JP2016215908A - Sensor laying device, system and method for estimating sound source object - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and a method for estimating a sound source object in which a sensor array can be quickly extended in an arbitrary surveillance zone while reducing human risk, and furthermore the array can be easily replaced in the case of a failure or the like, and azimuth information and sound pattern information of a sound source object are acquired in a wide range for a long period of time to highly accurately estimate the sound source object itself and the position and the speed of the sound source object.SOLUTION: By using two sets of sensor laying devices 10, a body part 11, a sensor array part 12 and an anchor 13a of each sensor laying device 10 are linearly laid on the bottom of water such that a virtual reference line passing through the center of sensor laying device 10 and a virtual reference line passing through the center of the other sensor laying device 10 have an intersection point, and sound pattern information and azimuth angle information of a sound source object S acquired by each sensor array part 12 in this laying state and self positional information acquired by a positional information acquisition part 11B are transmitted to an information processor 30, by which the information processor 30 can passively estimate a type of the sound source object and the position and the moving speed of the sound source object.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention provides a sensor laying device in which a plurality of sensor arrays each having a plurality of passive acoustic sensors provided on a cable are laid on the bottom of the water, and a sound source object existing on the water surface or in the water using the sensor array laid on the bottom of the water. The present invention relates to a sound source object estimation system and method for estimating a sound source object from the sound and estimating the position and moving speed of the object.

  Conventionally, techniques for estimating the position of a moving object (hereinafter referred to as a “sound source object”) that moves on the surface of the water or under water while emitting a specific sound, such as a ship or marine life, have been disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below. .

  In Patent Document 1 below, as a method for passively estimating the position of an object (hereinafter referred to as a “sound source object”) that travels on and under water while emitting sound, Halsonar installed at the bottom of a ship, In combination with a towed passive sonar with a sensor placed on the phasing passive sonar, the phasing beam signal of only the azimuth detected from the output of the towing passive sonar phasing device is extracted by the selection circuit. Discloses a technique for detecting a target by performing a correlation calculation with an output of the phasing device using a correlation calculation circuit.

  Further, in Patent Document 2 below, an underwater sensor dropped from an aircraft in an underwater observation water area is separated from the floating part of the underwater sensor by a detaching apparatus for laying, and a sensor body portion is laid in water to prepare the underwater sensor body portion. Underwater communication makes it possible to send and receive any data, including sensor data, with other underwater sensors and / or underwater communication network terminals that exist within the communication range of the underwater wireless device, and finally via a submarine cable. Communication with the land station. Also, when the underwater sensor collection command from the land station is received by the underwater wireless device, the recovery device is activated to separate the main part from the anchor, and the surface is recovered by floating on the water surface by the buoyancy of the underwater buoyant body Is disclosed.

JP-A-8-184661 JP 2007-323391 A

  However, in the method disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is a problem of cost and human risk because a ship used for measurement is expensive and manned.

  Further, in the method of Patent Document 2, since the acoustic sensor is vertically extended from the bottom of the water, it is difficult to obtain the direction information of the sound source object with high accuracy by giving a sharp directivity in the horizontal direction. Furthermore, when the sound source object moves, the frequency of the sound emitted from the sound source object shifts by Doppler, but the amount of shift varies depending on the positional relationship between the sound source object and the sensor and the sound source object speed. There is a problem that the frequency to be different.

  Also, for example, in the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-121008, the position of the sound source object can be determined over a wide range by replacing the seismometer used with an acoustic sensor that detects sound emitted from the sound source object. Although it is possible to specify, it is time consuming and costly to construct such a sensor network permanently on the bottom of the water and cannot be deployed quickly. In addition, when laid by this method, it is difficult to collect the sensor if the sensor should fail and be replaced.

