An Acoustic Multifunctional Standard Calibration Method

Abstract

A method for using a deployable, small package acoustic transmitter device is taught, which serves as a standard acoustic source for on-vessel, in-mission field calibration purposes. The method involves deploying an acoustic transmitter device underwater to provide a predefined acoustic energy source for sonar array detection as well as periodic time-coded acoustic signal pulses for tracking and calibration of passive ranging.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 09, 2011
Accession Number
ADA560802

Entities

People

  • Dehua Huang

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Arrays
  • Acoustic Signals
  • Arrays
  • Calibration
  • Detection
  • Equations
  • Inventions
  • Radio Frequency
  • Range Finding
  • Signal Processing
  • Sonar Arrays
  • Sonar Signals
  • Sonar Transducers
  • Standards
  • Technology Transfer
  • Transmitters
  • Undersea Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.