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Analysis of a fixed source-to-receiver underwater acoustic communication channel parameters in shallow water

송수신기가 고정된 천해 수중음향통신 채널 매개변수 해석

Minja Bae1
,
Jihyun Park1
,
Jong Rak Yoon1∗
배 민자1
,
박 지현1
,
윤 종락1∗
1부경대학교
∗Corresponding Author
30 September 2019. pp. 494-510
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Abstract

Underwater acoustic communication channel parameters consist of impulse response, delay spreading, scattering function, coherence bandwidth, frequency selective fading, coherence time and time variant magnitude fading statistics on which communication system modem and channel coding are designed. These parameters are influenced by sound velocity profile, platform motion and sea surface roughness in given acoustical oceanography condition. In this paper, channel model based on phasor, channel simulator, measurement and analysis method of channel parameters are given in a fixed source-to-receiver system and the parameters are analyzed using shallow water experimental data. For two different source-to-receiver ranges of 300 m and 600 m, the parameters are characterized by three multipaths such as a direct, a surface reflection path with time variant scattering and a bottom reflection path. The results present a channel modelling method of a fixed source source-to-receiver system, channel parameters measurement and analysis methods and a system design and performance assessment method in shallow water.

Keywords
Underwater acoustic communication system
Impulse response
Delay spreading
Scattering function
Coherence bandwidth
Coherence time
Fading statistics

수중음향통신시스템의 모뎀이나 채널 코딩 설계를 위한 채널 매개변수는 임펄스 응답, 지연 확산, 산란함수, 도플러 확산, 상관 대역폭, 주파수 선택적 페이딩, 상관 시간 및 시변 진폭 페이딩의 통계적 분포 함수 등이다. 이들 매개변수들은 주어진 해양 음향 조건에서 수층의 음속 구조, 플렛폼의 운동이나 해면의 거칠기에 영향을 받는다. 본 논문에서는 송수신기 고정 천해 수중음향통신 채널에 대한 페이저 기반의 채널 모델과 모의실험 및 채널 매개변수들의 측정과 분석 방법을 제시하고 천해의 실험 자료를 이용하여 이들 매개변수들을 해석하였다. 송수신기 거리가 300 m와 600 m에 대한 이들 매개 변수들은 직접파, 산란 성분을 갖는 해면 반사파 및 해저 반사파로 구성되는 3개 다중 경로에 의해 그 특징이 결정됨을 보인다. 연구의 결과는 천해 고정 시스템의 채널 모델 방법, 채널 매개변수들의 측정과 분석 방법 및 시스템 설계와 성능평가 방법을 제시한다.

키워드
수중음향통신 시스템
임펄스 응답
지연 확산
산란 함수
상관 대역폭
상관 시간
페이딩 분포 함수
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  • Publisher :The Acoustical Society of Korea
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국음향학회
  • Journal Title :The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국음향학회지
  • Volume : 38
  • No :5
  • Pages :494-510
  • Received Date : 2019-04-18
  • Revised Date : 2019-06-12
  • Accepted Date : 2019-08-09
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7776/ASK.2019.38.5.494
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