Passive Localization Using Propagation Models

Abstract

Passive ranging using propagation models can be effected in two different ways: forward modeling and direct inversion. The forward modeling method performs an exhaustive recomputation of the field over a set of assumed source locations and seeks the best match to the measured data. The direct inversion method inverts a set of linear equations constituted by the normal mode model. An overview of these two approaches is given along with a summary of studies performed to date. This is followed by the presentation of a maximum-likelihood algorithm for the direct inversion method. A discussion of the merits and weaknesses of each method is given. Also, an appendix which discusses some general aspects of the inverse problem is included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
AD1114995

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  • Edmund J. Sullivan

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  • SACLANT ASW Research Centre

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  • Acoustic Channels
  • Acoustic Fields
  • Acoustic Scattering
  • Acoustics
  • Algorithms
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  • Copyrights
  • Covariance
  • Curvature
  • Deep Water
  • Detection
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  • Mathematics

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