  Further, as a method other than the above-mentioned document, a plurality of passive sonobuoys having directivity (hereinafter referred to as “daifer buoys”) are dropped from the aircraft, and straight lines are drawn from the respective difer buoys to the sound source object direction so that the respective straight lines intersect. Although a technique for estimating the position of a sound source object is known, the human risk problem is reduced by this method, but the difer buoy is generally small because it is dropped from an aircraft, and the operation time and the stand alone In order to search a wide area for a long period of time due to the limit of the detection distance, a large amount of difer buoys must be disposable, which entails enormous costs.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a sensor laying device that can be quickly deployed in an arbitrary monitoring area and can be easily replaced even when a sensor array breaks down, and the sensor laying device. The sensor installed on the bottom of the water is low in human risk, and the direction information and sound pattern information of the sound source object are acquired over a wide range over a long period of time to estimate the type of the sound source object and increase the position and speed of the sound source object. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sound source object estimation system and method that can be estimated with accuracy.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the sensor laying device according to claim 1 includes a sensor array unit in which a plurality of passive acoustic sensors are arranged at predetermined intervals on a cable having a predetermined length;
A position fixing unit having an anchor fixed to one end of the sensor array unit and fixing a part of the sensor array unit to a water bottom; and a support member that detachably supports the anchor;
A main body having a position information acquisition unit that acquires self-position information indicating self-position in water, a propulsion unit that generates a propulsive force in water, and a buoyancy adjustment unit that adjusts buoyancy to sink or float in water; ,
A sensor laying device that is an autonomous unmanned submersible craft comprising:
When the main body moves to a fixed target position of the anchor set in advance, the main body is separated from the anchor to fix one end of the sensor array unit to the water bottom, and the main body is set in advance. After moving to the bottom target position information, the main body part is attached to the water bottom, and the main body part, the sensor array part, and the anchor are laid linearly on the water bottom. And a control unit for controlling the position fixing unit.

A sound source object estimation system according to a second aspect uses the two sensor laying apparatuses according to the first aspect, and each sensor laying apparatus is connected to an information processing apparatus through a repeater installed on the bottom of the water. A sound source object estimation system,
The two sensor laying devices acquire the azimuth angle information and the voiceprint information from an acoustic signal corresponding to a sound wave component of a sound emitted from the sound source object received by the sensor array unit, and the acquired A control unit that transmits azimuth angle information, the sound pattern information, and the self-location information acquired by the position information acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus via the repeater, and
Further, the main body portion and the sensor array portion of each sensor laying device such that a virtual reference line passing through the center of one sensor laying device and a virtual reference line passing through the center of the other sensor laying device have an intersection. And both the anchors are laid in a straight line on the bottom of the water,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A storage unit for storing a voiceprint information database that is databased in a state in which the type of the sound source object and the voiceprint information indicating the sound wave component of the sound emitted from the object are associated;
The voiceprint information that matches the proportional relationship between the center frequency included in the voiceprint information transmitted from the one sensor laying apparatus and the center frequency included in the voiceprint information transmitted from the other sensor laying apparatus. Searching from the voiceprint information database;
As a result of the search, when the voiceprint information matching the proportional relationship between the center frequencies included in the voiceprint information of each sensor laying device exists in the voiceprint information database, the voiceprint of the matched sound source object Using the center frequency included in the information, the center frequency included in the soundprint information of the one sensor laying device, and the center frequency included in the soundprint information of the other sensor laying device, the following formula ( 1) to estimate the relative speed of the sound source object relative to the one sensor laying device and the relative speed of the sound source object relative to the other sensor laying device,
A process of estimating sound source object position information indicating a position of the sound source object from the azimuth angle information and the position information from the one sensor laying apparatus and the azimuth angle information and the position information from the other sensor laying apparatus; ,
From the estimated sound source object position information, the estimated relative speed of the sound source object with respect to the one sensor laying device, and the relative speed of the sound source object with respect to the other sensor laying device, the moving speed of the sound source object in space is calculated. A process for estimating the absolute velocity to be shown;
The control part which performs is characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Formula 1) fc _ri = c / (cv) · fc _di
Here, “fc _r ” is the center frequency included in the sound pattern information transmitted from the sensor laying device, “fc _d ” is the center frequency included in the sound pattern information of the sound pattern information database, and “v” is the sound source object. The relative speed with respect to the sensor array section, “c” represents the speed of sound, “i” represents a plurality of sound components emitted by the sound source object S, and i = 1, 2,..., N.

