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Autonomus hydroacoustics sound velocity profiler.
PublicationPraca zawiera opis bezpośredniej zasady pomiarowej i struktury wersji autonomicznego miernika pomiarów rozkładów prędkości dźwięku w akwenach przeznaczonych do stosowania na okrętach nawodnych, podwodnych i opuszczanych antenach sonarowych śmigłowców i okrętów nawodnych.
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Application of OFDM technique to underwater acoustic data transmission
PublicationPerformances of underwater acoustic communication (UAC) digital systems are strongly related to specific transmission properties of the underwater channel. Depending on the characteristics of the channel, an architecture and modulation techniques are usually implemented that are known as reliable solutions for data transmission in difficult radio channels. The OFDM technique seems to be the most promising nowadays. The parameters...
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Submerged objects modeling and storing in a global reference context using multiresolution spline technique,
PublicationContemporary records from multibeam sonars or even elevations from 3D shuttle radar topography missions feature high resolution. On the other hand, bathymetric models of a different resolution from different sensors are available as well, beginning from very high resolution MBS records and low resolution records coming from regular scattered measurements. Approximating and eventually visualizing the high volume scattered 3D raster...
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Composition of data visualizations by sub-bottom profiler and multibeam echosounder in Matlab
PublicationThis paper contains description of procedure, which was elaborated in a numerical computing environment Matlab. The result of these procedures is a graphical composition of images obtained from two different hydroacoustic devices. It enables to compare different types of visualizations for the same geographical position and simultaneous work with graphical representation of all data types.
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Processing of Marine Satellite Data in WEB-BASED GIS
PublicationGIS systems are important modern word. They allow to quickly analyse and corelate various data bound to their geographical context. The paper describes Web-base GIS with ability to integrate and analyse data from many sources such as: satellite imagery, threat simulation models, marine vessels Automatic Identification System, raster and vector topographic charts. Some details of system architecture and implementation are presented...
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Implementation of Contemporary Technologies in Naval Sonars Modernization
PublicationToday’s fast technological advancement in electronics and signal processing methods makes electronic systems, including sonars, obsolete very quickly. The Polish Navy seems to be particularly affected as its ships were built in the 1970s and 1980s. Researchers at the Gdansk University of Technology have developed a methodology for modernising Navy sonars which involves the use of new electronic sub-systems and modern, bespoke methods...
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Implementation of the digital receiver in multibeam long-range sonar
PublicationThe article presents the implementation of a digital receiver in multibeam long - range sonar. Developed by the authors of the article, the implementation was part of sonar modernisation on large Polish Navy ships. The article explains the structure of the receiver, its design details and requirements affecting the architecture. The technical solutions regarding the equipment and signal processing algorithms for determining receiving...
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Modelling of acoustic backscattering by southern Baltic herring
PublicationAssessment of Baltic herring abundance can be carried out using acoustic techniques. Analysis of the relationship between the Baltic herring individual target strength, TS, and the total fish length, L, important for the acoustic assessment, showed the relationship to be dependent on the location of the study area. This finding motivated a detailed analysis of the relationship for the herring occurring in the southern Baltic...
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Study of swimbladder morphometry of Baltic herring and sprat (development of measurement methodology)
PublicationEffective management of Baltic clupeids, which are valuable commercially and ecologically,requires the biomass control. The acoustical techniques are recognized as effective in fishstock assessment. The study of Baltic herring and sprat individual backscatteringcharacteristics is required for the accurate biomass estimation using acoustical techniques.The previous measurements demonstrated significant...
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On the acoustic backscattering by Baltic herring and sprat
PublicationAccurate abundance estimate of Baltic clupeids, herring and sprat, is required for theirsustainable exploitation. The understanding the sound backscattering of individual fish isimportant for employing the acoustical techniques, which are widely used in the estimation.The previous studies demonstrated that the improvement of the understanding is critical forthe Baltic herring and sprat. It was the main...
