Sonar and Underwater Acoustics

Copyright © ISTE Ltd 2010

Sonar and Underwater Acoustics

Author(s): Jean-Paul Marage, Yvon Mori

Published Online: 6 MAR 2013 03:14AM EST

Print ISBN: 9781848211896

Online ISBN: 9781118600580

DOI: 10.1002/9781118600580

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Sonar and Underwater Acoustics brings together all the concepts necessary for designers and users of sonar systems. Unlike other books on this subject, which are often too specialized, this book is accessible to a wider audience. The first part focuses on the acoustic environment, antenna structures, and electric acoustic interface. The latter provides knowledge required to design, as well as the development and implementation of chain processes for an active sonar from the conditioning input to output processing. The reader will find a comprehensive range of all problems encountered in underwater acoustics for a sonar application, from physical phenomena governing the environment and the corresponding constraints, through to the technical definition of transducers and antennas, and the types of signal processing involved. In one section, measures in underwater acoustics are also proposed.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–x)

  2. Part 1: The Marine Environment

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      The Marine Environment (pages 1–3)

    2. Chapter 1

      Problematics (pages 5–17)

    3. Chapter 2

      Sound Propagation in the Marine Environment (pages 19–39)

    4. Chapter 3

      Noises and Reverberation (pages 41–64)

    5. Chapter 4

      Radiated and Inherent Noises (pages 65–78)

    6. Chapter 5

      Transmission of the Acoustic Signal: Sonar Equations (pages 79–91)

  3. Part 2: Acoustic-Electric Interface Antenna Structures

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      Acoustic-Electric Interface Antenna Structures (pages 93–95)

    2. Chapter 6

      Electric-Acoustic and Acoustic-Electric Transformations (pages 97–111)

    3. Chapter 7

      Performance and Structures of Acoustic Antennas (pages 113–210)

    4. Chapter 8

      Electronic Transducer-Hydrophone Adaptation (pages 211–267)

    5. Chapter 9

      Electro-Mechano-Acoustic Analogies (pages 269–321)

  4. Part 3: Processing Chain of Active Sonar

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      Processing Chain of Active Sonar (pages 323–325)

    2. Chapter 10

      Selection Criteria in Active Processing (pages 327–339)

    3. Chapter 11

      Processing Chain in Active Sonar (pages 341–458)

    4. Chapter 12

      Basic Theoretical Notions in Active Processing (pages 459–524)

    5. Chapter 13

      Measurement in Underwater Acoustics (pages 525–554)

  5. Appendices

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      Appendix 1: Logarithmic Scales (pages 355–561)

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      Appendix 2: Equation of Sound in Fluids (pages 563–570)

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      Appendix 3: Piezoelectricity Fundamentals (pages 571–577)

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      Appendix 4: Vector Analysis – Fundamentals (pages 579–591)

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      Appendix 5: Reciprocity Theorem (pages 593–599)

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      Appendix 6: Concrete Example of Uncertainty Estimation Based on the Reciprocity Calibration Method (pages 601–617)

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      Bibliography (pages 619–621)

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      Index (pages 623–628)

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