The design of a broadband ocean acoustic laboratory: detailed examination of vector sensor performance

Robert Carpenter; Manuel Silvia; Benjamin A. Cray

doi:10.1117/12.673726

2 May 2006 The design of a broadband ocean acoustic laboratory: detailed examination of vector sensor performance

Robert Carpenter, Manuel Silvia, Benjamin A. Cray

Proceedings Volume 6231, Unattended Ground, Sea, and Air Sensor Technologies and Applications VIII; 62310P (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673726
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

Acoustic vector sensors measure the acoustic pressure and three orthogonal components of the acoustic particle acceleration at a single point in space. These sensors, and arrays composed of them, have a number of advantages over traditional hydrophone arrays. This includes full azimuth/elevation angle estimation, even with a single sensor. It is of interest to see how in-water vector sensor performance matches theoretical bounds. A series of experiments designed to characterize the performance of vector sensors operating in shallow water was conducted to assess sensor mounting techniques, and evaluate the sensor's ability to measure bearing and elevation angles to a source as a function of waveform characteristics and signal-to-noise ratio.

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Robert Carpenter, Manuel Silvia, and Benjamin A. Cray "The design of a broadband ocean acoustic laboratory: detailed examination of vector sensor performance", Proc. SPIE 6231, Unattended Ground, Sea, and Air Sensor Technologies and Applications VIII, 62310P (2 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673726

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