Channel models for underwater vector transducer communication systems

C. Chen, A. Abdi

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Abstract

Vector transducers generate or measure signals in the vector components of the acoustic field. Examples of the vector components are acoustic particle velocity and acoustic particle acceleration. In recent years underwater communication schemes using vector projectors as transmitters and vector sensors as receivers have been proposed. Therefore the need for characterization of the vector components of the acoustic field as efficient communication channels has emerged. In this paper we present two vector-field channel models which are suitable for two different multipath shallow water channels. Channel correlations and channel powers are studied in detail for each model, and closed-form expressions are derived in terms of the physical parameters of the channel. The results can serve as useful tools and metrics for communication system design using underwater acoustic vector transducers. They are also useful for estimating channel parameters such as angle spreads, angle of departures or angle of arrivals using vector transducers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOCEANS 2012 MTS/IEEE
Subtitle of host publicationHarnessing the Power of the Ocean
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
EventOCEANS 2012 MTS/IEEE Hampton Roads Conference: Harnessing the Power of the Ocean - Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Duration: Oct 14 2012Oct 19 2012

Publication series

NameOCEANS 2012 MTS/IEEE: Harnessing the Power of the Ocean

Other

OtherOCEANS 2012 MTS/IEEE Hampton Roads Conference: Harnessing the Power of the Ocean
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirginia Beach, VA
Period10/14/1210/19/12

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Ocean Engineering

Keywords

  • Underwater acoustic
  • acoustic particle acceleration
  • acoustic particle velocity
  • channel modeling
  • multipath channels
  • underwater acoustic communication
  • vector projectors
  • vector sensors
  • vector transducers

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