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Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing

Modeling, Detection, and Estimation

  • Offers a balanced presentation of the theory and application of signal detection in underwater acoustics
  • Addresses a broad audience of practicing sonar engineers, students, and researchers in underwater acoustic signal processing
  • Includes relevant background material on underwater acoustics, sonar systems, signal processing, and statistics
  • Provides an accessible reference for sonar engineers developing detection algorithms for underwater acoustic sensing systems
  • Suitable for use in graduate-level courses in sonar signal processing

Part of the book series: Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing (MASP)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxv
  2. Sonar and Underwater Acoustics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Sonar Systems and the Sonar Equation

      • Douglas A. Abraham
      Pages 33-93
    3. Underwater Acoustics

      • Douglas A. Abraham
      Pages 95-199
  3. Systems, Signal Processing and Mathematical Statistics Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201
    2. Linear Systems and Signal Processing

      • Douglas A. Abraham
      Pages 203-249
    3. Mathematical Statistics

      • Douglas A. Abraham
      Pages 251-305
    4. Statistical Signal Processing

      • Douglas A. Abraham
      Pages 307-346
  4. Detection in Underwater Acoustics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 347-347
    2. Underwater Acoustic Signal and Noise Modeling

      • Douglas A. Abraham
      Pages 349-456
    3. Detecting Signals with Known Form: Matched Filters

      • Douglas A. Abraham
      Pages 457-619
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 819-834

About this book

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the detection and processing of signals in underwater acoustics. Background material on active and passive sonar systems, underwater acoustics, and statistical signal processing makes the book a self-contained and valuable resource for graduate students, researchers, and active practitioners alike. Signal detection topics span a range of common signal types including signals of known form such as active sonar or communications signals; signals of unknown form, including passive sonar and narrowband signals; and transient signals such as marine mammal vocalizations. This text, along with its companion volume on beamforming, provides a thorough treatment of underwater acoustic signal processing that speaks to its author’s broad experience in the field.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Ellicott City, USA

    Douglas A. Abraham

About the author

Douglas A. Abraham received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering and an M.S. degree in statistics from the University of Connecticut, Storrs.  He has performed basic and applied research in underwater acoustic signal processing at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (New London, CT), the NATO SACLANT Undersea Research Centre (La Spezia, Italy), and the Applied Research Laboratory at Pennsylvania State University. He presently continues his professional and technical activities as a consultant.  Dr. Abraham has also taught at the University of Connecticut as visiting faculty, and managed basic and applied research programs at the Office of Naval Research through an intergovernmental personnel assignment.

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eBook USD 189.00
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  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 249.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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