相干水声通信系统中均衡器长度设计方法

基于自适应均衡技术的相干通信被证明是有效的水声通信方式之一。在均衡器设计过程中,确定均衡长度的方法主要是经验确定与搜索算法,前者依赖于特定的环境,后者一般计算量较大。本文提出一种应用于相干水声通信系统的根据信道冲激响应确定均衡长度的设计方法。仿真及试验结果证明了该方法可以有效地提高通信的可靠性。     

水声通信技术综述

文章介绍了水声学中的基础研究领域水下声传播影响因素和研究进展,分析了海洋环境因素对水下声传播的影响机理,给出了不同类型海域以及不同季节的水下声传播特征。文章还列举了目前水下声传播研究的热点问题：水下三维声传播和复杂海洋环境下的水下声传播不确定性研究,并阐述了它在目标探测研究中的应用。最后文章着重讨论了水下声传播的重要应用之一——自适应匹配场处理技术。     

水声通信近似L0范数约束的BP网络均衡器*

针对稀疏水声信道的长时延扩展及梯度下降的权值迭代方案导致的神经网络均衡器收敛速度慢的问题,提出了近似L₀范数约束的BP神经网络均衡器。首先在传统BP网络均衡器基础上增加判决反馈项,然后在代价函数中对均衡器输入层到隐含层的权值增加L₀范数约束,构造新的代价函数,利用高斯族函数近似L₀范数约束,并根据不同隐层神经元节点输出权值的L₂范数设定近似参数。仿真结果表明,稀疏信道条件下,本方法相比传统的BP网络均衡器收敛速度更快,误码率更低,可以有效提升神经网络均衡器的性能。     

UMFSK水声通信技术研究

在MFSK基础上,本文提出了UMFSK信道编码方法。采用窄带调频和跳频调制技术,故在一定程度上抑制了由多途效应引起的码内/码间干扰;提出了基于UMFSK的实时信道标校技术,可对信道进行稳键均衡,抗信道多途引起的码内干扰。进行了湖试,取得了试验数据并进行了数据分析。分析表明：UMFSK可抑制码元相消干涉引起的码内干扰,其效果随码元调频带宽的增大而变好;信道标校技术可对信道进行稳键均衡,并由于结构简单,可做到实时实现。基于UMFSK的误码率为10^-3（通信带宽2kHz,速率100-150bps)。     

水声通信实验信道仿真研究

水声信道的时变多途特性对其中通信信号传输构成严重影响，为了分析评估现实实验信道条件下水声通信系统的性能，给出了一种基于实验测量的水声信道仿真方法。此方法通过发射线性调频脉冲以检测信道多径结构，同时分别采用自回归模型与多普勒时间压扩来仿真信道中各路径的时变幅度与时变延迟。通过一个具体的直接序列扩频水声通信系统，表明在仿真与实验信道条件下系统性能具有较好的一致性。     

单载波频域均衡中的水声信道频域响应与噪声估计

本文对单载波频域均衡(SC-FDE)中的信道和噪声估计进行研究,理论分析了形成误码率平台的可能原因,提出了基于Chu序列的联合信道时频域响应和噪声功率估计算法.利用水声信道响应的稀疏特性和门限确定信道能量集中区域,进行信道估计的去噪处理和噪声功率计算.借助于水声射线模型对所提出的算法进行了仿真,分析了噪声估计对SC-FDE性能的重要影响.仿真结果表明,所提出的信道和噪声估计算法可以有效减缓或消除SC-FDE中的误码率平台.     

