Theoretical and experimental study on multibeam synthetic aperture sonar
Theoretical and experimental study on multibeam synthetic aperture sonar
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多波束合成孔径声纳理论与实验研究
DOI：
10.1121/1.5109392
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发表时间：
2019-05-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Li, Yixuan
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作者：
Wei, Bo;Zhou, Tian;Li, Yixuan
高分辨率成像方法是水声探测的研究热点之一。水下小目标探测也需要细致的成像技术。多波束回声测深仪（MBES）和合成孔径声纳（SAS）是广泛研究的获取水声图像的有效仪器。受理论约束，MBES的沿轨分辨率随着距离的增加而降低，而SAS的间隙问题始终存在，两者都不可避免地限制了声学成像的质量。本文设计了二维多波束合成孔径声纳（MBSAS）模型来克服传统水下成像仪器的缺点。 MBSAS 可以提供三维 (3D) 高分辨率声学图像，而不会出现间隙问题。设计了回波模型和换能器阵列流形以满足工程应用的要求。成像理论和目标模拟证明了MBSAS模型的可行性。通过坦克实验证明了所提出模型的性能。通过实验获得详细的图像，可以指示目标的形状并具有分离相邻目标的能力。仿真和实验结果表明，MBSAS比传统MBES和SAS系统能够获得更详细的3D全扫描图像，并且具有更好的能量聚焦能力。 (C) 2019 Acoustical Society of America.
High-resolution imaging method is one of the researching focuses of underwater acoustic detection. Underwater small-target detection also requires detailed imaging technology. Multibeam echo sounders (MBESs) and synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) are the effective instruments widely researched to obtain underwater acoustic images. Constrained by the theory, the along-track resolution of MBES decreases with distance and the gaps problem of SAS always exists and both inevitably limit the quality of acoustic imaging. In this paper, a two dimensional multibeam synthetic aperture sonar (MBSAS) model is designed to overcome the shortcomings of conventional underwater imaging instruments. MBSAS can provide a three dimensional (3D) high-resolution acoustic image without a gap problem. An echo model and transducer array manifold are designed to meet the requirements of engineering applications. Imaging theory and target simulations prove the feasibility of the MBSAS model. The performance of the proposed model is demonstrated with a tank experiment. A detailed image is obtained through an experiment that can indicate the shapes of targets and has the ability to separate adjacent targets. The simulations and experimental results indicate that MBSAS can obtain a more detailed 3D full-scan image than conventional MBES and SAS system with a better energy focusing ability. (C) 2019 Acoustical Society of America.