Browsing by Subject "Low Frequency Active Sonar (LFAS)"
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About the effective Doppler sensitivity of certain nonlinear chirp signals (NLFM)
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Acoustic characterization of a shallow water site
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)Results are presented from an exercise aimed at providing a low frequency active sonar environmental characterization of a specific shallow water site in the Gulf of Mexico. Downward refracting acoustic transmission and ... -
Array performance and variability at short range near Vestfjorden
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)An experiment was conducted in October 1989 in shallow water near Vestfjorden in support of low frequency active sonar system research at SACLANTCEN. This report addresses some acoustic measurement results from that test ... -
Benchmark evaluation of multistatic trackers
(NURC, 2006/08)This paper provides an overview of the Special Session on Multistatic Sonar and Radar Tracking at FUSION 2006. This includes background on the Multistatic Tracking Working Group, a brief description of the datasets and ... -
Channel sensitive processor: sensitivity and optimization study
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/10)The detection performance of the Channel-Sensitive Processor (CSP) has been tested in dense multipath conditions. It was demonstrated that, for a known propagation channel, the CSP outperforms the conventional matched ... -
Considerations related to warfare system design and operation of tactical platforms in a low- frequency active sonar environment
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)Low-Frequency Active Sonar System (LFASS) can provide significant improvements in the detection, localization and classification of very quiet submarine contacts. Achievement of the predicted performance improvements will ... -
Correlation of backscatter with bottom topography
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)Practical data from low frequency sonar operations in shallow water has been analysed to demonstrate that a high degree of correlation exists between the received signal due to bottom hackscattering and the hottom gradient ... -
Detection of buried mines using Rayleigh-scattered second-derivative Gaussian pulses
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1995/10)Large ground mines which are intentionally or unintentionally buried in the sediment have proven to -
Effect of different bandwidths for the detection of extended targets in reverberation
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)In this paper, firstly the theoretical background of bandwidth effects on detection in noise and reverberation is presented in some detail, and secondly the relevant results of sea. trials with a low frequency active sonar ... -
Environmental impact on mobile sonar shallow water operations
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)Shallow Water operations provide unique challenges for mobile sonars. In many cases propagation conditions can be optimized - our studies have shown that sound channeling can occur in approximately 75% of the strategic ... -
Low frequency active sonar (LFA) bottom loss requirements
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)A bottom interaction simulator was developed to investigate LFA bottom bounce losses, i.e., the mismatch losses, which occur in matched filter processing of bottom and target reflected signals due to the time spreading ... -
Low frequency active sonar noise rejection in a multistatic sonar system
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)The use of low frequency active sonar for ASW has repercussions on automated detection performance. Input data contain not only target returns, but also noise formed by returns from the environment The detector may report ... -
Low frequency active sonar: a NATO Conference held by SACLANTCEN on 24-28 May 1993 - collection of unclassified papers - volume 1 of 2
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)A conference on Low Frequency Active Sonar was held at SACLANTCEN from 24th to 28th May 1993. The conference was attended by over 100 delegates from NATO countries, and the topics presented ranged from environmental aspects, ... -
Low frequency active sonar: a NATO Conference held by SACLANTCEN on 24-28 May 1993 - collection of unclassified papers - volume 2 of 2
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)A conference on Low Frequency Active Sonar was held at SACLANTCEN from 24th to 28th May 1993. The conference was attended by over 100 delegates from NATO countries, and the topics presented ranged from environmental aspects, ... -
Low frequency resonance backscatter from near-surface bubble clouds
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)When active sonar systems are used to insonate the sea surface, anomalous scattering is observed in the form of enhanced backscatter, and more importantly, in the form of discrete, bright echoes. The most plausible explanation ... -
On the integration of through-the-sensor geoacoustic inversion techniques for environmental adaptation schemes in low frequency active sonars
(NURC, 2007/12)The environmental conditions in shallow water areas are known to strongly affect the performances of low frequency active sonars (LFAS). In particular, interactions of the acoustical field with the seabed interface have ... -
On the physics and design of electrical discharge sources for active undersea surveillance
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)Underwater electrical arcs have long been used as an impulsive sound source, although efforts to improve efficiency and control acoustic output have been limited by inadequate understanding of the arc initiation process. ... -
Performance assessment of broadband impulsive noise jammers
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)A noise jammer raises the noise level observed by a threat sonar to degrade the sonar's detection performance. In this paper we assess the potential for a specific noise jammer waveform used to countermeasure low frequency ... -
Reduction of low frequency active sonar clutter through image processing
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/12)Large numbers of false clutter detections arise in the use of low frequency active sonar for the detection of low Doppler submarine targets in shallow water. Traditional detection algorithms operate individually on each ... -
Robust normalization algorithms for low-frequency active sonar signals
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1995/12)Two normalization processors of active sonar signals are presented. Due to their specific design, these algorithms are particulary good candidates to normalize the data stream before applying postprocessing methods based ...