The paper discusses the development of a simulation tool to model high data-rate acoustic communication in shallow water. The simulation tool is able to generate synthetic time series of signals received at a transducer array after transmission across a shallow-water communication channel. The simulation tool is suitable for testing advanced signal processing techniques for message recovery. A channel model has been developed based on the physical aspects of the acoustic channel. Special emphasis has been given to fluctuations of the signal transmission caused by time-varying multipath effects. At shorter ranges, the temporal variations are dominated by acoustic scattering from the moving sea surface. Therefore, the channel model produces a coherence function which may be interpreted as a time-varying reflection coefficient for the surface scattered acoustical path. A static, range-independent ray model identifies the significant multipaths, and the surface path is modulated with the time-varying reflection coefficient. The advantages and limitations of the channel model are discussed and assumptions necessary to overcome the limitations are emphasised. Based on the assumptions, an algorithm has been developed and implemented to model how a binary message will be modulated when transmitted by a transducer, is distorted in the channel and finally is received by a transducer array.


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    Title :

    A simulation tool for high data-rate acoustic communication in a shallow-water, time-varying channel


    Additional title:

    Ein Hilfsmittel zur Simulation für die akustische Kommunikation mit hoher Datenübertragungsrate in einem zeitvariierenden Kanal im flachen Wasser


    Contributors:
    Bjerrum-Niese, C. (author) / Bjorno, L. (author) / Pinto, M.A. (author) / Quellec, B. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1996


    Size :

    7 Seiten, 12 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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