• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.66-74
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• 1994

Simulation of sonar reverberation time series is very useful because most acoustic models are power level models and have a difficulty when performance of hardware system is evaluated under the reverberant condition. Thus, in this paper, the simulation of reverberation time series is attempted, First, normalized spectrum, whose bandwidth is varying in the frequency domain and which has zero-mean Gaussian distribution, is calculated at pre-selected receiving time. Second, reverberation levels given by underwater acoustic model are combined with normalized spectrum in the frequency domain. Finally, nonstationary sonar reverberation time series are simulated by IFT(Inverse Fourier Transform).

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1996.06a
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• pp.45-50
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• 1996

천해에서 얻은 잔향음신호를 역추정 알고리즘으로 분석하여 자료수집 당시의 환경 변수인 해상풍의 세기와 해저면의 상태를 추정하는 방법에 대하여 기술하였다. 소오나 시스템과 잔향음신호 수집 당시의 환경 자료를 알고 있다면 음원에서 방사된 음파가 해수면에 처음 도달하는 시간과 수평입사각을 multipath eigenray model에 의해서 계산할 수 있고 이 정보를 이용하여 수신된 잔향음 신호를 분석하여 해수면에 의한 산란잔향음 준위와 시간을 계산할 수 있다. 해수면 후방산란강도는 수평입사각, 음원의 주파수, 해상풍의 세기 등에 의해 특징지어지며 계산된 잔향음 준위로부터 소오나 방정식을 이용하여 후방산란강도를 알아낼 수 있다. 이 후방산란강도를 입력자료로 하여 Method of Small Perturbation이론과 Chapman과 Harris가 유도한 실험식을 사용하여 입력된 값과 일치할 때까지 후방산란강도를 계산하여 이때의 환경변수를 찾아내었다. 한편 해저면 잔향음신호는 표준화된 후방산란강도값들의 PDF를 만들어 그 분포양상을 분석하였다. 본 논문에서 사용된 알고리즘의 검증을 위해서는 보다 다양한 환경하에서 실시된 많은 음향괸측자료를 필요로 한다.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.5-12
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• 1993

고주파 음원을 사용하여 측정한 천해 해역에서의 잔향음 특성 변화와 해양 환경요소와의 연관성을 고찰하고자 하였다. 여름철에 실시한 현장실험에서 획득한 잔향음신호를 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1) 수직 음속이 음의 기울기를 갖고 있어서 해저면 잔향음이 우세하다. 2) 음파발사 방위각에 따라 19dB 이상의 해저면 잔향음준위 차이를 보인다. 3) 계산된 해저면 후방산란 강도는 기존의 측정자료에 비해 약간 높게 나타난다.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.472-481
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• 2003

Low-frequency hi-static reverberation model (LHYREV-B, Low-frequency Hanyang univ. Reverberation model-Bistatic) based on the parabolic approximation for shallow water environment is presented. In this paper bistatic reverberation level is computed using the angle-independent scattering strength function and the wave-based acoustic model. The signal simulated by the LHYREV-B model is compared with the observed signals and it is shown that the LHYREV-B model provides a closer fit to the observed signals.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.25 no.8
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• pp.389-394
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• 2006

Mid-Frequency bistatic reverberation level is modeled using ray theoretic algorithms. The algorithm assumes multiple forward/backward scatter along with reciprocity in the Propagation paths. The environments modeled are assumed to be range independent in bathymetry, bottom scattering and surface scattering. Mid-Frequency bistatic scattering algorithm is used as a scattering model. A comparison of predicted reverberation versus time with measured data is presented to verify the bistatic reverberation model. The result demonstrates that it is possible to obtain reasonable reverberation Predictions in experimental site.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.82-95
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• 2019

In this study, we analyzed the beam time series of ocean reverberation which was conducted in the eastsouthern region of East Sea, Korea during the August, 2015. The reverberation data was gathered by moving research vessel towing LFM (Linear Frequency Modulation) source and triplet receiver array. After signal processing, we analyzed the variation of ocean reverberation level according to the seafloor bathymetry, source/receiver depth and sound speed profile. In addition, we used the normalized data by using cell averaging algorithm and identified the statistical characteristics of seafloor scatterer by using moment estimation method and estimated shape parameter. Also, we analyzed the coincidence of data with Rayleigh and K-distribution probability by Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. The results show that there is range dependency of reverberation according to the bathymetry and also that the time delay and the intensity level change depend on the depths of source and receiver. In addition, we observed that statistical characteristics of similar Rayleigh probability distribution in the ocean reverberation.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.12-22
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• 2017

It is important to predict accurately reverberation level, which is a limiting factor in underwater target detection. Recently, the studies have been expanded from monostatic sonar to bistatic sonar in which source and receivers are separated. To simulate the bistatic reverberation level, the computation processes for propagation, scattering strength, and scattering cross section are different from those in monostatic case and more complex computation processes are required. Although there have been many researches for bistatic reverberation, few studies have assessed the bistatic scattering cross section which is a key factor in simulate reverberation level. In this paper, a new method to estimate the bistatic scattering cross section is suggested, which uses the area of intersection between two circles. Finally, the reverberation levels simulated with the scattering cross section estimated using the method suggested in this paper are compared with those estimated using the methods previously suggested and those measured from an acoustic measurements conducted in May 2013.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.98-107
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• 2015

It is investigated that there exists the possibility of the false target signals induced by reverberation in an active sonar system due to the internal waves in shallow water. The rays down-refracted from the internal waves may generate strong bottom-reverberation signals, which can result in false target signals. Sound waves emitted from a source propagate 3-dimensionally. Therefore, the study of internal waves on the reverberation should be studied for azimuthal direction as well as 2-dimensional (r-z) plane. Internal-wave modelling was conducted, based on solitons which were predicted with the various conditions such as, the range of source-soliton, horizontal widths of soliton. Variable depth sonar (VDS) was assumed as a source, of which the depth was located in the minimum sound speed layer in a simulation environment. Finally, the simulation on the reverberation level with time was made based on ray-based reverberation model, and the results implied that several false-target signals could be displayed on the PPI(Plan Position Indicator) scope simultaneously with range from source to soliton, and the horizontal width of soliton.

• 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.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.184-191
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• 2015

In this paper, a normal mode reverberation model for a range-independent environment of shallow water is proposed to calculate the reverberation level in the low-frequency range. Normal mode is used to calculate the acoustic energy propagating from the source to the scattering area and from the scattering area to the receiver. Each mode is decomposed into up and down going waves to consider scattering strength at the scattering area. The scattering functional form combines Lambert's law with a Gaussian-like term near the specular direction based on Kirchhoff approximation considering bottom condition. For verification of the suggested model, the result is relatively compared to several solutions of the problem XI and XV in the Reverberation Modeling Workshop I sponsored by the US Office of Naval Research.