Correction of located points in a hyperbolical locating system with a short-baseline plane array

Here is reported an iteration method, which corrects the coordinates of an underwater moving target obtained by a hyperbolic locating system with a short-baseline plane array when the sound velocity varies with depth. A series of differential difference equations are used for determining the iterative values. The calculated results show that under the same conditions, the location error is about several meters or tens of meters without correction and less than 0.5 m with correction. The method can be applied to various types of arrays.