• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.207-213
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• 2019

In this paper, we evaluate the communication performance of convolutional code with block interleaving in a frequency-selective channel. Block interleaving is a technique for spreading and rearranging digital data streams. A block interleaving technique is applied to improve the performance by dispersing the concentration of burst errors in a frequency-selective channel. As a result of evaluating the performance of the convolutional code with block interleaving in the water tank experiment, There was no difference in the performance of convolutional codes using block interleaving in a frequency-selective channel. However, in the frequency-selective channel, the convolutional code with block interleaving has a gain of 2dB, and it is confirmed that the underwater acoustic communication performance is improved.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.177-184
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• 2021

This paper proposes an assessment method using probability-based index for safe and successful underwater docking of autonomous underwater vehicles(AUVs) to the docking stations(DSs). The proposed method assesses the probability of docking according to the degree to which the state of the AUV is consistent with the state criteria for docking. The assessment is performed within a specific area considering the kinematic constraints and docking plans of the AUV. The assessment process is defining probability density function, calculating probabilities for reaching the docking station according to the difference to position and heading criteria, and computing the probability-based index in real-time. We verify the validity of the proposed method through analyzing the data acquired on operation test.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.161-167
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• 2022

Ocean waves passing through the underwater bar at a shallow depth experience a shoaling effect caused by decreasing water depth, a nonlinear interaction therein owing to steepening wave slope, and a wave dispersion effect as the water depth increases again. Because this problem includes many complicated phenomena, it is used as a good example of validating a theoretical development or a CFD method for ocean wave applications. Validation is performed mainly for regular waves by comparing the wave elevation patterns in the time domain with the experimental results. In this study, the spectral evolution of wave spectrum is investigated in the frequency domain when a CFD method such as OpenFOAM is applied for this problem. In particular, the effects of initial phase conditions as well as the nonlinear interaction among harmonic waves are studied.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.119-125
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• 2022

In the study, we endeavored to investigate the effect of phenylephrine, isoprenaline and prazosin on the tissue-specific vascular contractility and to determine the mechanism involved. There were few reports addressing the question whether thin or thick filament modulation is included in phenylephrine, isoprenaline and prazosin-induced regulation. We hypothesized that isoprenaline and prazosin play a role in tissue-dependent regulation of vascular contractility. Denuded arterial muscles of Sprague-Dawley male rats were suspended in organ baths and isometric tensions were transduced and recorded using isometric transducers and an automatic data acquisition system. Interestingly, sustained continuous contraction of thoracic and abdominal aorta. Furthermore, isoprenaline and prazosin together with phenylephrine inhibited transiently and persistently vasoconstriction of thoracic and abdominal aorta suggesting that additional mechanisms (e.g. decreased receptor density, chemical interaction, postreceptor signaling or distribution of agonists) might be included in the modulation of vascular contractility.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.39-43
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• 2023

The water temperature and salinity have an important effect on the growth and survival of rearing fish. This study investigates the effect of water temperature and salinity on larvae and juveniles of Platycephalus indicus. The experimental water temperature was set to 13, 16, 19, 22, and 25℃, respectively, and the salinity was set to 7, 14, 21, 28, and 32 psu, respectively. Ten individuals were randomly collected daily and measured the total length using a stereo microscope. The growth rate was the highest at 25℃ (21.62±0.14 mm), 28 psu (15.02±0.05 mm) and the lowest at 13℃ (7.04±0.05 mm), 7 psu. The survival rate was the highest at 22℃ (69.2%), 32 psu (84.1%) and the lowest at 13℃ (15.1%), 7 psu. This study demonstrates that the water temperature and salinity affected the survival and growth of Platycephalus indicus larvae and the juvenile.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.293-300
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• 2007

Turbulent boundary layer over an underwater vehicle is formed when it moves underwater and wall pressure fluctuation within the turbulent boundary layer generates flow-induced noise by exciting the elastic hull of the underwater vehicle. One of the methods to reduce this flow noise is to attach a compliant layer on the surface of the vehicle. In order to observe the possibility of noise reduction in the water when the compliant layer treatments are applied on the surface, three types of specimens those are a bare steel plate, a steel plate coated with neoprene and a steel plate with polyurethane coating material are tested at various flow speeds in a low noise cavitation tunnel. This paper presents the results of measurements and analysis of wall pressure fluctuations which is a main source of flow noise, within the turbulent boundary layer on three specimens. Its results could be shown that about 10dB reduction of wall fluctuation pressure at high frequencies was achieved due to the dissipation of turbulent energy by the compliant coating while it makes the turbulent boundary layer thicker and changes the behavior of turbulent flow in the layer.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.48-54
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• 2007

In this paper we have implemented a 3-D PL (Position Location) system to estimate the 3-dimensional position of a moving object in underwater environments. In this research, we let four sensors fixed in different Positions and moving sensorsto communicate with each other to find the 3-dementianal positions for both the fixed and moving objects. Using this we were also able to control the moving object remotely. When finding the position, we calculated the norm of the Jacobian matrix every iteration in the Newton algorithm. Also by using a different initial value for calculating the solution when the norm became higher than the critical value and the solution from the inverse matrix became unstable, we could find a more reliable position for the moving object. The proposed algorithm was used in implementing a DSP system capable of real-time position location. To verify the performance, experiments were done in a water tank. As a result we could see that our system could located the position of an object every 2 seconds with a error range of 5cm.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.432-440
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• 2009

Recently, the necessity of underwater acoustic communication and demand for transmitting and receiving various data such as voice or high resolution image data are increasing as well. The performance of underwater acoustic communication system is influenced by underwater channel characteristic. Especially, a delay spread caused by reverberation and multi-path induces the ISI (Inter-Symbol-Interference) and reduces the communication performance. In this paper, we study the OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) technique for robust the delay spread in underwater channel. We also use the clipping method to overcome the performance degradation in high PAPR (Peak-to-Average Power Ratio). We confirm the performances of underwater communication system by the underwater channel model simulation model and experiment in small water tank. As a result, the multi-carrier modulation with clipping method presented low BER and the previous single carrier modulation had high BER.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.154-162
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• 2008

Signals in an underwater channel get distorted by multipath propagation. In this paper, pre-coding method is suggested which helps comprehending the signals with minimum equalization. The signals are transformed based on the knowledge of the impulse response of the channel. Proposed pre-coding method is tested by simulations based on the ray theory and through water tank experiments. In weak multipath environment, in case of an SNR of about 20 dB, BER is $10^{-3}{\sim}10^{-4}$, while in strong multipath environment, similar BER is achieved with SNR of about 30 dB. In order for the pre-coding method to be used for underwater vehicles, channel prediction method utilizing the waveguide invariant is suggested and tested.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.178-183
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• 2006

A hydrophone away is used to measure spatial distribution in underwater sound field and to detect incoming direction of sound waves in the ocean. It is not usually convenient to handle the hydrophone away because of its extensive scale. And it is not easy to purchase the hydrophone away because of expensive price. A hydrophone logger combined with a hydrophone and data logger was developed to consist conveniently of a hydrophone away for use to receive underwater sound waves. And a hydrophone array system with the hydrophone loggers was developed. Main configurations of the hydrophone 1o99er and the hydrophone array system are introduced in this paper. Also we present some measurement results by the hydrophone logger in a water tank and measurement examples on ambient noise in the sea by the hydrophone away system. And we discuss some advantages in use of the hydrophone array system.