, A, of the receiving room is introduced by simulation of the reverberation time measurement procedure using Transient acoustic response analysis. The acoustic performance of VL is overall considered and is shown to meet in a sufficient degree, relative laboratory measurement standards in the frequency range of 100÷704 Hz.     

Near fields scattered by an underwater finite cylindrical baffle

In this work,acoustic vector characteristics of near fields scattered by an underwater finite cylindrical baffle are investigated theoretically and experimentally.The analytic expressions for the scattered pressure and particle velocity are derived using the elastic thin shell theory.Calculations are presented for the scattered near fields of the pressure,the particle velocity and the intensity.It is found that the pressure and the particle velocity fields near the surface of the cylindrical baffle are characterized by complex interference structure,particle velocity directions and the source bearings are not consistent.The phase difference between the pressure and the particle velocity is not zero and the intensity vector does not reflect the sound bearings.It can be noted that the distortions of the fields will make the original vector signal processing method based on the free space assumption be no longer applicable in the presence of the cylindrical baffle.These results can serve as a basis of the application for the acoustic vector sensor on board.     

Effect of listening level and background noise on the subjective decay rate of room impulse responses: Using time-varying loudness to model reverberance

Room impulse responses (RIRs) are used very widely to characterize the acoustic conditions of rooms, such as in the derivation of reverberation time, early decay time and clarity index. This study investigates the subjective decay rate (or reverberance) of RIRs when directly listened to (rather than convolved with a dry signal such as speech or music). Through a subjective experiment, it investigates the effects of gain (or listening level) and background noise level on the reverberance of RIRs that had been measured in three concert auditoria. The task of the experiment was to match the decay rate of RIRs to that of a reference RIR by ear, by adjusting the RIRs’ exponential decay rate. Based on objective loudness modeling, gain should have a positive effect on reverberance, and background noise has a negative effect. This is confirmed in the results of the experiment. Furthermore, the objectively calculated loudness decay function provides an effective predictor of subjective decay rate, which performs better than conventional early decay time or reverberation time for the RIRs tested.     

Improving sound diffusion in a reverberation tank using a randomly fluctuating surface

Underwater reverberation environments that satisfy the conditions of uniformity and isotropy of the diffuse field can be used to measure the acoustic characteristics of underwater targets. This study combines two practical indicators — the standard deviation of the absolute sound pressure field (to indicate uniformity) and the analysis of the wavenumber spectrum in the spherical harmonics domain (to indicate isotropy) — for an accurate evaluation of the diffusion of the sound field in a reverberation tank. A method is proposed that can improve the narrow-band diffusion of the sound field by employing a randomly fluctuating surface. An acoustic experiment was performed in a reverberation water tank (1.2 m×1 m×0.8 m), where a randomly fluctuating surface was generated by making waves. The experimental results show that as the wave motion contributes effectively to the random reflection of sound rays in all directions, the uniformity and isotropy are improved significantly when the surface is fluctuating randomly. This work helps to ensure accurate measurements of the characteristics of underwater targets in reverberation tanks.     

Bi-static sonar applications of intensity processing

Acoustic intensity processing of signals from directional sonobuoy acoustic subsystems is used to enhance the detection of submerged bodies in bi-static sonar applications. In some directions, the scattered signals may be completely dominated by the incident blast from the source, depending upon the geometry, making the object undetectable by traditional pressure measurements. Previous theoretical derivations suggest that acoustic vector intensity sensors, and the associated intensity processing, are a potential solution to this problem. Deep water experiments conducted at Lake Pend Oreille in northern Idaho are described. A large, hollow cylindrical body is located between a source and a number of SSQ-53D sonobuoys positioned from 5 to 30 body lengths away from the scattering body. Measurements show changes in the acoustic pressure of less than 0.5 dB when the scattering body is inserted in the field. However, the phase of the acoustic intensity component formed between the acoustic pressure and particle velocity component orthogonal to the direction of incident wave propagation varies by as much as 55 degrees. This metric is shown to be a repeatable and strong indicator of the presence of the scattering body.     

声矢量圆阵宽带相干目标MVDR方位估计*

针对宽带相干目标的远程探测问题，本文提出一种基于声压振速联合处理和矢量重构的声矢量圆阵MVDR波束形成方法。该方法利用相位模态变换技术，将声矢量圆阵变换为与信号频率无关的虚拟线阵，并构建虚拟线阵声压与组合振速的互协方差矩阵，利用声压与振速各分量间的空间相关性有效地抑制各向同性环境噪声；并对宽带相干信号的互协方差矩阵进行矢量重构，即将最大特征值对应的特征向量划分为相互重叠的子向量，从而构建前/后向Hermitian矩阵；最后，基于MVDR波束形成器实现宽带相干目标的方位估计。仿真计算和实验数据处理结果表明，该方法具较强的解相干能力和噪声抑制能力以及较高的方位估计性能。     

基于等效源法和双面质点振速测量的声场分离方法

目前基于等效源法的声场分离方法有两种输入方式, 一种以双测量面上的声压为输入, 另一种以单测量面上的声压和质点振速为输入. 本文以双测量面上的质点振速为输入, 提出一种新的基于等效源法的声场分离方法. 首先给出了该方法的理论推导, 然后通过数值仿真和实验验证了该方法的有效性. 通过与基于双面声压测量的声场分离方法的比较, 证明了该方法在分离质点振速方面的优越性. 此外, 在仿真中还研究了干扰声源强度和测量面间距对分离精度的影响. 关键词： 声场分离 质点振速测量 等效源法 近场声全息     