水声通信系统中双向turbo均衡算法

提出了一种水声通信系统中直接自适应双向turbo均衡算法。摒弃了信道估计步骤,采用基于直接自适应的turbo均衡器,并利用内嵌数字锁相环的判决反馈均衡器结构跟踪时变信道,采用最速优化算法自适应调整迭代步长,使得收敛速度和算法性能得到很好折中。此外,利用最小均方误差准则,得到最优权重因子,对正向与反向turbo均衡结果加权求和,消除误差传播效应。仿真和湖上实验验证了方法的正确性,双向均衡的性能优于单向均衡。湖上实验结果表明,基于直接自适应算法相比于基于信道估计的算法,对时变信道不敏感,能获得更低的误比特率。     

用于单载波频域均衡水声通信的可分近似稀疏信道估计

针对单载波频域均衡水声通信中信道估计易受噪声干扰的问题,提出了一种低复杂度的信道估计方法。考虑水声信道的时域稀疏特性,导出频域输入、输出信号与信道冲激响应的关系式,并引入稀疏正则项,构造稀疏信道估计的目标函数。然后利用可分近似对目标函数进行迭代优化,再经过稀疏化与去偏处理,得到信道传递函数的最终估计。最后,利用数值仿真和海试数据对所提出方法的性能和运算效率进行评估。较之传统信道估计方法,所提出的方法在估计精度和计算复杂度方面具有一定的优势。     

水声通信加权反馈双向Turb均衡器

为了提升自适应双向Turbo均衡器的收敛速度及降低误比特率,提出了采用加权反馈的双向Turbo均衡算法。首先在单个均衡器反馈输入中采用后验均值与先验均值混合的反馈方案,有效提升一轮迭代中均衡器输出的准确性;其次通过后验均值与先验均值的加权合并作为另一均衡器反馈的非因果项输入,在提升反馈输入准确性的同时提升了数据的利用率;最后在权值迭代中采用优化的比例归一化最小均方算法,提升训练阶段均衡器收敛速度。千岛湖试验中,在同样3.75 kbps通信速率的情况下,该方法误比特率仅为传统双向Turbo均衡器的1/3。仿真和试验数据表明,均衡器要达到同样的误比特率,本方法所需迭代轮数更少,在时变信道中系统稳定性更好,误比特率更低,提升了水声通信效率。     

水声正交频分多址上行通信稀疏信道估计与导频优化

针对水声正交频分多址(OFDMA)上行通信中用户导频数量少、分布不均匀, 导致传统内插信道估计方法产生误码平层的问题, 提出一种稀疏信道估计与导频优化方法. 基于压缩感知(CS)理论估计稀疏信道冲激响应, 并依据CS理论中测量矩阵互相关最小化原理, 提出基于随机搜索的导频图案和导频功率联合优化算法. 仿真结果表明, 所提方法在不同多径扩展信道下的性能均优于基于线性内插的最小二乘估计、未经导频优化的CS信道估计以及单纯基于导频图案优化的CS信道估计. 水池实验分别验证了交织式和广义式子载波分配的水声OFDMA上行通信性能, 在接收信噪比高于10 dB时利用所提方法实现了两用户接入的可靠通信.     

Adaptive and efficient nonlinear channel equalization for underwater acoustic communication

We investigate underwater acoustic (UWA) channel equalization and introduce hierarchical and adaptive nonlinear (piecewise linear) channel equalization algorithms that are highly efficient and provide significantly improved bit error rate (BER) performance. Due to the high complexity of conventional nonlinear equalizers and poor performance of linear ones, to equalize highly difficult underwater acoustic channels, we employ piecewise linear equalizers. However, in order to achieve the performance of the best piecewise linear model, we use a tree structure to hierarchically partition the space of the received signal. Furthermore, the equalization algorithm should be completely adaptive, since due to the highly non-stationary nature of the underwater medium, the optimal mean squared error (MSE) equalizer as well as the best piecewise linear equalizer changes in time. To this end, we introduce an adaptive piecewise linear equalization algorithm that not only adapts the linear equalizer at each region but also learns the complete hierarchical structure with a computational complexity only polynomial in the number of nodes of the tree. Furthermore, our algorithm is constructed to directly minimize the final squared error without introducing any ad-hoc parameters. We demonstrate the performance of our algorithms through highly realistic experiments performed on practical field data as well as accurately simulated underwater acoustic channels.     

