• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.661-669
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• 2019

High frequency active sonar is appropriate for detecting small targets such as a diver in coast environment. In case of using high frequency active sonar in shallow coastal environment, a false alarm rate is high due to clutters caused by marine biological noise, ship noise, wake, etc. In this paper, we propose an algorithm for target detection which is robust against clutter in active sonar system in shallow coastal environment. The proposed algorithm increases the rate of reduction clutter using calculation of statistical characteristics of signal and a clustering method. The algorithm is evaluated and analysed with sea trial data, as a result, that shows the rate of reducing rate of clutter of 96 % and over.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1992.06a
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• pp.189.1-196
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• 1992

복반사음은 능동소나의 운용이나 수중음향 원격탐사를 위한 기초자료로 이용된다. 여름철(9월) 천해 해역에서 실시한 고주파 음향실험 자료를 바탕으로 몇가지 복반사음 변화 특성들을 살펴보고 그 원인을 규명하고자 하였다. 실험기간중 복반사음은 거의 해저면에 의한 복반사음으로 분석되었으며, 이로부터 해저면 후방산란강도를 계산하였다.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1992.06a
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• pp.189.2-203
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• 1992

복반사음은 능동소나의 운용이나 수중음향 원격탐사를 위한 기초자료로 이용된다. 여름철(9월) 천해 해역에서 실시한 고주파 음향실험 자료를 바탕으로 몇가지 복반사음 변화 특성들을 사펴보고 그 원인을 규명하고자 하였다. 실험기간중 복반사음은 거의 해저면에 의한 복반사음으로 분석되었으며, 이로부터 해저면 후방산란강도를 계산하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.93-103
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• 2001

A reflection signal in an active sonar using a high frequency is mainly formed of a specular reflection from the surface of an object along with several equivalent scatters inside, which are characterized by the spatial distribution of the highlight on the object. This study analyze the existing echo signal synthesis models eq, random distribution model, equivalent interval distribution model & MUTAHID(Modified Underwater TArget by HIlight Distribution) model for simulated target, and compare the characteristics of the reflected signal synthesis results for each model in various conditions. These highlight distribution models can be efficiently applied to the simulated target signals synthesis of various real systems requiring the echo signal synthesis on the underwater target.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.9-16
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• 2011

When a hydrofoil ship plies at high speed, there exist possibilities of collision with ocean mammals dwelling near the surface. An active sonar located within the immersed hydrofoil structure that provides the lift for the vessel, can be used for early warning of their presence. The proper functioning of the active sonar system depends on its ability to reject noise and pick up the target signal. In this article, we measured the noise on a hydrofoil of an operating ship with two flush-mounted hydrophones. The measurements were conducted for the purpose of (1) identifying the effect of operating state of machinery likes engine, cooler and generator (2) observing the change of noise depending on the measuring position (3) observing the change of noise with increasing ship speed. To verify our experiment, experiments were performed three times and the measured results are compared with other investigations and they show similarity to each other. The results are analyzed with frequency domain in order to apply to operating active sonar detecting system and focus on high frequency band within sonar's operating frequency region. Through these experiments and analysis, it is expected that we can identify the generated noise around hydrofoil where active sonar is installed and these results lead us to design active sonar that could distinguish target signal from noise more effectively.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.104-115
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• 2013

In a shallow water waveguide, reverberation signals and their Doppler effects form the primary limitation on sonar system performance. Therefore, in the reverberation-limited environment, it is necessary to estimate the reverberation level to be encountered under the conditions in which the sonar system is operated. In this paper, high-frequency reverberation model capable of simulating the reverberation signals received by a high-speed moving source in a range independent waveguide is suggested. In this model, eigenray information from the source to each boundary is calculated using the ray-based approach and the optimizing method for the launch angles. And the source receiving position changed by the moving source is found by a scattering path-finding algorithm, which considers the speed and direction of source and sound speed to find the path of source movement. The scattering effects from sea surface and bottom boundaries are considered by APL-UW scattering models. The model suggested in this paper is verified by a comparison to the measurements made in August 2010. Lastly, this model reflects well statistical properties of the reverberation signals.

• Proceedings of KOSOMES biannual meeting
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.158-158
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• 2017

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1992.06a
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• pp.127-130
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• 1992

한국 근해에서 능동소나 (active sonar) 사용시 사용되는 environmental parameters 가운데 하나인 volume reverberation(REv)을 산출하기 위하여 플랑크톤에 의한 후방산란 강도(backscattering strength)에 대한 연구를 하였다. 이를 위하여 수산진흥원 자료(80-89년)중 부유생물조사표에서 후방산란 강도가 다른 종에 비하여 큰 copepoda의 개체수를 평균한 후, 수심별 개체수를 계산하여 수심별, 주파수별(10, 50kHz), 계절별(2월, 8월) 후방산란 강도와 multipath eigenray model을 이용하여 REv를 산출하였다. 예로 사용한 동남해역(zone:S3), 서해중부해역(zone:W3)에서 주파수별 REv는 일반적인 형태인 포기에는 고주파가 높고, 1.5초 이후에는 저주파가 높게 나타났다. 그러나 여름이 겨울보다 플랑크톤 개체수가 많아 후방산란 강도가 크지만(2-5dB), REv는 겨울이 더 크게 나타났다. 이러한 이유는 SVP profile에 의한 pressure 계산결과, 여름에는 ray가 down-ward이고 겨울에는 duct를 형성하여 ray가 거의 direct로 진행하므로 transmission loss가 여름이 크기 때문이다. 또한 ray tracing결과 여름철에는 ray crossing이 많아 겨울에 비하여 fluctuation이 심하게 나타나는 현상을 보이고 있다. 두 지역 이외에도 한국근해의 정확한 REv을 예측하기 위해서는 플랑크톤의 정확한 측정과, 이론적인 수치와 비교할 수 있는 실측치를 얻는 것이 필요하다고 볼 수 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.459-466
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• 2018

Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) are defined as substances that are likely to create a significant impact on human health and marine ecosystem when they are released into the marine environment. Recently, as the volume of HNS transported by ships increases, the rate of leakage accidents also increases. Therefore, research should be conducted to control and monitor sunken materials from the viewpoint of technology development for hazardous material leakage accident response. In this paper, acoustic detection experiments were carried out using HNS substitute materials in order to confirm the possibility of acoustic detection of sunken HNS on the sediment. The castor oil, which has a similar acoustic impedance with chloroform, is used as a substitute. 200 kHz high frequency signals were used to discriminate the reflected signals and measure reflection loss from the interface between water and castor oil. The reflection loss measured is in good agreement with the modeling results, showing a possibility of acoustic detection for sunken HNS.