Transient Response of Volumetric Sources and Line Array Systems

Abstract

This document contains the slide presentation entitled Transient Response of Volumetric Sources and Line Array Systems, given at the 108th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, 8-12 October 1984, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. An impulse response approach to evaluate the transient response of volumetric sources and line arrays with beamformers is presented. A spatially and time-dependent impulse response function resulting from either a continuous or discrete distribution of sources with amplitude shading and arbitrary time delays is defined. The transient pressure at a field point is then obtained by convolving the time derivative of the impulse response with an excitation waveform. The characteristics of the impulse response for discrete steered and/or focused line array systems are first presented and related to the geometry of the array and beamformer. The characteristics of the impulse response for continuous line arrays or volumetric sources with spatially dependent amplitude and initial excitation times are then presented and related to the geometry of the source, speed of propagation within the array and media, and the location of the field point. Several applications and numerical results for volumetric sources and line array systems are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 29, 1984
Accession Number
ADA149295

Entities

People

  • P. D. Koenings
  • P. R. Stepaishen

Organizations

  • Naval Underwater Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Arrays
  • Convolution
  • Convolution Integrals
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Delay Lines
  • Discrete Distribution
  • Equations
  • Excitation
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Modulation
  • Leading Edges
  • Rhode Island
  • Steady State
  • Time Domain
  • Universities
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.