Title :
South Florida Test Facility underwater tracking system development
Author_Institution :
Planning Syst. Inc., McLean, VA, USA
Abstract :
The Naval Surface Warfare Center South Florida Test Facility (NSWC-SFTF) recently upgraded the acoustic tracking capability on its 600 Foot Test Range, the new acoustic tracking system uses all COTS hardware to perform A/D conversion, signal detection, and localization. Pings are generated by systems adopted from other Navy programs and the existing in-water SFTF hydrophones and telemetry are re-used. The new tracking system produces very smooth tracks. Tracks of surface targets mimic tracks produced by the SFTF optical tracking system but show systematic differences. More work is required to determine the cause of these systematic differences
Keywords :
acoustic signal detection; analogue-digital conversion; hydrophones; sonar arrays; sonar signal processing; sonar tracking; target tracking; telemetry; test facilities; underwater sound; A/D conversion; South Florida Test Facility; acoustic tracking capability; all COTS hardware; hydrophones; localization; ping detection; signal detection; surface targets; telemetry; underwater tracking system; very smooth tracks; Acoustic testing; Foot; Hardware; Performance evaluation; Signal detection; System testing; Target tracking; Test facilities; Underwater acoustics; Underwater tracking;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '96. MTS/IEEE. Prospects for the 21st Century. Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3519-8
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1996.569099
