A depth discrimination method based on the scintillation of frequency domain

Abstract

An innovative algorithm of target depth discrimination suitable for passive horizontal array in shallow sea is discussed in this paper. Based on the idea of modal scintillation theory, a new target depth discrimination method of high calculation speed for horizontal array is proposed by analysing the commonness between frequency domain energy of low-frequency broadband signals and modal excitation. This method avoids the mode decomposition of the horizontal array signals, greatly reduces the complexity, improves the stability, has a fast calculation speed and can perform the real-time depth judgment. In this paper, the principle of the algorithm is derived in detail in the theoretical aspect, and then the algorithm is simulated in the shallow sea environment to verify its effectiveness, and the influence of different influencing factors on the performance of the algorithm is explored. At the same time, the algorithm is verified by the actual experimental data and achieves good results, indicating that the algorithm has certain practical application value in the target depth discrimination domain.