Research on Acoustic Localization Algorithm Based on Dual Four-Element Arrays

The passive acoustic locating technology is widely used in military fields. The traditional locating method with single array has low precision of distance estimation, but comparatively high precision of angle estimation. According to the characteristic, the algorithm for acoustic passive localization based on the azimuth angle and geometry position of the two arrays is derived to estimate the target distance, and the simulation for the factors that affect the localization precision also proceeds. The result of the simulation shows the precision of localization estimation with dual arrays is superior to that of single array, and the passive localization algorithm based on dual array can meet the practical demands.

Acoustic localization with multi-layer isogradient sound speed profile using TDOA and FDOA

In the underwater medium,the speed of sound varies with water depth,temperature,and salinity.The inhomogeneity of water leads to bending of sound rays,making the existing localization algorithms based on straightline propagation less precise.To realize high-precision node positioning in underwater acoustic sensor networks(UASNs),a multi-layer isogradient sound speed profile(SSP)model is developed using the linear segmentation approximation approach.Then,the sound ray tracking problem is converted into a polynomial root-searching problem.Based on the derived gradient of the signal’s Doppler shift at the sensor node,a novel underwater node localization algorithm is proposed using both the time difference of arrival(TDOA)and frequency difference of arrival(FDOA).Simulations are implemented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.Compared with the traditional straight-line propagation method,the proposed algorithm can effectively handle the sound ray bending phenomenon.Estimation accuracy with different SSP modeling errors is also investigated.Overall,accurate and reliable node localization can be achieved.

ROBUST ACOUSTIC SOURCE LOCALIZATION FOR DIGITAL HEARING AIDS IN NOISE AND REVERBERANT ENVIRONMENT

A new method in digital hearing aids to adaptively localize the speech source in noise and reverberant environment is proposed. Based on the room reverberant model and the multichannel adaptive eigenvalue decomposition （MCAED） algorithm, the proposed method can iteratively estimate impulse response coefficients between the speech source and microphones by the adaptive subgradient projection method. Then, it acquires the time delays of microphone pairs, and calculates the source position by the geometric method. Compared with the traditional normal least mean square （NLMS） algorithm, the adaptive subgradient projection method achieves faster and more accurate convergence in a low signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） environment. Simulations for glasses digital hearing aids with four-component square array demonstrate the robust performance of the proposed method.

ALGORITHM FOR ACOUSTIC PASSIVE LOCALIZATION WITH DUAL ARRAYS

Aiming at the problem of 3D target localization by time delay estimation, this paper proposes a new acoustic passive localization method, which can provide high precision localization estimation. The first step of the two-stage algorithm is to measure the azimuth angle and pitch angle at each single array, which can obtain high precision angle estimation but low precision range estimation. And in the second step, the location of acoustic source is calculated from the angles measured above and geometry position of the two arrays. Then the accuracy of localization estimation is discussed in theory, and the influence factors and localization error are analyzed by simulation. The simulation results validate the performance of the proposed algorithm, and show the precision of localization estimation with dual arrays is superior to single array.

An Improved Underwater Acoustic Network Localization Algorithm

Underwater sensor network can achieve the unmanned environmental monitoring and military monitoring missions.Underwater acoustic sensor node cannot rely on the GPS to position itself,and the traditional indirect positioning methods used in Ad Hoc networks are not fully applicable to the localization of underwater acoustic sensor networks.In this paper,we introduce an improved underwater acoustic network localization algorithm.The algorithm processes the raw data before localization calculation to enhance the tolerance of random noise.We reduce the redundancy of the calculation results by using a more accurate basic algorithm and an adjusted calculation strategy.The improved algorithm is more suitable for the underwater acoustic sensor network positioning.

A Survey of Ranging Algorithms and Localization Schemes in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Network

Underwater Acoustic Sensor Network(UASN) has attracted significant attention because of its great influence on ocean exploration and monitoring. On account of the unique characteristics of underwater environment, localization, as one of the fundamental tasks in UASNs, is a more challenging work than in terrestrial sensor networks. A survey of the ranging algorithms and the network architectures varied with different applications in UASNs is provided in this paper. Algorithms used to estimate the coordinates of the UASNs nodes are classified into two categories: rangebased and range-free. In addition, we analyze the architectures of UASNs based on different applications, and compare their performances from the aspects of communication cost, accuracy, coverage and so on. Open research issues which would affect the accuracy of localization are also discussed, including MAC protocols, sound speed and time synchronization.

Localization in an Acoustic Cavitation Cloud

Using a nonlinear sound wave equation for a bubbly liquid in conjunction with an equation for bubble pulsation, we theoretically predict and experimentally demonstrate the appearance of a gap in the frequency spectrum of a sound wave propagating in a cavitation cloud comprising bubbles. For bubbles with an ambient radius of 100μm, the calculations reveal that this gap corresponds to the phenomenon of sound wave localization. For bubbles with an ambient radius of 120 μm, this spectral gap is related to a forbidden band of the sound wave. In the experiment, we observe the predicted gap in the frequency spectrum in soda water. However, in tap water, no spectral gap is present because the bubbles are much smaller than 100μm.

