Review of numerical methods for predicting sonar array performance

IEE Proceedings: Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 196-203

  Hardie, D J W ^a   Gallaher, A B ^a  

^a DRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Finite element method; Sonar arrays; Sonar transducers

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SONAR; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

NOISE REJECTION; SONAR ARRAYS; SONAR TRANSDUCERS;

ACOUSTIC ARRAYS;

EID: 0030168452     PISSN: 13502395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-rsn:19960424     Document Type: Article

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