Real-time localization for underwater equipment using an extremely low frequency electric field

A new real-time underwater equipment location method adopting an electric field induced by a standard current source is proposed.Our goals were real-time tracking and location of stationary or moving underwater equipment both in shallow and deep seas,under noisy conditions.The main features of this method are as follows:(1)a standard current source on the water surface,which can be towed by a vehicle,consisting of two electrodes,a signal generator,and a GPS unit;(2)measurement of the extremely low frequency(ELF)electric field emitted by the current source,made possible by electric field sensors on the underwater equipment;(3)position of the underwater equipment is estimated in real time based on a progressive update extended Kalman filter(PUEKF),which is carried out using the propagation model of an ELF electric field because the electric field at the position of the underwater equipment and the current source position are known.We verified the accuracy of our method and confirmed real-time location feasibility through numerical,physical scale,and real-time sea experiments.Through numerical experiments,we verified that our method works for underwater equipment location in real-world conditions,and the location error can be less than 0.2 m.Next,real-time location experiments for stationary underwater measuring equipment in water tank were conducted.The result shows that the location error can be less than 0.1 m.We also confirmed real-time location feasibility through the use of offshore experiment.We expect that our method will complement conventional underwater acoustic location methods for underwater equipment in acoustically noisy environments.

Similarity research of anomalous dynamic response of ship girder subjected to near field underwater explosion

The final anomalous sag distortion of the ship girder subjected to the near field underwater explosion （undex） below the middle ship is studied. The sinking exercise of Spruance class destroyer DD973 sunk by one MK48 torpedo is first presented, and a simulation model is established. The exponential attenuation phase, the reciprocal attenuation phase, the post reciprocal attenuation phase, and the negative pressure phase of the undex load are precisely applied in this model. The fluid-solid interaction, the added water mass, the gravity, and the change of buoyancy are also taken into account. The similarity theory is then used to analyze the dynamic response of the ship girder. Similarity parameters and theory prediction formulae of the dynamic response of the ship girder are presented, The physical meaning and influences of these similarity parameters are analyzed.

Underwater Noise Target Recognition Based on Sparse Adversarial Co-Training Model with Vertical Line Array

The automatic identification of underwater noncooperative targets without label records remains an arduous task considering the marine noise interference and the shortage of labeled samples.In particular,the data-driven mechanism of deep learning cannot identify false samples,aggravating the difficulty in noncooperative underwater target recognition.A semi-supervised ensemble framework based on vertical line array fusion and the sparse adversarial co-training algorithm is proposed to identify noncooperative targets effectively.The sound field cross-correlation compression(SCC)feature is developed to reduce noise and computational redundancy.Starting from an incomplete dataset,a joint adversarial autoencoder is constructed to extract the sparse features with source depth sensitivity,aiming to discover the unknown underwater targets.The adversarial prediction label is converted to initialize the joint co-forest,whose evaluation function is optimized by introducing adaptive confidence.The experiments prove the strong denoising performance,low mean square error,and high separability of SCC features.Compared with several state-of-the-art approaches,the numerical results illustrate the superiorities of the proposed method due to feature compression,secondary recognition,and decision fusion.

Underwater square-root cubature attitude estimator by use of quaternion-vector switching and geomagnetic field tensor

This paper presents a kind of attitude estimation algorithm based on quaternion-vector switching and square-root cubature Kalman filter for autonomous underwater vehicle(AUV).The filter formulation is based on geomagnetic field tensor measurement dependent on the attitude and a gyro-based model for attitude propagation. In this algorithm, switching between the quaternion and the three-component vector is done by a couple of the mathematical transformations. Quaternion is chosen as the state variable of attitude in the kinematics equation to time update, while the mean value and covariance of the quaternion are computed by the three-component vector to avoid the normalization constraint of quaternion. The square-root forms enjoy a continuous and improved numerical stability because all the resulting covariance matrices are guaranteed to stay positively semidefinite. The entire square-root cubature attitude estimation algorithm with quaternion-vector switching for the nonlinear equality constraint of quaternion is given. The numerical simulation of simultaneous swing motions in the three directions is performed to compare with the three kinds of filters and the results indicate that the proposed filter provides lower attitude estimation errors than the other two kinds of filters and a good convergence rate.

Finite element simulation of three-dimensional temperature field in underwater welding

Mathematical models of three-dimensional temperature fields in underwater welding with moving heat sources are built. Double ellipsoid Gauss model is proposed as heat sources models. Several factors which affect the temperature fields of underwater welding are analyzed. Water has little influence on thermal efftciency. Water convection coefftcient varies with the temperature difference between the water and the workpiece , and water convection makes molten pool freeze quickly. With the increase of water depth, the dimensions of heat sources model should be reduced as arc shrinks. Finite element technology is used to solve mathematical models. ANSYS software is used as finite element tool, and ANSYS Parametric Design Language is used to develop subprograms for loading the moving heat sources and the various convection coefftcients. Experiment results show that computational results by using double ellipsoid Gauss heat sources model accord well with the experimental results.