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Backscattering properties of southern Baltic herring
PublicationReliable TS(L) relationship is required to improve acoustic algorithms of abundanceestimation of Baltic herring. The relationships, empirically obtained in different parts of theBaltic Sea, produce up to 8 dB – difference in the herring TS. In order to develop an accurateTS(L) relationship, it is important to analyze factors controlling the TS variability. Thepossible impact of the regional difference...
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Doppler effect in the CW FM sonar
PublicationWhen sonars are used for military purposes they have to ensure unobtrusive operation, a feature that can be potentially secured by 'silent sonar' or continuous wave frequency modulation sonars (CW FM sonars). The article presents how these sonars operate and identifies the relations between their parameters. The Doppler effect and its impact on the CW FM sonar are studied to identify how it affects the sonar's parameters. The results...
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Efficiency of acoustic heating in the Maxwell fluid
PublicationThe nonlinear effects of sound in a fluid describing by the Maxwell model of the viscous stress tensor is the subject of investigation. Among other, viscoelastic biological media belong to this non-newtonian type of fluids. Generation of heating of the medium caused by nonlinear transfer of acoustic energy, is discussed in details. The governing equation of acoustic heating is derived by means of the special linear combination...
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Transmission parameters of underwater communication channels
PublicationThe underwater environment is tough and demanding as a communication channel for ultrasonic signals. The channel transmission characteristics in marine and inland waters depend much on local bathymetry and changing weather conditions. The architecture and performance of a reliable underwater acoustic communication (UAC) system should allow real-time adaptation of its transmission parameters to a large variety of possible channel...
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Numerical modeling of the nonlinear wave propagation in a bubble layer
PublicationRozważano zagadnienie propagacji fali wewnątrz warstwy z pęcherzykami. Omówiono model matematyczny, przedstawiono przykładowe wyniki badań teoretycznych. Analizowano zmiany ciśnienia wewnątrz warstwy, falę odbitą i bieżącą w ośrodku otaczającym, badano gęstość widmową mocy. Badania teoretyczne przeprowadzono dla różnych grubości warstwy, koncentracji pęcherzyków i wartości parametrów fali padającej.
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Action-reaction based synthesis of acoustic wavefield equations
PublicationThe analysis of acoustic fields is usually based on the well-known mathematics of second order partial differential equations called wave equations. The author explores the duality and symmetry of linear fluid mechanics and develops two distinct equations of acoustics on the basis of a causal approach to local small-scale phenomena. Wavefields that are solutions of these equations have different composition, the spherical pressure...
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The use of numerical methods for the analysis of phase phenomena in multi element antennas.
PublicationW artykule zostały zaprezentowane wyniki analizy wpływu wzajemnej i własnej impedancji promieniowania na fazę sygnału odbieranego przez antenę wieloelementową. Obliczenia dokonano dla elektrycznego modelu zastępczego Mason`a przetwornika ultradźwiękowego.
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VRML visualization of pelagic fish movement in the echosounder beam.
PublicationPrzedstawiono konstrukcję dynamicznych trójwymiarowych echogramów dla danych pochodzących z przeszukiwań akustycznych zrealizowanych przy pomocy echosondy z rozszczepioną wiązką. Wizualizację zrealizowano wykorzystując język opisu wirtualnej rzeczywistości VRML.
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On a threshold induced bias in fish target strength estimation.
PublicationPrzedstawiono statystyczny opis zjawiska wpływu progu rejestracji ech od ryb na estymatę siły celu ryb. Pokazano sposób korekcji wykorzystujący zależności pomiędzy funkcjami rozkładu prawdopodobieństwa poziomu echa i charakterystyki wiązki. Przedstawiono wyniki symulacji.
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Adaptation of telecommunication modem techniques for underwater communication systems.
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Special forms of echo visual representation in an ahead looking sonar.
PublicationThe paper discusses ways to organise visual representation in a multi-beam ahead looking sonars whose function is to detect objects on the bottom and in pelagic zones. Forms of visual representation are shown and illustrated on the basic screen (panoramic representation and setting, alarms) and on the auxiliary screen (type A, B and special). Special forms of visual representation are mainly used in detecting objects in difficult...
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Detection of broadband signals in the field of aperture and array systems.
