Validation and verification of three-dimensional finite element target scattering models and Green's functions

Abstract

A configurable three-dimensional (3D) finite element framework is used for modeling acoustic scattering from various elastic targets on seabed and for the numerical determination of Green's functions used in far-field target scattering prediction. The 3D selection is chosen for possible inclusion of complex seafloor geometries, such as rough, rippled, cluttered, or variably layered seabeds, in which two-dimensional modeling approaches cannot capture the full acoustic interaction with the target and the seabed. Model results are verified and validated against analytic scattering theories and measured results from the 2013 Target and Reverberation Experiment (TREX) and the 2017 CLUTTEREX experiment.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
May 01, 2023
Source ID
10.1121/10.0017931

Entities

People

  • Aaron M. Gunderson

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Systems Analysis and Design