Simulation on the Models of Small Scale Passive Acoustic Sensor Arrays Based on Time-Delay Estimation Method

The passive acoustic localization with planar sensor array is introduced. Based on a method to eliminate the influence of effective sound velocity in passive detection, a new five-sensors solid array and its localization model are put forward. The factors that influence the precision of the localization are analyzed. Considering the errors from the factors synchronously, the simulation compares the solid array with the planar array. It can be proved that the five-sensor solid array is better than the four-sensor planar array in the estimation of bearing elements.

Acoustic multipolar local effects of metamaterial with annular columnar structures

Research of the acoustic local effect of metamaterial is widely used in the fields of environmental science,military industry and biomedicine.In this paper,the metamaterial is designed by annular columnar structures.The acoustic local effect in slender columnar structure with two layers of rings in air is investigated.Results prove that when the plane acoustic wave is incident into the model,complex interference and diffraction occur.And at different frequencies,multipolar acoustic local effect existes and cycle distribution phenomenon is observed.It is noteworthy that this phenomenon has very weak relatedness with the materials and acoustic parameters of the model.The research of this metamaterial design in this paper has definite reference significance in the acoustic communication and amplification of the acoustic signal detection.

Acoustic Emission Localization Based on FBG Sensing Network and SVR Algorithm

In practical application, carbon fiber reinforced plastics （CFRP） structures are easy to appear all sorts of invisible damages. So the damages should be timely located and detected for the safety of CFPR structures. In this paper, an acoustic emission （AE） localization system based on fiber Bragg grating （FBG） sensing network and support vector regression （SVR） is proposed for damage localization. AE signals, which are caused by damage, are acquired by high speed FBG interrogation. According to the Shannon wavelet transform, time differences between AE signals are extracted for localization algorithm based on SVR. According to the SVR model, the coordinate of AE source can be accurately predicted without wave velocity. The FBG system and localization algorithm are verified on a 500mm×SOOmm×2mm CFRP plate. The experimental results show that the average error of localization system is 2.8 mm and the training time is 0.07 s.

Theory of passive localization for underwater sources based on acoustic ray modeling

The theory of passive localization for underwater sources based on acoustic ray channel modeling is discussed. The principles of channel modeling in Ray-theory, determination of eigenrays which connect source and receiver, analysis of DOA arriving structure and time delay spectrum arriving structure, their relationship to source location are given in the paper. Source location is estimated by matching measured DOA and TDS to their calculated counterparts. The method of Ray-theory based passive localization features its simplicity, less calculation, short array aperture and robust performance to environment parameters, as compared with those methods based on Normal Mode theory.

Research on Damage Localization of Plate-like Structure Using Mode Acoustic Emission and Matching Pursuit

Based on mode acoustic emission theory,the paper analyses the acoustic emission analog signal of thin steel plate using matching pursuit,then obtains the characteristics interpretation of the different frequency signal energy concentration degree; Combined with four-point arc positioning method,the papers researches the damage localization of the plate-like structure. Simulation experiment shows that this method can accurately detect and locate the damage. This can provide data support for further imaging research based on time reverse theory.

Research on acoustic emission characteristics of local corrosion on Q235 steel

To solve the problem of corrosion acoustic emission （AE） source feature extraction and recognition, the AE detection validation and the amplitude-frequency characteristics were derived in theory. The amplitude of AE signal generated by bubble burst is proportional to its radius square and the liquid level, while the AE signal frequency is inversely proportional to the bubble radius. The AE signal amplitude of the steel and the steel corrosion product cracking is proportional to the local stress, and the AE signal frequency is proportional to the crack propagation velocity and inversely proportional to the crack propagation distance. Three Q235 specimens were separately immersed in the solution of 10% FeC13.6H20, 5% CuSOa.5H20 and 10% FeC13.6H20 with 0.01 mol/L HCL. The AE systems with high frequency and low frequency were used to detect the whole corrosion process AE signals. The AE signals of Q235 steel and the steel corrosion products cracking were detected as the verification experiment. The AE signals from different sources could be distinguished by AE hits count and the power spectrum. It is coincident with theoretical analysis. These conclusions have significant guidance for the corrosion detection and evaluation by on-line acoustic emission detecting.

Local characteristics and acoustical energy of radiation on vibrating surface: Ⅰ. Theory

From a point of view of the auto-spectrum, the local characteristics and the acous-tical energy of radiating on a vibrating surface are theoretically studied in this paper. The point radiation impedance at any point on a vibrating surface is defined a-s the ratio of the sound pressure to the vibrating velocity, which establishes the relation between the vibration of the surface and the sound field. Applying the Cauchy iategral theorem, the chromatic disper-sion relation between the real and imaginary components of the point radiation impedance is given, and some characteristics are discussed. The discussion about two typical sound sotirces,pulsating and oscillating spheres, supports the arguments of this paper.

Local characteristics and acoustical energy of radiation on vibrating surface: Ⅱ. application

Applying the theory put forward in Ref. [3], the radiation mechanism of sound energy on a vibrating steel plate was studied. Between the point radiation resistance efficiency and the point radiation reactance efficiency exists the chromatic dispersion relation that is one to one. The chromatic dispersion relation fits not only smooth curves, but also the dispersed curves with sharp-pointed peaks. While the vibrating surface radiates the sound energy into field, it absorbs some energy from the field.