Overcoming snapshot-deficient measurements with knowledge-aided approaches

Abstract

The use of knowledge-aided covariance is considered for processing underwater acoustic array data in snapshot-deficient scenarios. The knowledge-aided formalism is a technique that combines array data with a known covariance to produce an invertible estimate. For underwater acoustics, simulations of ambient noise provide the a priori covariance allowing degraded signals to be processed adaptively in situations where the sample covariance matrix is rank-deficient. The method is demonstrated for matched field processing using the 21 element array event S5 from the SWellEx-96 experiment. With five snapshots, the knowledge-aided approach significantly reduces localization ambiguity compared to the adaptive white noise gain constraint processor.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
May 01, 2022
Source ID
10.1121/10.0010455

Entities

People

  • D. J. Brooker
  • Kay L Gemba
  • Laurie T. Fialkowski

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School
  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.