Prediction Method of Underwater Acoustic Transmission Loss Based on Deep Belief Net Neural Network

• Published in: Applied sciences 2021-06, Vol.11 (11), p.4896
• Main Authors: Zhao, Yihao, Wang, Maofa, Xue, Huanhuan, Gong, Youping, Qiu, Baochun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acoustics; Adaptability; Algorithms; Constraint modelling; Datasets; DBN; Deep learning; Environmental conditions; hydroacoustic survey; Hydrology; Neural networks; Predictions; Probability distribution; Propagation; Root-mean-square errors; Sea trials; Situational awareness; Sound transmission; Transmission loss; Underwater; underwater acoustic transmission loss; Underwater acoustics
• ISSN: 2076-3417; 2076-3417
• DOI: 10.3390/app11114896

The prediction of underwater acoustic transmission loss in the sea plays a key role in generating situational awareness in complex naval battles and assisting underwater operations. However, the traditional classical underwater acoustic transmission loss models do not consider the regional hydrological elements, and the performance of underwater acoustic transmission loss prediction under complex environmental conditions in a wide range of sea areas is limited. In order to solve this problem, we propose a deep learning-based underwater acoustic transmission loss prediction method. First, we studied the application domains of typical underwater acoustic transmission loss models (ray model, normal model, fast field program model, parabolic equation model), analyzed the constraint rules of its characteristic parameters, and constructed a dataset according to the rules. Then, according to the characteristics of the dataset, we built a DBN (deep belief net) neural network model and used DBN to train and learn the dataset. Through the DBN method, the adaptation and calculation of the underwater acoustic transmission loss model under different regional hydrological elements were carried out in a simulation environment. Finally, the new method was verified with the measured transmission loss data of acoustic sea trials in a certain sea area. The results show that the RMSE error between the underwater acoustic transmission loss calculated by the new method and the measured data was less than 6.5 dB, the accuracy was higher than that of the traditional method, and the prediction speed was faster, the result was more accurate, and had a wide range of adaptability in complex seas.