Analysis of the beam pattern of a thickness shear mode vibrator for vector hydrophones

Jungsuk Kim; Hoeyong Kim; Yongrae Roh

doi:10.7776/2017.36.3.158

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Analysis of the beam pattern of a thickness shear mode vibrator for vector hydrophones 벡터 하이드로폰을 위한 두께 전단형 진동자의 빔 패턴 해석

31 May 2017. pp. 158-164

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Abstract

Typical hydrophones in line array sensors for early detection of covert underwater targets can measure only sound-pressure-magnitude with the limitation of being unable to identify the direction of an incoming wave. In this study, a thickness shear mode vibrator was proposed as the main component of an inertia type vector hydrophone to measure both magnitude and direction of acoustic signals from targets. The equation to analyze the output voltage of the vibrator to an external force was derived, and the validity of the equation was verified through finite element analysis of a PMN-PT single crystal vibrator. The analysis results from this study will be utilized in the future for the design of inertia type vector hydrophones made of thickness shear vibrators.

Keywords

Vector hydrophone

Thickness shear mode vibrator

Dipole beam pattern

PMN-PT single crystal

Finite element analysis

수중에서 은밀하게 움직이는 표적을 조기에 탐지하기 위한 선배열센서에 적용되는 통상의 하이드로폰은 표적신호의 크기만 측정할 뿐, 외부에서 들어오는 음향신호의 방향은 파악할 수 없는 한계가 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 표적으로부터의 음향신호의 크기와 방향을 동시에 탐지할 수 있는 관성형 벡터 하이드로폰의 기본 구성품으로 두께 전단형 진동자를 제안하였다. 외력에 대한 진동자의 출력 전압을 해석할 수 있는 수식을 유도하였으며, PMN-PT 단결정 진동자에 대한 유한요소해석을 통해 수식의 타당성을 검증하였다. 본 연구에서 얻어진 해석 결과는 향후 두께 전단형 진동자로 구성된 관성형 벡터 하이드로폰 설계에 활용될 것이다.

키워드

벡터 하이드로폰

두께 전단형 진동자

쌍극자 빔패턴

PMN-PT 단결정

유한 요소해석

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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 : 36
No :3
Pages :158-164
Received Date : 2017-03-17
Accepted Date : 2017-05-30
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7776/2017.36.3.158

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of KoreaISSN:1225-4428(Print) 2287-3775(Online)한국음향학회

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