PublicationAnteny i szyki anten w dolnopasmowych systemach hydroakustycznych wnoszą istotne zniekształcenia liniowe wpływające na możliwości detekcji sygnałów szerokopasmowych. W artykule analizowany jest charakter takich zniekształceń metodą przestrzenno - czasowych odpowiedzi impulsowych. Sygnał odbierany w różnych kierunkach przestrzeni poddano filtracji na dwa sposoby z filtrem dopasowanym do sygnału nadawanego i filtrem dopasowanym...
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Thermal lenses caused by any acoustic source.
PublicationNieliniowe straty energii fali akustycznej doprowadzają do powstania obszarów ogrzanych, to znaczy obszarów o innej prędkości fali akustycznej niż pozostała przestrzeń. Soczewki termiczne wywoływane przez propagację fal akustycznych okresowych i nieokresowych są rozpatrywane. Przedstawiono ilustrację obliczeń numerycznych.
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Kalman filtering for 3d real time data visualisation of multibeam sonar records.
PublicationPrzedstawiono zastosowanie filtracji Kalmana do korekcji błędów systematycznych występujących w danych pochodzących z systemu wielozwiązkowego. Zaproponowano dwuetapową filtrację danych dla każdego wachlarza danych, która realizowana jest w czasie rzeczywistym. Zaprezentowano rezultaty wizualizacji dna morskiego przed i po filtracji.
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Sensivity of echo envelope fractal dimension to bottom type and bottom depth.
PublicationPrzedstawiono wynik badania zależności pomiędzy wymiarem fraktalnym obwiedni echa akustycznego od dna a rodzajem dna na wpływ głębokości dna na tę zależność. Wykorzystano sygnały ech otrzymane w wyniku numerycznych symulacji rozpraszania na granicy woda dno dla różnych głębokości dna.
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Principles of computing and displaying the results of detection by underwater systems as part of sound velocity measurements.
PublicationPraca zawiera szczegółowy opis metodyki prowadzenia obliczeń i ekspozycji wyników przewidywanych warunków detekcji systemów hydroakustycznych w zestawie pomiarowym rozkładów prędkości dźwięku. Podstawa obliczeń są zamierzone rozkłady wartości prędkości propagacji dźwięku w funkcji głębokości akwenu a metodyka polega na kojarzeniu wyliczonego metodą gęstości promieni rozkładu natężenia fali akustycznej w pionowym przekroju akwenu...
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Liquid water. Analytical equation of state and acoustic parameters evaluation.
PublicationRównanie stanu dla ciekłej wody zaproponowane przez Jefferya - Austina zastosowano do obliczeń prędkości dźwięku oraz parametru nieliniowości B/A. Parametry akustyczne są porównywane z danymi doświadczalnymi.
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Modelling of the finite amplitude waves interaction problem inside truncated cone.
PublicationModel matematyczny zjawiska oddziaływania fal o dużej amplitudzie dla przetwornika kołowego zbudowanego w oparciu o równanie KZK. Rozwiązania zagadnienia poszukiwano wewnątrz stożka ściętego. Do rozwiązania zagadnienia zastosowano metodę różnic skończonych. Podano przykładowe wyniki badań numerycznych.
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General analysis of braodband signal spatial filtration.
PublicationPrzedstawiono ogólną metodę wyznaczania charakterystyk kierunkowych filtrów przestrzennych dla hydroakustycznych sygnałów przestrzennych. Omówiono wpływ szerokości widma odbieranych sygnałów na szerokość wiązki i poziom listków bocznych. Pokazano skutki oszczędnych metod filtracji przestrzennej stosowanych przy odbiorze sygnałów wąskopasmowych, gdy odbierane są sygnały szerokopasmowe.
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Reconstruction Methods for 3D Underwater Objects Using Point Cloud Data
PublicationExisting methods for visualizing underwater objects in three dimensions are usually based on displaying the imaged objects either as unorganised point sets or in the form of edges connecting the points in a trivial way. To allow the researcher to recognise more details and characteristic features of an investigated object, the visualization quality may be improved by transforming the unordered point clouds into higher order structures....
