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Design and benchmark tests of a hydrophone array system for whale echolocation recordings

Starkhammar, Josefin LU ; Amundin, Mats ; Nilsson, Johan LU ; Jansson, Tomas LU ; Almqvist, Monica LU and Persson, Hans W LU (2012) In Open Journal of Acoustics 2(3). p.121-130
Abstract
This paper describes in depth the design and application considerations of a computer based measurement system enabling 1 MS/s simultaneous sampling of 47 hydrophones for cross sectional recordings of echolocation beams of toothed whales (Odontocetes). An earlier prototype version of the system has previously only been presented as a brief proof of principle that did not offer a complete description of the software and hardware solution. Crucial hardware and software design considerations of the further developed system include the re-arm times of the burst mode sampling and the dual-core distributed execution of the software components. The rearm time was measured to 283 µs, using a 550 µs long sample window around each click. This... (More)
This paper describes in depth the design and application considerations of a computer based measurement system enabling 1 MS/s simultaneous sampling of 47 hydrophones for cross sectional recordings of echolocation beams of toothed whales (Odontocetes). An earlier prototype version of the system has previously only been presented as a brief proof of principle that did not offer a complete description of the software and hardware solution. Crucial hardware and software design considerations of the further developed system include the re-arm times of the burst mode sampling and the dual-core distributed execution of the software components. The rearm time was measured to 283 µs, using a 550 µs long sample window around each click. This enables burst mode sampling of clicks with an inter-click interval as short as 833 µs. It is shown through both synthetic benchmark tests of the system and through field measurements of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and a beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) that it is capable of acquiring, analyzing and visualizing data in run-time. It operates effectively also in highly reverberant surroundings like concrete pools and shallow waters. Burst mode sampling allows the system to block reflections with 0.3 - 0.5 m longer propagation paths than the direct path. It is suggested that the system’s compliance to reverberant recording sites makes it valuable in future dolphin echolocation studies. (Less)
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  author       = {{Starkhammar, Josefin and Amundin, Mats and Nilsson, Johan and Jansson, Tomas and Almqvist, Monica and Persson, Hans W}},
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  series       = {{Open Journal of Acoustics}},
  title        = {{Design and benchmark tests of a hydrophone array system for whale echolocation recordings}},
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