基于线谱特征的三元组拖线阵左右舷分辨

传统的三元组拖线阵在分辨目标左右舷时利用左、右两侧的宽带能量之比,该技术在通常情况下能够较好地完成使命,但在实际应用中可能会遇到一些困难。本文针对两种影响其左右舷分辨结果的情况做了分析:一种是弱信噪比情况,另一种是另一舷侧存在强干扰目标的情况。针对这两种情况,通过对左、右舷频谱特征的分析,提出了利用线谱特征提取结果分辨目标左、右舷的新技术,显著降低了左右舷分辨功能对输入信噪比的要求。仿真和对海上实验数据的处理结果验证了该方法的稳健性和有效性,可望应用于工程实践中。为了使该技术能够适用于更低的信噪比条件,本文还提出了一种简单实用的线谱增强技术。     

阵形畸变条件下双线阵左右舷分辨性能分析

研究了双线阵在两种阵形畸变(轴向滑移和航向偏差)条件下的左右舷分辨性能,根据双线阵指向性函数的背瓣特性分析了阵形畸变对左右舷分辨性能的影响。理论分析表明,在无阵形畸变的理想阵形情况下,窄带信号的左右舷分辨能力取决于阵间距和信噪比,而对宽带信号,左右舷分辨能力不仅与阵间距和信噪比有关,而且还与接收信号的功率谱密度、处理频段有关。在阵形发生轴向滑移和航向不一致的情况下,在正横方向附近,左右舷分辨性能主要受双线阵的航向差影响,偏离正横方向,较大的轴向滑移会导致左右舷误判。     

矢量水听器线阵和弧线阵抗左右舷模糊性能分析

针对线阵声纳左右舷模糊问题,建立了基于矢量水听器直线阵 和 两种信息处理模式以及标量水听器弧线阵不同布阵方式的抗左右舷模糊性能数学模型,分析了不同布阵方式以及不同信息处理模式的抗左右舷模糊性能,并进行了仿真计算。分析和仿真结果表明,矢量水听器直线阵和标量水听器弧线阵在分辨左右舷性能和观察范围上各有优势。矢量水听器直线阵虽然可分辨左右舷且在作用距离上具有优势,但由于在一定扇面内分辨左右舷是依靠声纳方位历程图的明暗差异,在多目标情况下易造成声纳观察上的干扰;具有一定弧心角的标量水听器弧线阵,可以在更宽的扇面内具有抗左右舷模糊能力,但其以减小观察范围作为代价。     

拖线阵的阵形畸变与左右舷分辨

能否利用信号处理方法在单根普通线列阵上实现对目标的左右舷分辨是一个具有实用价值的研究点,文中利用线列阵在拖曳过程中产生的阵形畸变现象来解决单根普通线列阵的左右舷分辨问题。首先建立了拖线阵两种可能的阵形畸变模型:阵列呈圆弧状和阵列呈横向随机误差的类直线阵;然后分析了这两种畸变情况对拖线阵波束形成带来的问题;指出了畸变阵从原理上破坏了直线阵列处理中固有的对称性,按照畸变后的阵形进行波束形成,即可完成对目标的左右舷分辨。在合适的水听器位置标准偏差下,镜像源抑制比能达到10 dB以上,并且能显著改善波束形成效果。仿真实验研究充分证明了以上结论。     

基于几何相移模型的双线列阵左右舷分辨技术研究

针对双线列阵克服左右舷模糊问题，将双线列阵认为是由两两阵元为一组的偶极子构成的单线列阵，利用几何相移模型对目标进行左右舷分辨，经过理论分析、仿真实验和湖试实验，指出丁几何相移模型不仅能解决单频情况下的左右舷模糊问题，而且还能解决信号带宽不太宽情况下究竟能到多大相对带宽，取决于所设定的左右舷分辨增益门限)的左右舷模糊问题。该方法经湖试实验得到了很好的验证：在信噪比为5dB时，采用该方法处理时，左右舷分辨差超过7dB。在本文设定的高信噪比条件下，证明了几何相移模型的双线列阵左右舷分辨技术是有效的、可行的。     

Research on beamforming method for dual-line array with space mismatch between the two line arrays

The performance of port/starboard discrimination of dual-line array will be seriously degraded when the space between the two line arrays of the dual-line array is mismatched. The directivity function of the delay-sum and delay-subtract beamforming is deduced and the port/starboard discrimination of the delay-sum and delay-subtract beamforming is also studied both under the ideal status and the status under which the space between the two line arrays of the dual-line array is mismatched. Analysis results show the delay-subtract beamforming has better performance of port/starboard discrimination. At last, the sea trial results demonstrate the theoretical results.     

