Error Analysis of Two Round Plane Circular Sensors Arrays based Acoustic Positioning System

Abstract

The passive acoustic locating technology is used widely in many fields. The lower locating accuracy of long distance targets location is one of the key problems that always affect its applications. In order to locate the long distance acoustic target passively, a scheme of two round plane circular arrays is presented. Each array is equate to a Vector-Sensor, could locate the direction of the target. The error source of the system is analyzed in detail. The effects of errors on the accuracy of the location are given, and then the simulation is made.