Experimental Research on the Double-peak Characteristic of Underwater Radiated Noise in the Near Field on Top of a Submarine

The double-peak characteristic of underwater radiated noise in the near field on top of the target submarine was analyzed in depth on the basis of submarine test data on the sea. The contribution of three major noise sources to the radiated noise of a submarine were compared and analyzed, and emphasis was put on the original source, production mechanism, and their correlative characteristics. On the basis of analysis on underwater tracking and pass through characteristics of the target submarine, the double-peak phenomenon was reasonably interpreted. Furthermore, the correctness of the theoretical interpretation was verified adequately in real submarine tests. The double-peak phenomenon indicates that the space distributing character on submarine radiated noise are both asymmetrical with time and space, whereas that is provided with directivity. Studying the double-peak phenomenon in depth has important reference value and meaning in engineering practice for understanding the underwater radiated noise field of submarines.

Numerical investigation of a muzzle multiphase flow field using two underwater launch methods

A two-dimensional axisymmetric model, employing a dynamic mesh and user-defined functions, is used to numerically simulate the transient multiphase flow field produced by an underwater gun. Furthermore, a visualized shooting experiment platform with a high-speed camera is built to observe the evolution process of such a multiphase flow field. The simulated phase distribution diagram is agreed well with the shadow photo of the experiment, indicating that the numerical model is reasonable. Further examinations of the multiphase flow fields by using the submerged and sealed launch methods show that use of the sealed launch can significantly improve the interior ballistic performance of an underwater gun. In the cases by using these two types of underwater launch methods, the displacement of the projectile within the range of the muzzle flow field meets the exponential law over time. Moreover, a not fully developed bottle-shaped shock wave is formed when t = 0.4 ms, but this bottle-shaped shock wave expands more rapidly for the sealed launch. In addition, the amplitude of pressure oscillation for the sealed launch is larger than that of the submerged launch, but the pressure oscillation of the sealed launch lasts shorter.

Thermal modeling of underwater friction stir welding of high strength aluminum alloy

The thermal modeling of underwater friction stir welding （FSW） was conddcted with a three-dimensional heat transfer model. The vaporizing characteristics of water were analyzed to illuminate the boundary conditions of underwater FSW. Temperature dependent properties of the material were considered for the modeling. FSW experiments were carried out to validate the calculated results, and the calculated results showed good agreement with the experimental results. The results indicate that the maximum peak temperature of underwater joint is significantly lower than that of normal joint, although the surface heat flux of shoulder during the underwater FSW is higher than that during normal FSW. For underwater joint, the high-temperature distributing area is dramatically narrowed and the welding thermal cycles in different zones are effectively controlled in contrast to the normal joint.

Stability Analysis of Hybrid-Driven Underwater Glider

Hybrid-driven underwater glider is a new type of tmmanned underwater vehicle, which combines the advantages of autonomous underwater vehicles and traditional underwater gliders. The autonomous underwater vehicles have good maneuverability and can travel with a high speed, while the traditional underwater gliders are highlighted by low power consumption, long voyage, long endurance and good stealth characteristics. The hybrid-driven underwater gliders can realize variable motion profiles by their own buoyancy-driven and propeller propulsion systems. Stability of the mechanical system determines the performance of the system. In this paper, the Petrel-II hybrid-driven underwater glider developed by Tianjin University is selected as the research object and the stability of hybrid-driven underwater glider unitedly controlled by buoyancy and propeller has been targeted and evidenced. The dimensionless equations of the hybrid-driven underwater glider are obtained when the propeller is working. Then, the steady speed and steady glide path angle under steady-state motion have also been achieved. The steady-state operating conditions can be calculated when the hybrid-driven underwater glider reaches the desired steady-state motion. And the steady- state operating conditions are relatively conservative at the lower bound of the velocity range compared with the range of the velocity derived from the method of the composite Lyapunov function. By calculating the hydrodynamic coefficients of the Petrel-II hybrid-driven underwater glider, the simulation analysis has been conducted. In addition, the results of the field trials conducted in the South China Sea and the Danjiangkou Reservoir of China have been presented to illustrate the validity of the analysis and simulations.and to show the feasibility of the method of the composite Lyapunov function which verifies the stability of the Petrel-II hybrid-driven underwater glider.

