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- Covers for the first time in a single book the multiple disciplines involved in sonar performance modeling
- Makes the most up-to-date knowledge available to a wide audience.
- With rigorous and consistent mathematical notation, brings this complex and important subject to as wide a readership as possible
- Considers in depth each discipline of acoustics, oceanography, signal processing and detection theory
- Provides thorough and self-consistent definitions
- Gives derivations and worked examples for both expert and novice readers
- Illustrated with many worked examples at all levels using various modern SPM tools
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Geophysical Sciences (GEOPHYS)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Foundations
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Front Matter
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FOUNDATIONS
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The Four Pillars
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Front Matter
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Towards Applications
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Back Matter
About this book
Sonar performance modelling (SPM) is concerned with the prediction of quantitative measures of sonar performance, such as probability of detection. It is a multi-disciplinary subject, requiring knowledge and expertise in the disparate fields of underwater acoustics, acoustical oceanography, sonar signal processing and statistical detection theory. No books have been published on this subject, however, since the 3rd edition of Urick’s classic work 25 years ago and so Dr Ainslie’s book will fill a much-needed gap in the market. Currently, up-to-date information can only be found, in different forms and often with conflicting information, in various journals, conference and textbook publications.
Dr Michael Ainslie is eminently qualified to write this unique book. He has worked on sonar performance modeling problems since 1983. He has written many peer reviewed research articles and conference papers related to sonar performance modeling, making contributions in the fields of sound propagation and detection theory.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This book attempts to provide a combination of information and understanding of the physics and detection theory to enable the reader to address sonar performance issues. … this book is most useful for those who need to build models of aspects of sonar performance. It will also be useful for those who need to specify, test, or evaluate models. … a source of material for someone preparing a course on underwater acoustics or sonar performance modelling. … a good reference book for an acoustics library.” (Adrian Brown, International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration, Vol. 17 (1), 2012)Authors and Affiliations
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TNO Defence, Security & Safety, s-Gravenhage, Netherlands
Michael Ainslie
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Principles of Sonar Performance Modelling
Authors: Michael Ainslie
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87662-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-87661-8Published: 20 August 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50217-4Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-87662-5Published: 14 September 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 707
Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK
Topics: Engineering Acoustics, Geophysics/Geodesy, Oceanography, Acoustics, Environment, general