Experimental assessment of a multicarrier underwater acoustic communication system

This paper presents a multicarrier communication system which transmits information on independent subcarriers to achieve an increased data rate. For this system, a passive-phase conjugation (PPC) based receiver structure is assessed by processing data collected in sea trials. Based on temporal diversity (pulse compression) exploited by PPC processing, an adaptive multichannel decision feedback equalizer is used to remove intersymbol interference, where spatial diversity is exploited by adaptive multichannel combination. The digital phase-locked loop (DPLL) technique is implemented for carrier-phase tracking. In the scenario of low input signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs), the receiver structure achieved superior performance using a common DPLL. In a depth-fluctuated environment, two sea experiments were conducted over ranges of 2 km and 4 km, respectively, and this communication system was assessed with a data rate of 4 kbps. In terms of mean square error, output SNR and bit error rate, this receiver structure has demonstrated its performance for the multicarrier communication system.     

基于水声传感器网络的多路径协同多跳通信研究

针对水声网络高误码、大时延的特点,借鉴提出了一种多路径协同多跳通信协议,该协议通过多路径、多节点的协同多跳中继通信以及冗余判决,来完成网络中端对端的远程数据传输。通过数值仿真试验分析表明:与普通的点对点直接通信和单路径多跳中继通信方式相比,此协议具有低误码、高能效的特点(距离与能量相同时,误码率低一至两数量级;限定误码率时,每比特能耗降低一个数量级),能够减少数据重发几率,提高网络的通信效率和工作寿命,特别适于水声传感器网络应用。     

正交频分复用在水声通信中频率同步的研究

正交频分复用（OFDM）通信系统对频率偏移比较敏感，容易导致系统性能急剧下降。水声通信中存在着严重的多普勒频率偏移，限制了OFDM技术在水下的应用。本文仿真分析了频率偏移对OFDM系统的性能影响，提出了一种适用于水声通信的频率同步方法。本方法不仅可以对固定的频率偏移进行估计，也可以对连续变化的频率偏移进行估计。仿真表明，本方法具有较高的频偏估计精度和大的频偏估计范围。湖试结果也表明，采用这种方法可有效地进行频偏估计。     

Time reversal acoustic communication receivers: DSP implementation and fast channel estimation

A communication system is implemented on digital signal processors (DSPs) for the underwater acoustic environment. The implemented receiver uses time reversal multi-channel combining followed by a single-channel decision feedback equalizer. Periodic channel estimation is employed to track the channel fluctuations. These techniques are used to mitigate time-varying inter-symbol interference, which is the main challenge in the underwater acoustic channel at operating frequencies greater than 10 kHz. Various optimization tasks are performed to reduce the receiver computational complexity. A fast implementation of the matching pursuit algorithm is tested on the DSP platform. Its performance, in terms of accuracy and run-time, is compared with that of the basic matching pursuit algorithm. Experimental results of the transmission and demodulation of binary phase-shift keying signals at three different symbol rates were obtained in the local Delaware Bay. The low bit error rates demonstrate the effectiveness of our implementation.     

Multi-array iterative receiver for underwater acoustic OFDM communications with EXIT chart evaluation

In this paper, a multi-array iterative receiver based on log-likelihood ratio (LLR)-combining detection involving joint sparse channel estimation and decoding is proposed for underwater acoustic OFDM communication. First, Extrinsic information transfer (EXIT) chart analysis is applied to evaluate the convergence behavior of the iterative receiver using the real data collected from the Kauai Acomms MURI 2011 (KAM11) experiment. This experiment was conducted in about 106 m-depth shallow water west of Kauai, HI, in June 2011, with a 20 kHz bandwidth (12–32 kHz) at range up to 3 km. It helps to explain the impact of different data configurations, detectors, and the diversity combinations in a highly inhomogeneous underwater environment and to predict the bit-error rate (BER) performance of the proposed receiver. Then the BERs as a function of the number of combined elements are illustrated to verify the prediction and analysis via the EXIT chart. Data transmission using 16QAM modulation achieves a BER of 10⁻⁴ at a data rate of 21 kb/s. The results provide guidance for the design of system parameters including the data configurations, the number of iterations for both iterative processing and low density parity check (LDPC) decoding, which are beneficial to achieve a good efficiency-performance tradeoff.