Archives of Acoustics,
31, 4(S), pp. 365-371, 2006
Passive sonar with cylindrical array
The article presents a method of using active sonar with cylindrical array for passive monitoring
of underwater sound sources. It is demonstrated that detecting a sound source and
determining its bearings may be carried out with no changes in the construction of the receiver.
Changing signal processing algorithms in the beamformer is all that is required. It is
also demonstrated that in order to increase the accuracy of determining bearing it is possible
to use high-resolution methods of spatial spectrum estimation. The methods are effective
for angles of wave incidence contained in sonar’s beam width. Inaccuracies for larger angles
result from uneven sampling of acoustic field distribution.
of underwater sound sources. It is demonstrated that detecting a sound source and
determining its bearings may be carried out with no changes in the construction of the receiver.
Changing signal processing algorithms in the beamformer is all that is required. It is
also demonstrated that in order to increase the accuracy of determining bearing it is possible
to use high-resolution methods of spatial spectrum estimation. The methods are effective
for angles of wave incidence contained in sonar’s beam width. Inaccuracies for larger angles
result from uneven sampling of acoustic field distribution.
Keywords:
passive sonar, cylindrical array, signal processing, spatial spectrum.
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