结合盲源分离的非直单线阵多目标左右舷分辨

针对单线阵左右舷模糊问题,提出了结合盲源分离的非直单线阵多目标左右舷分辨算法。该算法首先通过离散傅里叶变换将阵列接收信号离散化为若干个窄带频谱分量,之后对每个频点的窄带数据讲行盲源分离,得到每个频点上各个来波信号的导向向量;然后通过常规波束形成对各个导向向量进行方位谱估计,并根据左右舷抑制比进行单目标左右舷分辨,确定各个频点上的来波方向;最后对所有频点上的来波方向进行聚类,得到各个真实目标的方位,从而实现多目标左右舷分辨。仿真实验中,相比常规波束形成方法(CBF)和最小方差无畸变响应算法(MVDR),该算法更准确地估计出了目标数目,且保持了较快的计算速度;海试数据处理中,该算法排除了目标镜像的干扰,准确估计出了船只目标的轨迹。仿真及海试数据处理均表明,该算法可以分辨真实目标与目标镜像,具有比CBF和MVDR算法更好的左右舷分辨能力。     

拖线阵左右舷分辨技术的理论分析与实验研究

对拖线阵左右舷分辨技术进行了理论分析和实验研究,给出三元水听器组用于左右舷分辨的两种处理方法。通过对实验数据的处理和分析,验证了理论计算的结果,并将处理算法扩展到宽带情况。研究结果表明,基于最优波束形成理论的三元水听器组处理算法能够进行目标左右航的分辨,并且由于算法简单,可望得到实际应用。     

失配状态下的双线阵波束形成研究

基于双线阵在阵间距失配状态下左右舷分辨性能会急剧下降的事实,利用延时相加和延时相减两种波束形成方法,分别推导了理想状态下双线阵的波束形成和阵间距失配状态下波束形成的方向指向性函数;分析了理想状态下和阵间距失配状态下延时相加和延时相减两种波束形成方法的左右舷分辨性能。理论分析表明延时相减波束形成具有较好的左右舷分辨性能。最后用海试数据验证了理论分析结果的正确性。     

双线阵左右舷模糊共轭抵消方法研究

左右舷分辨问题是拖曳线列阵研究的一个重要问题。本文通过研究平行双线阵的归一化波束输出函数,得到了一种通过对双线阵常规波束形成的输出进行幅度和相位加权来提高左右舷模糊抑制能力的方法。该方法通过分析双线阵的归一化波束输出函数,获得补偿权值,并利用双阵波束输出的幅度加权和相位补偿来抵消目标共轭(镜像)方向的输出,以达到左右舷抑制比最大的目的。数值仿真和海试结果表明,本方法简单实用,能较好的提高双线阵的左右舷抑制比,特别在宽带条件下效果更加明显。     

本舰机动左右舷分辨方法研究

针对传统单根线列阵的左右舷分辩问题，经过深入分析，给出了本舰机动左右舷分辨方法中的一些影响因素，并对机动角度和滞后时间得出了定量结论。文中研究的内容对传统拖曳线列阵声纳的左右舷分辨和战术使用具有参考价值。     

基于阵形畸变补偿的多线阵左右舷分辨研究

多线阵可解决单线阵在目标探测中的左右舷分辨模糊问题,但阵形畸变不利于准确实现对目标的左右舷分辨。本文针对多线阵在拖曳过程中出现的典型阵形畸变,定量地分析了其对目标左右舷分辨的影响,并提出了一种基于阵形畸变实时测量补偿来进行目标左右舷分辨的方法,海上实验数据分析结果表明,该方法可实现阵形畸变下的目标左右舷分辨,对于提高拖曳多线阵声纳性能具有参考价值。     

时延估计与双线阵左右舷分辨

针对双线列阵的左右舷分辨问题，特别是双线阵间距较大时的左右舷分辨问题，文中提出了一种以时延估计为理论基础的左右舷分辨方法，将双线阵的左右舷分辨问题转变成对轴向对称的两路波束信号进行时延估计，然后根据时延值的符号判断出目标所处的左右舷。该方法具有算法简单、对阵形畸变不敏感的优点。经过湖试实验数据分析验证，证明是一种简单、有效、可行的左右舷分辨技术。     

交叉验证多路径匹配追踪水声矢量阵稀疏方位估计

水下运动目标的高分辨DOA估计和目标的左右舷分辨问题一直是水声阵列信号处理中的一个核心问题。矢量阵相比于声压阵具有天然的左右舷分辨能力和更高的处理增益,近年来得到了广泛关注。Capon等一些传统高分辨处理方法存在不能解相干源、需要多快拍处理以及对阵列流行误差敏感等多种问题。针对水声阵列信号处理领域面临的以上问题,利用声呐工作场景中空间目标的稀疏性,本文提出了一种基于交叉验证技术的多路径匹配追踪（Multiplepath Matching Pursuit with Cross Validation,CV-MMP）声矢量阵稀疏DOA估计算法。该算法采用交叉验证技术可以在未知场景中目标个数的条件下实现稀疏DOA的估计,相比于常规的声矢量阵Capon算法而言,可以在小快拍数甚至单快拍数条件下实现多目标的稀疏DOA估计以及高分辨能力。仿真和海试试验数据处理验证了提出的算法的有效性。     

