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Area of Science:

  • Ocean Acoustics
  • Signal Processing
  • Underwater Acoustics

Background:

  • Accurate underwater source localization is crucial for various applications.
  • Traditional methods often require extensive environmental data or complex sensor arrays.
  • Vertical Line Arrays (VLAs) offer a practical approach for acoustic measurements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a robust method for estimating the depth of a broadband acoustic source.
  • To utilize multipath time-delay ratios for improved source localization accuracy.
  • To enable source depth and range discrimination with limited prior environmental knowledge.

Main Methods:

  • Employing ratios of direct-surface-reflected (D-SR) to direct-direct and D-SR to surface-reflected-surface-reflected time-delays.
  • Assuming plane-wave propagation to define a useful depth interval.
  • Modeling acoustic propagation characteristics using image theory.
  • Reviewing and improving multipath time-delay estimation methodologies.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method effectively estimates source depth intervals.
  • Variability in depth intervals allows for binary discrimination of source depth and range.
  • Numerical simulations validate the performance of the estimation method.
  • Experimental data from the South China Sea demonstrate the method's practical applicability.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method provides a reliable approach for underwater source depth estimation.
  • Multipath time-delay ratios offer a powerful tool for acoustic source localization.
  • The technique is effective even with minimal prior environmental information and short-aperture VLAs.