DETECTION OF PPM ACOUSTIC PULSE IN SHALLOW SEA CHANNELS

Pulse pesition modulated (PPM) acoustic pulses are difficult to detect exacily in shallow sea channels because of strong multipath interference, large signal fluctuation and high noise level.This paper reports results of analysis on the main characteristics of multipath interference and its adverse effects on detection of pulse position information. Feasible methods to overeome multipath interference are pointed out, and an efficient one is proposed to realize reliable and precise detection of PPM information.The results of this study are of reference value for other modes of signal detection.

多途混响环境中声扩频信号线性与相关性分析

为分析浅海多途信道中声扩频信号的相关性和线性,建立了计入频率衰减与海底损耗的浅海Pekeris波导虚源法计算模型;对浅海中的脉冲信号与扩频信号进行了仿真计算,通过混响室试验初步研究了多途混响环境中扩频信号的线性。仿真结果显示:虚源法和简正波法的频域解一致,得到了与简正波理论相同的低频模式频散现象,验证了虚源法适用于浅海理想波导、Pekeris波导中的低频问题;当发生模式频散,低频扩频信号的相关性能强于同扩频参数的高频信号。试验结果表明:低频脉冲的时域波形发生畸变、展宽时,同频率的扩频信号能准确测出反射信号的几何时延,证明了低频多途效果仍可看作每个“路径”信号的线性叠加。