The sound source object estimation system according to claim 3 is the sound source object estimation system according to claim 2, wherein the information processing apparatus includes:
A correction sound source for transmitting a correction sound wave to the sensor array unit;
A GPS receiver that obtains accurate position information of the sound source for correction;
The sensor laying apparatus based on estimated position information of the correction sound source calculated by the sensor array unit receiving the correction sound wave and true self-position information of the correction sound source obtained by the GPS reception unit Processing correction unit for acquiring position correction information for correcting the position error of the main body unit, and transmitting the position correction information to the sensor laying device via the repeater;
A position correction processing unit having

A sound source object estimation method according to a fourth aspect uses the two sensor laying apparatuses according to the first aspect, and each of the sensor laying apparatuses is connected to an information processing apparatus through a repeater installed on the bottom of the water. A sound source object estimation method in a sound source object estimation system comprising:
Of the two sensor laying devices, the virtual reference line passing through the center of one sensor laying device and the virtual reference line passing through the center of the other sensor laying device have an intersection. Laying the body part, the sensor array part and the anchor together in a straight line on the water bottom;
The one sensor laying device acquires the azimuth angle information and the voiceprint information from an acoustic signal corresponding to a sound wave component of a sound emitted from the sound source object received by its own sensor array unit, and the acquired A first information transmission step of transmitting azimuth angle information, the sound pattern information, and the self-position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus via the repeater;
The other sensor laying device acquires the azimuth angle information and the voiceprint information from an acoustic signal corresponding to a sound wave component of a sound emitted from the sound source object received by its own sensor array unit, and the acquired A second information transmission step of transmitting azimuth angle information, the sound pattern information, and the self-position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus via the repeater;
The information processing device is proportional to the center frequency included in the soundprint information transmitted from the one sensor laying device and the center frequency included in the soundprint information transmitted from the other sensor laying device. A sound source object search step for searching for a sound pattern information that matches the type of the sound source object and a sound pattern information database formed in a state in which the sound pattern information indicating the sound wave component of the sound emitted by the object is associated,
As a result of the search by the sound source object search step, the information processing device has sound pattern information that matches the proportional relationship between the center frequencies included in the sound pattern information of each sensor laying device in the sound pattern information database. The center frequency included in the sound pattern information of the matched sound source object, the center frequency included in the sound pattern information of the one sensor laying device, and the sound pattern information of the other sensor laying device. Relative speed estimation step for estimating the relative speed of the sound source object with respect to the one sensor laying apparatus and the relative speed of the sound source object with respect to the other sensor laying apparatus by using the center frequency included in the following equation (1): When,
A sound source object position indicating the position of the sound source object from the azimuth angle information and the position information from the one sensor laying device and the azimuth angle information and the position information from the other sensor laying device. A position estimation step for estimating information;
The information processing apparatus estimates the sound source object position information estimated in the position estimation step, the estimated relative speed of the sound source object with respect to the one sensor laying apparatus, and the relative speed of the sound source object with respect to the other sensor laying apparatus. A moving speed estimation step for estimating an absolute speed indicating a moving speed of the sound source object in the space from,
It is characterized by including.
(Formula 1) fc _ri = c / (cv) · fc _di
Here, “fc _r ” is the center frequency included in the sound pattern information transmitted from the sensor laying device, “fc _d ” is the center frequency included in the sound pattern information of the sound pattern information database, and “v” is the sound source object. The relative speed with respect to the sensor array section, “c” represents the speed of sound, “i” represents a plurality of sound components emitted by the sound source object S, and i = 1, 2,..., N.

  According to the present invention, since the sensor laying device which is an autonomous unmanned submersible is used, the sensor array unit is laid with high accuracy by quickly moving to a laying position in an arbitrary monitoring area while reducing human risk. In addition, even when a failure occurs in the sensor array unit, it can be easily replaced. Moreover, since it can be laid on the bottom of the water which is not easily affected by the flow, the sound pattern information of the sound source object can be acquired over a long period of time. Furthermore, since the movement of the sensor array portion becomes unnecessary after laying, the energy consumption of the sensor laying device can be reduced.