Numerical computation and analysis of unsteady viscous flow around autonomous underwater vehicle with propellers based on sliding mesh

The flexible transmission shaft and wheel propeller are combined as the kinetic source equipment, which realizes the nmlti-motion modes of the autonomous underwater vehicle （AUV） such as vectored thruster and wheeled movement. In order to study the interactional principle between the hull and the wheel propellers while the AUV navigating in water, the computational fluid dynamics （CFD） method is used to simulate numerically the unsteady viscous flow around AUV with propellers by using the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes （RANS） equations, shear-stress transport （SST） k-w model and pressure with splitting of operators （PISO） algorithm based on sliding mesh. The hydrodynamic parameters of AUV with propellers such as resistance, pressure and velocity are got, which reflect well the real ambient flow field of AUV with propellers. Then, the semi-implicit method for pressure-linked equations （SIMPLE） algorithm is used to compute the steady viscous flow field of AUV hull and propellers, respectively. The computational results agree well with the experimental data, which shows that the numerical method has good accuracy in the prediction of hydrodynamic performance. The interaction between AUV hull and wheel propellers is predicted qualitatively and quantitatively by comparing the hydrodynamic parameters such as resistance, pressure and velocity with those from integral computation and partial computation of the viscous flow around AUV with propellers, which provides an effective reference to the shady on noise and vibration of AUV hull and propellers in real environment. It also provides technical support for the design of new AUVs.

Modeling underwater transport of oil spilled from deepwater area in the South China Sea

Based on a Lagrangian integral technique and Lagrangian particle-tracking technique,a numerical model was developed to simulate the underwater transport of oil from a deepwater spill. This model comprises two submodels: a plume dynamics model and an advection-diffusion model. The former is used to simulate the stages dominated by the initial jet momentum and plume buoyancy of the spilled oil,while the latter is used to simulate the stage dominated by the ambient current and turbulence. The model validity was verified through comparisons of the model predictions with experimental data from several laboratory flume experiments and a field experiment. To demonstrate the capability of the model further,it was applied to the simulation of a hypothetical oil spill occurring at the seabed of a deepwater oil/gas field in the South China Sea. The results of the simulation would be useful for contingency planning with regard to the emergency response to an underwater oil spill.

Simulating Underwater Plasma Sound Sources to Evaluate Focusing Performance and Analyze Errors

Focused underwater plasma sound sources are being applied in more and more fields. Focusing performance is one of the most important factors determining transmission distance and peak values of the pulsed sound waves. The sound source’s components and focusing mechanism were all analyzed. A model was built in 3D Max and wave strength was measured on the simulation platform. Error analysis was fully integrated into the model so that effects on sound focusing performance of processing-errors and installation-errors could be studied. Based on what was practical, ways to limit the errors were proposed. The results of the error analysis should guide the design, machining, placement, debugging and application of underwater plasma sound sources.

潜航器垂直出水过程非定常空化流场演化分析

针对潜航器垂直出水过程空泡演化特性分析问题,采用多相混合物模型、完全空化模型和标准k-ε湍流模型,对稳态条件下的潜航器垂直出水过程非定常空化流场演化过程进行建模模拟,以试验中潜航器壁面上若干离散点的压力试验数据与计算模型进行对比,验证了所提数值方法的有效性。通过动态模态分解方法对潜航器周围壁面流场的速度场进行分解与重构,提取各阶模态频率及其变化过程。结果表明,2阶和4阶模态的频率与空泡生成、脱落的频率一致,表征了肩空泡在生长过程中壁面及尾部的大尺度旋涡与回射流的形成、脱落过程,是空化流场演变过程中的主要结流动特征。

X80管线钢水下湿法多道焊残余应力分析

采用不同焊接电流对X80管线钢板进行水下湿法焊接,同时利用175 A电流下陆地焊接试验进行对比,获得了焊接电流对水下湿法焊接接头的显微组织、硬度分布、温度场和残余应力分布的影响规律.结果表明,相同的电流条件下,水下焊接接头的显微组织类型和构成与陆上焊接接头不同,焊缝的显微组织主要为先共析铁素体、粒状贝氏体、条状贝氏体和针状铁素体,粗晶热影响区的显微组织主要为条状贝氏体和少量粒状贝氏体;水下湿法焊接接头比陆地焊接接头具有更高的硬度、冷却速度和残余应力水平.水下湿法焊接接头具有较高的残余应力水平,175~205 A范围内,随着焊接电流增加,焊缝中侧板条铁素体和针状铁素体数量有所增加,焊接接头最高硬度、等效残余应力峰值和纵向残余应力峰值略有下降.

