Design considerations for a compact correlation velocity log

Thomas E. Blanford; Daniel C. Brown; Richard J. Meyer

doi:10.1121/2.0000928

Design considerations for a compact correlation velocity log

Thomas E. Blanford, Daniel C. Brown, Richard J. Meyer

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A Correlation Velocity Log (CVL) has some advantages (lower source level and operating frequency) over a Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) as a navigational aid for an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV). A CVL provides a bottom referenced velocity estimate by estimating displacement using the incoherently scattered field from an acoustic projector and an array of hydrophones. A small low cost UUV generally operates in shallow water and has limited space and power available for a navigational aid, creating added constraints for the design of a CVL. The important design considerations (such as size, array geometry, operating frequency, and bandwidth) will be discussed as they relate to accuracy of the velocity estimate and operating range.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	070003
Journal	Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics
Volume	33
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0000928
State	Published - 2018
Event	175th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America - Minneapolis, United States Duration: May 7 2018 → May 11 2018

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