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Author Spotlight: A Stable Phantom Material for Optical and Acoustic Imaging
Published on: June 16, 2023
Active acoustic illusions for stealth and subterfuge
Daniel Eggler1, Nicole Kessissoglou2
1School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia. d.eggler@unsw.edu.au.
Abstract:
Acoustic illusion devices present a novel approach for defeating detection systems such as sonar by misrepresenting information about the target. These devices are currently designed for a predetermined illusion using metamaterials. We present the first active acoustic illusion utilizing monopole control sources and error sensors arranged circumferentially around a rigid object to generate the desired illusion in the global acoustic field. We also utilize control sources and error sensors in a line array to generate an illusion in the forward-scatter region of the object. Multiple types of illusions are achieved for a given control configuration.
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