  Further, the main body part, the sensor array part and the anchor of each sensor laying device are arranged so that the virtual reference line passing through the center of one sensor laying device and the virtual reference line passing through the center of the other sensor laying device have intersections. By laying in a straight line on the bottom of the water and transmitting the sound pattern information and azimuth information acquired by each sensor array unit in this installed state and the self-location information acquired by the position information acquisition unit to the information processing device, The processing device can passively estimate the type of the sound source object and the position and moving speed of the sound source object.

  In addition, when the sensor array part deviates from a straight line with a relatively small error range, or when the position of the sensor laying device cannot reach the target landing target position, the correction sound wave transmitted from the correction sound source is transmitted. From the estimated position information of the correction sound source calculated by the sensor array unit receiving this correction sound wave and the true self-position information of the correction sound source obtained by the GPS reception unit. Position correction having a function of acquiring position correction information for correcting a position error of the main body portion of the sensor laying apparatus that is a position correction target, and transmitting the acquired position correction information to the sensor laying apparatus via a repeater Since the processing unit is provided in the information processing apparatus, it is possible to easily correct the shift of the sensor array unit and the shift of the bottom position of the main body unit.

It is a functional block diagram of the sound source object estimation system according to the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the time-frequency characteristic of the sound pattern information (acquired sound pattern) of the sound source object acquired in the sensor array unit. It is the figure which showed typically the state which laid the sensor array using the sensor laying apparatus used for the system. It is the figure which showed typically a series of flows at the time of sensor array laying by a sensor laying apparatus.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the present invention is not limited by this embodiment, and all other forms, examples, operation techniques, and the like that can be implemented by those skilled in the art based on this form are included in the scope of the present invention. .

[1. About system configuration]
First, the configuration of the sound source object estimation system according to the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, a sound source object estimation system 1 according to the present invention includes a plurality of sensor laying apparatuses 10 (two in this embodiment) that are autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV), A repeater 20 that relays various types of information between the sensor laying apparatus 10 and the information processing apparatus 30, and an estimation process of the sound source object S based on various types of information transmitted from each sensor laying apparatus 10 via the repeater 20 ( Information for performing the process of estimating the type of the sound source object S and the process of estimating the position and moving speed of the sound source object S and outputting position correction information for correcting the laying position of the laid sensor array to the sensor laying apparatus 10 And a processing apparatus 30.

  Note that the “sound source object S” in this specification is a moving object that moves on the water surface or in water in an arbitrary monitoring area while emitting a plurality of sounds, such as marine organisms and ships.

The sound emitted from the sound source object S has a specific sound wave component (center frequency, bandwidth, fluctuation of the center frequency), and these sound wave components are collectively defined as “soundprint information”. FIG. 2 shows an example of the time-frequency characteristics of the sound pattern information of the sound emitted from a certain sound source object S, and each sound (sound wave) has center frequencies fc _d1 , fc _d2 ,. _dn, bandwidth _{fb 1, fb d2, ...,} fb dn, the center frequency of the fluctuation fσ _d1, fσ _d2, ..., and a fσ _dn. The sound pattern information varies depending on the type of the sound source object S.

<Sensor laying device>
The sensor laying device 10 includes a main body portion 11, a sensor array portion 12, and a position fixing portion 13. The sensor laying device 10 lays the sensor array portion 12 at a predetermined position on a preset water bottom, and can freely navigate underwater and the water surface. Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV).

  In order to estimate the position and moving speed of the sound source object S by this system, as shown in FIG. 3, when the bottom of the water is viewed from above the water surface, the two sensor laying apparatuses 10 (10A, 10B) are respectively linear. In addition, the virtual reference line L1 passing through the center of the sensor laying device 10A laid in a straight line intersects the virtual reference line L2 passing through the center of the sensor laying device 10B so as to have an intersection P. There is a need. Further, it is only necessary that a plurality of sensor laying apparatuses 10 are put into the water and arbitrary sensor laying apparatuses 10 are laid so as to satisfy the above conditions.

  The main body 11 includes a propulsion unit 11A, a position information acquisition unit 11B, a buoyancy adjustment unit 11C, a control unit 11D, a power supply unit 11E, a sensor storage unit 11F, and a communication unit 11G.

