Track Parameter Extraction Using Multipath Delay and Doppler Information.

Abstract

The goal of the multipath project is to develop techniques to make use of the multipath reflections of acoustic signals travelling in the ocean to localize and track radiating sources. There have been two main areas of study under this contract. First Area concentrates on the detection and estimation of the multipath (or differential) delays in the received signals; the second is the development of localization and tracking algorithms. Previous work on the multipath project included the development of differential delay estimation algorithms as well as theoretical studies resulting in bounds on the variance of estimating multipath delay. Bounds were also placed on the accuracy of estimating various so-called track parameters -- speed, depth, and range at closest approach of the target to the sensor array. Under the present contract, software was developed to estimate multipath delay using real or simulated data as input. Also under the present contract, tracking algorithms were developed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA166044

Entities

People

  • Benjamin Friedlander
  • Jonathan Abel
  • Khosrow Lashkari

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acoustic Signals
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Algorithms
  • Computational Science
  • Computations
  • Contracts
  • Cross Correlation
  • Data Sets
  • Doppler Effect
  • Estimators
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Simulations
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

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