Principles of Sonar Performance Modelling
Dr Ainslie’s book provides a long-awaited complete and modern treatment of sonar performance modelling (SPM). In this context, the word "sonar" is used in a broad sense, to mean any deliberate use of underwater sound, including by marine mammals. The acro
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Michael A. Ainslie
Principles of Sonar Performance Modeling
Michael A. Ainslie
Principles of Sonar Performance Modeling
Published in association with
Praxis Publishing Chichester, UK
Dr Michael A. Ainslie TNO, Sonar Department The Hague The Netherlands
SPRINGER–PRAXIS BOOKS IN GEOPHYSICAL SCIENCES SUBJECT ADVISORY EDITOR: Philippe Blondel, C.Geol., F.G.S., Ph.D., M.Sc., F.I.O.A., Senior Scientist, Department of Physics, University of Bath, Bath, UK
ISBN 978-3-540-87661-8 e-ISBN 978-3-540-87662-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-87662-5 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010921914 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: Marı´a Pilar Ainslie and Jim Wilkie Project management: OPS Ltd, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science þ Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
xiii
Foreword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
xv
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
xvii xix
List of tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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PART I FOUNDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 What is sonar? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Purpose, scope, and intended readership . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3.1 Part I: Foundations (Chapters 1–3) . . . . . . . . 1.3.2 Part II: The four pillars (Chapters 4–7) . . . . . 1.3.3 Part III: Towards applications (Chapters 8–11) 1.3.4 Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 A brief history of sonar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4.1 Conception and birth of sonar (–1918) . . . . . . 1.4.2 Sonar in its infancy (1918–1939) . . . . . . . . . . 1.4.3 Sonar comes o
