Maximum Likelihood Parameter Estimation for Acoustic Transducer Calibration

Abstract

This report examines maximum likelihood parameter estimation for signal models characteristic of the stepped sinusoid response of underwater acoustic transducers. The estimation problem is found to be particularly difficult when the stepped sinusoid excitation is at or near a resonance and the observation time is short compared to the model transient. A variable projection implementation of maximum likelihood estimator is used to study parameter estimation when the excitation is near resonance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA204923

Entities

People

  • J. D. George
  • P.L. Ainsleigh
  • V. K. Jain

Organizations

  • University of South Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Computational Science
  • Difference Equations
  • Estimators
  • Excitation
  • Frequency
  • Least Squares Method
  • Maximum Likelihood Estimation
  • Measurement Transportation Algorithms
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Resonance
  • Signal Processing
  • Simulations
  • Statistical Algorithms
  • Transducers
  • Underwater Sound

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Statistical inference.
  • Structural Dynamics.