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APPLICATION OF SATELLITE IMAGERY AND GIS TOOLS FOR LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION AND VERIFICATION
PublicationLand surface temperature (LST) plays an important role in many land-surface processes on regional as well on global scales. It is also a good indicator of energy flux phenomena and is used as a parameter in various Earth observation related studies. However, LST estimation based on processing and utilisation of satellite derived data constitutes several problems in terms of time limitations, accessibility, atmospheric influence...
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Automatic Analysis of Trajectories of Moving Objects
PublicationOngoing monitoring is essential to providing security and safety of maritime and air operations. This paper presents the research in the area of automatic analysis of movement of unrestricted vehicles like ships and air-planes. The analysis is aimed at extraction of trajectory information, and the results can be used to identify anomalous behaviour in archived and real-time data. In this paper we focus on data acquired using the...
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Tracking of the broadband source of the underwater noise in the very shallow water conditions
PublicationThe paper contains the result s, both theoretical and experimental , connected with the tracking of the underwater noise source as small ships, pontoon , diver and so on. The pro blem of security in the shallow water area is the challenge for underwater acousticians. In this paper there is take n into account the detection of the sources that move on the surface of the sea or underwater in shallow...
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INVESTIGATION INTO INTERFEROMETRIC SONAR SYSTEM ACCURACY
PublicationThe results of the accuracy measurements of phase differencing bathymetric sonar (PDBS) system in shallow waters are presented in the article. The measurement results were compared with the theoretical calculations for sonar system accuracy and international standards for hydrographic surveys. The proposed formulas enable to assess a priori sonar system performance using system quality factor (SQF), which takes into account influence...
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Coastal zone monitoring using Sentinel-1 SAR polarymetry data
PublicationIn recent years the role of the surveillance and security of Polish boundaries has significantly increased. Polish coastal zone monitoring requires various approaches using various technological means in order to ensure the protection of Polish boundaries. In this paper, the authors discuss and present alternatives to underwater surveillance methods of coastal area analysis and monitoring using data retrieved from the newly developed...
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Receiver of Doppler multistatic system for moving target detection and tracking
PublicationThe article presents a method for solving major structural problems that occur in the receiver used in the multistatic Doppler system, aimed at determination of the trajectory and velocity of a moving target. In the system two transmitters emit acoustic continuous sinusoidal waves at different frequencies. The signals, scattered from a moving target are received by four hydrophones. Beside of the echoes, much larger signals coming...
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Usage of the Gstreamer framework for generation, analysis, processing and visualization of sonar signal
PublicationIn this paper a novel method of the bearing estimation in a passive sonar system with a towed array is introduced. The classical approach of the bearing estimation based on the spatial spectrum is extended by using the synchrosqeezing method that is a part of the reassignment method introduced by Kodera et al. The usage of this method leads to the precise bearing estimation. The proposed method requires a relatively small amount...
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ADAPTIVE IDENTIFICATION OF TIME-VARYING IMPULSE RESPONSE OF UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
PublicationThe transmission properties of underwater acoustic communication channel can change dynamically due to the movement of acoustic system transmitter and receiver or underwater objects reflecting transmitted signal. The time-varying impulse response measurement and estimation are necessary to match the physical layer of data transmission to instantaneous channel propagation conditions. Using the correlative measurement method, impulse...
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THE SYNCHROSQUEEZING METHOD IN BEARING ESTIMATION OF STATIONARY SIGNALS FOR PASSIVE SONAR WITH TOWED ARRAY
PublicationIn this paper, a novel method of bearing estimation in a passive sonar system with a towed array is introduced. The classical approach of bearing estimation based on the spatial spectrum [1] is extended by using the synchrosqeezing method that is a part of the reassignment method introduced by Kodera et al. [2]. Using this method leads to a precise bearing estimation. The proposed method requires a relatively small amount of computation,...
