Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (한국수산과학회지)

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Performance Characteristics of a Chirp Data Acquisition and Processing System for the Time-frequency Analysis of Broadband Acoustic Scattering Signals from Fish Schools

어군에 의한 광대역 음향산란신호의 시간-주파수 분석을 위한 chirp 데이터 수록 및 처리 시스템의 성능특성

  • Lee, Dae-Jae (Division of Marine Production System Management, Pukyong National University)
  • 이대재 (부경대학교 해양생산시스템관리학부)
  • Received : 2018.03.08
  • Accepted : 2018.04.09
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

A chirp-echo data acquisition and processing system was developed for use as a simplified, PC-based chirp echo-sounder with some data processing software modules. The design of the software and hardware system was implemented via a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). Digital signal processing algorithms for driving a single-channel chirp transmitter and dual-channel receivers with independent TVG (time varied gain) amplifier modules were incorporated into the FPGA for better real-time performance. The chirp-echo data acquisition and processing system consisted of a notebook PC, an FPGA board, and chirp sonar transmitter and receiver modules, which were constructed using three chirp transducers operating over a frequency range of 35-210 kHz. The functionality of this PC-based chirp echo-sounder was tested in various field experiments. The results of these experiments showed that the developed PC-based chirp echo-sounder could be used in the acquisition, processing and analysis of broadband acoustic echoes related to fish species identification.

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