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Unmanned localization of sperm whales in realistic scenarios

dc.contributor.authorCaro, P.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, A.
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-10T09:36:33Z
dc.date.available2014-10-10T09:36:33Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractIn this paper an unmanned sperm whale localization technique is presented. It focuses on the localization of sperm whales using a two-hydrophone array passive localization system. It is based on the beamforming technique and on the time delay between the direct and surface reflected wavefronts. The proposed method is based on that presented by E. K. Skarsoulis [1] and it aims to develop a low computational complexity signal processing system, which can operate autonomously in remote buoys with power and computational limitations. This study consists on the analysis of the improvements provided by using beamforming theory on the method proposed in [1]. The eqnipment used mainly composed of two hydrophone arrays deployed near the surface. It was found that the accuracy of this methodology depends on the array's location and can be improved by increasing the depth and the separation between the arrays and/or decreasing the angle formed by the line which crosses through the arrays with respect to the horizontal plane. The performance of the proposed method is evaluated through simulations using a real sperm whale signal in deep water, in presence of low and high SNR. The enhancements are proven in the extraction of the direct and surface-reflection arrival times as well as the arrival angle for each path under realistic conditions.por
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors would like to thanks the Instituto Superior the Engenharia of the University of Algarve, for receiving the first author under an European Union ERASMUS grant when this work was carried. This work is funded by the FCT project PHITOM [PTDCIEEA-TEU71263/2006].por
dc.identifier.citationP. CARO and A. SILVA, ''Unmanned localization of sperm whales in realistic scenarios'' in Proc. OCEANS'11, Santander, pp. 1-6.por
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/ 10.1109/Oceans-Spain.2011.6003553
dc.identifier.otherAUT: SI00912;
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/5251
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherIEEE Explorepor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=6003553&tag=1por
dc.subjectAccuracypor
dc.subjectMonitoringpor
dc.titleUnmanned localization of sperm whales in realistic scenariospor
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oaire.citation.titleProceedings OCEANS'11por
person.familyNameSilva
person.givenNameAntónio
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