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Silent Sonar with matched filtration
PublicationRadars with continuous wave frequency (CW FM sonars) are used in radiolocation as 'silent sonars'. They determine the distance to target by measuring the difference between the frequency of the sounding signal and echo signal. The article presents the principle of operation and parameters of silent CW FM sonars. Target distance determined by these sonars is based on the signal at the output of the matched filter. The Doppler effect...
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Description of the hydrodynamic pressure field function around the ship hull
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono metodę aproksymacji pola hydrodynamicznego okrętu, wykorzystując pole obliczone metodą elementów skończonych. Punkty kontrolne umieszczono w środku paneli rozmieszczonych na kadłubie statku, na powierzchni dna morskiego oraz na powierzchni swobodnej; w p-ktach tych znajdują się osobliwości w postaci źródeł, upustów i/lub dipoli. Przedstawione wyniki obliczeń zostały uzyskane przy użyciu tych pierwszych...
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Seafloor characterisation using multibeam data: sonar image properties, seabed surface properties and echo properties
PublicationIn the paper, the approach to seafloor characterisation is presented. The multibeam sonars, besides their well verified and widely used applications like high resolution bathymetry and underwater object detection and imaging, are also the promising tool in seafloor characterization and classification, having several advantages over conventional single beam echosounders. The proposed approach relies on the combined, concurrent use...
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Acoustic Processor of the Mine Countermeasure Sonar
PublicationThis paper presents the concept of an acoustic processor of the mine countermeasure sonar. Developed at the Department of Marine Electronics Systems, Gdansk University of Technology, the acoustic processor is an element of the MG-89, an underwater acoustic station. The focus of the article is on the modules of the processor. They are responsible for sampling analogue signals and implementing the algorithms controlling the measurement...
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Multifrequency Wideband Sonar Array
PublicationThis paper describes of new approach to Multifrequency Wideband Arrays (MWA),applied piezocomposite technologies of the array elements. MWA operating in transmitting(Tx) and receiving (Rx) mode on two or three bands, requires state-of-the-art technology andefficient array designing than conventional array in which separate arrays for every band oreven separate Tx and Rx transducers/arrays are used. The new piezocomposite elements...
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''Voice Maps'' - system supporting navigation of the blind
PublicationReferat wygłoszony na Konferencji SHA 2012,Gołuń, 22-25.V.2012.
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Measurements of transmission properties of Acoustic Communication Channels
PublicationTough transmission properties of shallow water acoustic channels (SWAC) highly limit the use of underwater acoustic communication (UAC) systems. An adaptive matching of modulation and signaling schemes to instantaneous channel conditions is needed for reliabledata communications. This creates, however, unique challenges for designers when compared to radio transmission systems. When communication system elements are in move, the...
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Application of Maximum Lenght Sequence in Silent Sonar
PublicationSilent sonars are designed to reduce the distance over which their sounding pulses can be detected by intercept sonars. In order to meet this objective, we can use periodical sounding signals that have low power, a very long duration and wide spectrum. If used in the silent sonar's receiver, matched filtration ensures very good detection of motionless or slow moving targets. However, it is more difficult to detect echo signals...
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Signature of Hydrodynamic Pressure Field
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki obliczeń pola hydrodynamicznego ciśnienia wokół statku jako funkcję przestrzenną, obliczoną metodą brzegowego rozkładu osobliwości. Obliczone pole ciśnienia hydrodynamicznego jest porównywane z pomierzonym polem ciśnienia wokół okrętu na akwenie specjalnym, opis kształtu kadłuba jest przybliżony. Przedstawione wyniki obliczeń uzyskano stosując pojedynczą warstwę o ciągłym rozkładzie źródłowości....
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Numerical analysis of the finite amplitude plane wave propagation problem
PublicationRozważano zagadnienie propagacji fali płaskiej o skończonej amplitudzie w środowisku wodnym. Przedstawiono model matematyczny i przykładowe wyniki obliczeń numerycznych. Model matematyczny zbudowano w oparciu o równanie akustyki nieliniowej. Do rozwiązania zagadnienia zastosowano metodę różnic skończonych. Badano wpływ wartości parametrów numerycznych na dokładność obliczeń oraz analizowano wpływ wartości parametrów fizycznych...