基于小波变换和压缩感知的工频磁异常信号降噪方法

针对强噪声背景下水下目标微弱工频磁异常信号提取困难的问题,提出一种基于小波变换的压缩感知降噪方法。该方法利用噪声信号不具有稀疏性的特点,将含噪信号在小波域内分解,并在此基础上进行压缩感知的重构与降噪处理,实现微弱工频磁异常信号与噪声最大限度地分离。仿真及试验表明,该方法得到很好的降噪效果,避免了小波阈值滤波中阈值选取对降噪效果的影响,能够最大程度地保留原始信号的固有特征。

基于粒子群优化-人工势场的多AUV拦截技术研究

在复杂多变的水下环境中,针对港口等环境下的运动入侵目标的拦截问题,提出了一种新的多自主水下机器人(autonomous underwater vehicle,AUV)拦截算法——预测规划拦截法。首先,通过AUV和入侵目标的运动轨迹,依据拦截点思想快速简单地确定拦截位置,对三维环境下拦截点难以计算的问题采用粒子群优化算法选择最优拦截点,有效降低拦截距离。其次,利用人工势场法规划每个AUV在海流环境下的拦截路径。当目标物被环境中任意一个AUV拦截时,则认为拦截成功。仿真结果表明,在存在海流、障碍物的不同水下环境中,预测规划拦截法的拦截效率较传统的跟踪拦截法有较大的提升。

水声材料声学参数测试技术的进展

水声材料是水下声系统能力形成和发展的基础,其声学参数测试技术是确保水声材料构件功能实现的重要保障,然而目前水声材料构件的测试技术面临着低频拓展及高压拓展等方面带来的技术挑战。水声材料构件的声管测试技术可分为驻波管法、脉冲管法和行波管法,此3种方法在适用性方面相互补充,但存在测试构件尺寸小难以阐明结构的整体特性、构件与管壁间的缝隙造成测量失准的问题。自由场测试技术及压力罐测试技术是大面积水声材料测试的有效手段,但存在测试构件边缘衍射造成测量准确性降低的问题。对目前采用的水声材料测试技术及其研究现状进行了综述,讨论了各类测试技术存在的困难和挑战,并展望了水声材料构件测试技术未来的发展方向。

水下非接触爆炸下冲击波载荷与速度场等效关系研究

对于平板在水下非接触爆炸下的结构响应问题,学界目前常采用仿真和试验手段开展研究。但目前的仿真手段主要采用任意拉格朗日欧拉(arbitrary Lagrange-Euler, ALE)方法进行,计算效率低且在中远场计算中难以得到真实的结果,而试验手段成本较高。基于能流密度公式和TAYLOR板理论对平板水下非接触爆炸冲击波载荷与速度场等效关系展开研究,提出了冲击波载荷和等效初速度场的等效换算方法,建立了平板初速度场与水下爆炸参数的等效关系并开展试验验证。结果表明,基于能流密度的冲击波等效初速度场具有更好的计算精度和效率,这一方法可作为研究平板或者简单板架在水下爆炸冲击波作用下结构响应的一个重要的等效计算方法。

基于MEMS水听器的水下探测系统设计与实现

微电子机械系统(MEMS)水听器作为声呐的核心部件,具有灵敏度高、低频特性好的优势,在进行水下探测时,可同时得到水下声场的声压及振速信息,被广泛应用于声呐浮标、无人水下航行器(UUV)等水下平台,实现对水下目标的实时探测。以现场可编程门阵列(FPGA)为控制核心,基于MEMS水听器,选择合理的存储协议和能量检测算法,设计并实现了一套应用于声呐浮标的水下探测系统,并开展了室内测试与室外湖试实验。室内测试结果显示,MEMS水听器的矢量通道灵敏度约为-210 dB@100 Hz,可测带宽为10~2000 Hz,具有平滑的“8”字指向性;标量通道具有全向性,灵敏度为-189.5 dB@100 Hz,可测带宽为10~1250 Hz;系统功耗约1.55 W,同步采样率为10 kHz,存储容量为64 GB,可实现信号的实时检测以及对3路模拟信号和3路数字信号的存储。湖试实验结果表明,该系统在水下能够稳定工作,可以连续工作约23 h,经数据处理分析,系统采集到的水声信号正常,对目标信号的探测性能良好。

水下中远场爆炸冲击波作用下航行体表面动态响应分析

针对水下中远场爆炸作用下航行体表面动态响应复杂、预测困难的问题,基于任意欧拉-拉格朗日数值算法,考虑自由面对冲击波反射的影响,利用爆炸相似理论细化模型网格,运用有限元软件对水下爆炸模型进行求解。分析冲击波作用下航行体表面动态应力峰值出现的时间和区域,并对其动态响应随当量、爆距及水深的变化规律进行研究。利用数值拟合方法得到航行体表面动态应力方程,并通过决定系数验证其可靠性,在定当量、爆距情况下可直接求解其动态应力。研究结果表明:当量增加,动态应力在相同爆距区间内衰减速率增大;爆距增大,动态应力在相同当量区间内增长速率降低;深度每下降100 m,动态应力增长20 MPa左右。所得研究结果可为中远场水下爆炸作用下航行体安全防护和抗冲击研究提供一定参考。