基于矢量线阵的目标低频线谱提取方法

主动声呐系统常采用线性调频信号探测水下目标。利用分数阶傅里叶变换处理线性调频回波时,可在低信噪比和强混响背景下获得目标参数的有效估计。主动声呐系统常通过增大发射信号的时间带宽积来提升系统的距离分辨力和速度分辨力,但却带来了计算复杂度的显著增加,尤其是奈奎斯特采样下基于分数阶傅里叶变换的回波处理方法,导致数据处理时间难以满足功耗和体积受限的无人水下航行器平台的实时性要求。针对此问题,该文提出分数阶傅里叶变换的带通采样实现方法,通过对线性调频信号时频特性直线在分数阶域的投影进行修正,使利用分数阶傅里叶变换方法处理带通采样的回波数据时,可获得正确的目标参数估计。计算机仿真数据和无人水下航行器湖试数据处理结果验证了分数阶傅里叶变换的带通采样实现方法的正确性,数据处理时间能够满足无人水下航行器平台处理的实时性要求。     

Beamformer performance with acoustic vector sensors in air

For some time, compact acoustic vector sensors (AVSs) capable of sensing particle velocity in three orthogonal directions have been used in underwater acoustic sensing applications. Potential advantages of using AVSs in air include substantial noise reduction with a very small aperture and few channels. For this study, a four-microphone array approximating a small (1 cm3) AVS in air was constructed using three gradient microphones and one omnidirectional microphone. This study evaluates the signal extraction performance of one nonadaptive and four adaptive beamforming algorithms. Test signals, consisting of two to five speech sources, were processed with each algorithm, and the signal extraction performance was quantified by calculating the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the output. For a three-microphone array, robust and nonrobust versions of a frequency-domain minimum-variance (FMV) distortionless-response beamformer produced SNR improvements of 11 to 14 dB, and a generalized sidelobe canceller (GSC) produced improvements of 5.5 to 8.5 dB. In comparison, a two-microphone omnidirectional array with a spacing of 15 cm yielded slightly lower SNR improvements for similar multi-interferer speech signals.     

Signal-to-noise ratio of Raman signal measured by multichannel detectors

Raman spectroscopy has been widely used to characterize the physical properties of two-dimensional materials(2 DMs). The signal-to-noise ratio(SNR or S/N ratio) of Raman signal usually serves as an important indicator to evaluate the instrumental performance rather than Raman intensity itself. Multichannel detectors with outstanding sensitivity, rapid acquisition speed and low noise level have been widely equipped in Raman instruments for the measurement of Raman signal. In this mini-review, we first introduce the recent advances of Raman spectroscopy of 2 DMs. Then we take the most commonly used CCD detector and IGA array detector as examples to overview the various noise sources in Raman measurements and analyze their potential influences on SNR of Raman signal in experiments. This overview can contribute to a better understanding on the SNR of Raman signal and the performance of multichannel detector for numerous researchers and instrumental design for industry, as well as offer practical strategies for improving spectral quality in routine measurement.     

Miniature array postdetection-encoded MRI

A method for performing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements simultaneously from more than a single radiofrequency (RF) coil is presented. The method employs the detection of magnetic resonance signals in an array of detectors, where each detector is responsible for detecting a unique frequency bandwidth or a magnetic resonance signal from a unique location in a region in a primary, substantially homogeneous, static magnetic field. The detectors may be separated logically into groups, whereby all the detectors in a given group are essentially RF-decoupled from each other to substantially eliminate cross-talk by switching circuits or by being placed from each other sufficiently remotely. Sampling of detected signals from detectors in this array is done simultaneously over groups of noninteracting detectors. The detected signals from all detectors in a given group are simultaneously transmitted to a single preamplifier, thus increasing significantly the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in that preamplifier. Prior to transmitting each detected NMR signal of each detector to the preamplifier, each detected signal is separately and uniquely encoded electronically. This provides a method whereby the signal of each detector is uniquely encoded. Accumulating all these encoded signals, which were simultaneously received in a number of RF detectors into a single amplifier, results in the total signal having a high SNR ratio. This total amplified signal is later decoded into each detector's original signal by a decoding circuitry. Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques may be thereafter applied to obtain an image. Or else, conventional NMR techniques may be thereafter applied to obtain an improved SNR from a sample, using a single preamplifier with a multitude of detectors. Applying this method to a large number of miniature and closely packed RF detectors placed in an array-like configuration results in an MRI technique with a very fast acquisition time, an increased SNR and a high spatial resolution equivalent to the number of detectors per unit of length. Deblurring and decoupling algorithms allow for images from layers as deep as 6 mm to be acquired.     

Effect of inertia mass on the stochastic resonance driven by a multiplicative dichotomous noise

A stochastic system driven by dichotomous noise and periodic signal is investigated in the under-damped case.The exact expressions of output signal amplitude and signal-to-noise ratio(SNR) of the system are derived.Numerical results indicate that the inertial mass greatly affects the output signal amplitude and the SNR.Regardless of whether the noise is symmetric or asymmetric,the inertial mass can influence the phenomenon of stochastic resonance(SR) of the system,leading to two types of resonance phenomenon:one is coherence-resonance-like of the SNR with inertial mass,the other is the SR of the SNR with noise intensity.