Array gain of an eigenvalue beamformer in a continental slope waveguide

Lei Xie, Chao Sun, Jie Zhuo, Xionghou Liu

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Abstract

The acoustic environment of the continental shelf slope waveguide is more complex than those with flat bottoms. For a long receiving array in this area, the amplitude and phase of the received signals will be distortional, leading an attenuation in the spatial correlation of the sound field and a degradation in the array gain of beamformers. This paper shows the performances of three beamformers: the conventional beamformer (CBF), the minimum variance distortionless response beamformer (MVDR-BF) and the eigenvalue beamformer (EBF) by means of the array gain in the continental shelf slope waveguide, via theoretical analyses and computer simulations. A horizontal uniform linear array (ULA) with a wide-aperture in the slope region receiving signals from a shallow water source is considered. The array gains of CBF, MVDR-BF and EBF are compared, and the results show that EBF demonstrates higher array gains compared to CBF and MVDR-BF.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOCEANS 2016 - Shanghai
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781467397247
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Jun 2016
EventOCEANS 2016 - Shanghai - Shanghai, China
Duration: 10 Apr 201613 Apr 2016

Publication series

NameOCEANS 2016 - Shanghai

Conference

ConferenceOCEANS 2016 - Shanghai
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period10/04/1613/04/16

Keywords

  • array gain
  • beamformer
  • continental shelf slope
  • spatial correlation

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