同振球型矢量水听器声波接收理论研究

对同振球型矢量水听器声压和质点振速的声波接收理论进行了研究。以同振球型振速水听器测量原理为基础,推导了自由运动刚性球体和弹性球体的声波接收响应数学表达式,分析了振速水听器几何尺寸、平均密度与其频响特性曲线之间的关系;另外,根据球面接收器的声波接收理论,推导了矢量水听器声压接收响应数学表达式,通过理论分析和数值计算,研究了振速水听器表面上的声压分布规律以及声压水听器的声波接收压力系数与其接收面的大小、质点振速水听器的半径、布放的位置和半径等参数之间的关系;从理论上建立了矢量水听器声波接收理论模型和分析方法,为矢量水听器的设计和研制提供了理论依据。      

声矢量圆阵相位模态域目标方位估计

为了实现矢量传感器在圆阵阵型下的应用,文中提出了一种适合于声矢量圆阵的目标方位估计算法。该算法首先将声矢量圆阵阵元域信号分解为一系列相互正交的相位模态,在相位模态域构造声压和质点振速的互协方差矩阵,然后进行MUSIC方位估计.理论分析和仿真结果表明,文中算法比相同阵型的声压阵MUSIC方位估计算法具有更好的噪声抑制能力、方位估计性能以及多目标分辨能力,试验结果也表明本文算法具有更好的噪声抑制能力以及更好的目标方位估计性能。该算法实现了声压和质点振速的相干处理,充分利用了声矢量传感器的平均声强抗噪原理,具有较强的抗各向同性噪声能力,并可以将子空间类DOA(Direction of Arrival)估计算法和相位模态域阵列信号处理技术有机结合起来,实现了声矢量传感器在圆阵阵型条件下的高分辨DOA估计。      

Vector-phase characteristics of acoustic fields: Statistical analysis and measurement algorithms

Statistical characteristics of an acoustic field that are based on the data of simultaneous measurements of pressure and acoustic velocity vector are investigated. Conditions of the formation of vector-phase characteristics of acoustic field are formulated in relation to the dispersion properties of the medium. Crosscorrelation functions of the components of the vector field are presented. Expressions for the characteristic functionals of vector-phase relationships in acoustic fields and, in particular, for the acoustic energy flux are derived with the use of functional methods. Algorithms of space-time processing of the energy flux vector and the optimum measurement algorithm for a Gaussian vector-phase field are considered. The signal-to-noise ratio is determined as the quality index of vector reception algorithms, and its relation to the corresponding parameter of scalar pressure field measurements is revealed. Indices of relative efficiency of vector algorithms are determined depending on the dispersion characteristics of the medium (the flux algorithm) and the dimension of the input vector of observations (the optimum algorithm).     

Reliability of estimating the room volume from a single room impulse response

The methods investigated for the room volume estimation are based on geometrical acoustics, eigenmode, and diffuse field models and no data other than the room impulse response are available. The measurements include several receiver positions in a total of 12 rooms of vastly different sizes and acoustic characteristics. The limitations in identifying the pivotal specular reflections of the geometrical acoustics model in measured room impulse responses are examined both theoretically and experimentally. The eigenmode method uses the theoretical expression for the Schroeder frequency and the difficulty of accurately estimating this frequency from the varying statistics of the room transfer function is highlighted. Reliable results are only obtained with the diffuse field model and a part of the observed variance in the experimental results is explained by theoretical expressions for the standard deviation of the reverberant sound pressure and the reverberation time. The limitations due to source and receiver directivity are discussed and a simple volume estimation method based on an approximate relationship with the reverberation time is also presented.     

Wideband high-resolution direction of arrival estimation method based on the pressure-velocity combined processing using the acoustic vector sensor array

In order to solve the problem of DOA (Direction of Arrival) estimation of underwater distant wideband targets, a novel coherent signal-subspace method based on the cross spectral matrix of pressure and particle velocity using the Acoustic Vector Sensor Array (AVSA) is proposed in this paper. The proposed method is different from existing AVSA based DOA estimation methods in using particle velocity information of Acoustic Vector Sensor (AVS) as an independent array element. It is entirely based on the combined information processing of pressure and particle velocity, namely, the P-V cross spectrum, has better DOA estimation performance than existing methods in isotropic noise field. By theoretical analysis, both focusing principle and eigendecomposition theory based on the P-V cross spectral matrix are given. At the same time, the corresponding criteria for source number detection is also presented. Computer simulations with data from lake trials demonstrate that the proposed method is effective and obviously outperforms existing methods in resolution and accuracy in the case of low Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR).     

浅海舰船噪声声强流的垂直方向性

浅海环境中,确定性声源的多途声信号干涉使得接收点处声强流的方向发生改变,不再与声源位置处的声强流方向一致。只测量声场的标量声强时,无法得到接收点处声强流的垂直方向性,而基于简正波矢量场建模和仿真,可获得理想条件下宽带点声源激发声场声强流的垂直方向性。本文采用单矢量水听器进行海上实验,获得了海洋环境噪声和干扰条件下舰船噪声声强流的垂直方向性。仿真和实验结果表明:远场条件下,浅海干涉现象引起接收点处声强流的方向(极角)随频率和距离变化,其时间-频率分布呈现与LOFAR谱干涉条纹相似的条纹,声强流的极角值主要分布在70?～110?范围内。