Spatial diversity equalization for underwater acoustic communications

Author

Wen, Qian ; Ritcey, James A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA

fYear

1992

Firstpage

1132

Abstract

Spatial diversity equalization (SDE) using a vertical receive array and a joint space-time equalization criterion are applied to minimize intersymbol interference (ISI). An ocean acoustic model is used, and the parabolic wave equation is solved to find the acoustic channel impulse response. Mean square error and probability of symbol error are computed for a variety of system parameters and indicate the advantages of SDE

Keywords

acoustic signal processing; array signal processing; diversity reception; equalisers; intersymbol interference; underwater sound; ISI minimisation; acoustic channel impulse response; intersymbol interference; joint space-time equalization criterion; mean square error; ocean acoustic model; parabolic wave equation; probability of symbol error; spatial diversity equalisation; underwater acoustic communications; vertical receive array; AWGN; Acoustic waves; Diversity reception; Equalizers; Frequency; Intersymbol interference; Oceans; System performance; Underwater acoustics; Underwater communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Signals, Systems and Computers, 1992. 1992 Conference Record of The Twenty-Sixth Asilomar Conference on

Conference_Location

Pacific Grove, CA

ISSN

1058-6393

Print_ISBN

0-8186-3160-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACSSC.1992.269122

Filename

269122