EXACT THEORY OF TRACKING OF MOVING UNDERWATER OBJECT BY SHORT-BASE NAVIGATION SYSTEM ATTACHED TO IMPERFECTLY STABILIZED MOVING SHIP,

Abstract

The theory of locating a deep submersible by measurement of time-delays in arrival of an acoustic pulse from the deep submersible to three hydrophones of a short-base navigational system was developed in detail. The theory incorporates all the relevant variables such as the translational and rotational positions and velocities of the tracking ship and the variation of acoustic speed with depth. No restriction was placed on the relative values of the horizontal and vertical coordinates of submersible relative to the tracking ship. A numerical example is given to demonstrate the use of the theory and to show the effects of ignoring the motion of the tracking ship and the variation of acoustic speed with oceanic depth. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0688458

Entities

People

  • Edward B. Magrab
  • Ramesh N. Vaishnav

Organizations

  • The Catholic University of America

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coordinate Systems
  • Hydrophones
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Submersibles
  • Underwater Objects
  • World Geodetic System

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Geodesy