Ocean Acoustics detailed syllabus for Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the ECE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Electronics & Communication Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit ECE 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-V scheme and its subjects refer to ECE Professional Elective-V syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of ocean acoustics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
FUNDAMENTALS OF UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS 6 Ocean Acoustic environment; Measuring sound levels and relevant units; Sound propagation in the ocean – sound velocity profiles in the deep water and shallow water; Sound attenuation in the sea -absorption, scattering, transmission loss, reverberation, Snells law, target strength;SONAR systems- active, passive SONAR equations and system parameters.
Unit II
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Unit III
AMBIENT NOISE IN THE OCEAN 6 Sources of noise, Natural and Physical sounds – Seismic, Wind, Wave, Rain and Turbulence; Biological sounds – Dolphin, Whales, Fishes; Man made Noises- Shipping Machinery noises, Pile driving, Wind Mlls; Variability of Ambient noises; Frequency Bands, Noise levels of all above; Impacts of Sound on Marine Animals.
Unit IV
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Unit V
UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS AND ITS APPLICATION 6 Principles of Sonar systems, Echosounder – single beam, multi beam; Side scan sonars – Imaging, Underwater acoustic camera; Sub bottom profilers -Sediment classification; Acoustic modem -Tsunami systems; Acoustic Positioning system- Transponders, USBL, SSBL systems, HiPAP; Underwater telephone; Underwater noise recorders; Underwater Beacons.
Practical Exercises:
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Course Outcomes:
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
- Understand the basics of underwater sound and its propagation in ocean
- To simulate / design any underwater SONAR systems for ocean application
- To identify different kinds of noises present in the ocean and its impacts on the marine biodiversity
- Ability to get exposure in analyzing and applying suitable techniques for underwater acoustic signals and images
- To recognize different types of SONAR systems used practically
Text Books:
- Robert J Urick,Principles of underwater sound, Third Edition, Peninsula Publishing,2013
- Herman Medwin and Clarence S. Clay, Fundamental of acoustical oceanography, First Edition, Academic Press,1998.
Reference Books:
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