  The propulsion unit 11A includes a propulsion unit 11Aa such as a screw propeller, a first power unit 11Ab such as a motor that rotationally drives the propulsion unit 11Aa, and a second direction that changes the direction of the propulsion unit 11Aa in a predetermined direction to change the course. Power unit 11Ac. The propulsion unit 11A is controlled when moving to a predetermined target position based on the set target position information, and propels the sensor laying device 10 in a predetermined direction.

  The position information acquisition unit 11B is composed of an accelerometer and a gyro, an inertial navigation device 11Ba that acquires its own position and speed from a moving distance from the starting point, an azimuth meter 11Bb that acquires navigation direction information, and a GPS (Global Positioning System). A sensor laying device that includes a GPS receiver 11Bc that acquires its current position information on the water surface using radio waves from a satellite and the like, and a depth meter 11Bd that acquires its own depth, and is necessary for water surface or underwater navigation 10 self-position information is calculated (detected).

  The buoyancy adjustment unit 11C includes a ballast tank 11Ca that adjusts buoyancy necessary for rising and sinking by taking in and out water, and a cylinder 11Cb that supplies air to the ballast tank 11Ca to obtain buoyancy necessary for levitation. When the sensor laying device 10 ascends and sinks to a desired depth, the amount of water and the amount of air in the ballast tank 11Ca are appropriately adjusted.

  The control unit 11D includes a central processing unit including a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a main storage device such as a volatile / nonvolatile memory. The control unit 11D executes a control process and various processes of the entire sensor laying apparatus 10 by reading a computer program and various application software necessary for driving each part of the sensor laying apparatus 10 and performing program processing.

  In addition, the control unit 11D sets the target position information set in advance ("fixed target position information" indicating the target position of the main body unit 11 to land and fix the anchor 13a on the bottom of the water) and after fixing the position fixing unit 13 Promotion based on own position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 11B on the basis of "positioning target position information" indicating the target position for reaching the bottom of the main body 11 to the bottom of the water The main body part 11 is moved to a target position while appropriately controlling the part 11A and the buoyancy adjusting part 11C.

  That is, the control unit 11D uses the position information acquisition unit 11B to move the main body unit 11 to a predetermined fixed target position based on the fixed target position information included in the target position information as illustrated in FIG. The propulsion unit 11A and the buoyancy adjustment unit 11C are appropriately controlled using the acquired self-position information. And as shown in FIG.4 (b), when the main-body part 11 arrives at a fixed target position, the control part 11D will drive the support member 13b and will space apart the anchor 13a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4C, when the position fixing unit 13 is settled and fixed to the water bottom, the control unit 11D sets the main body unit 11 in advance based on the landing target position information included in the target position information. The propulsion unit 11A and the buoyancy adjustment unit 11C are appropriately controlled using the self-position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 11B so as to move to the set bottom target position. And as shown in FIG.4 (c), when the main-body part 11 arrives at a bottoming target position, the main-body part 11 will be grounded to a water bottom.

  As a result, the sensor array unit 12 is pulled out from the sensor storage unit 11F with one end of the sensor array unit 12 being fixed by the position fixing unit 13, and the main body unit 11, the sensor array unit 12, and the position fixing unit 13 are viewed when the water bottom is viewed in plan view. The sensor array unit 12 is laid so as to be linear. At the same time, the laying position information of the acoustic sensor 12b is recorded by the position information acquisition unit 11B.

  In addition, the control unit 11D moves the main body unit 11 to an appropriate bottom position according to the position correction information received from the information processing device 30 and the re-extension command, or floats while the sensor array unit 12 is rolled up by the sensor storage unit 11F. The propulsion unit 11A, the buoyancy adjustment unit 11C, and the sensor storage unit 11F are appropriately controlled using the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 11B so as to be settled and re-extended later.

  Furthermore, the control unit 11D uses the acoustic signal from each acoustic sensor 12b output from the sensor array unit 12, and uses the acoustic sensor 12b at the center position of the sensor array unit 12 as an azimuth angle ( Azimuth angle information), the sound pattern information of the sound emitted by the sound source object S is acquired, and the self-position information of the sensor laying apparatus 10 acquired by the acquired azimuth angle information, sound pattern information and position information acquisition unit 11B Is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 30 via the communication unit 11G.

  The azimuth angle of the sound source object S acquired by the control unit 11D is the phase difference of the acoustic signals acquired by the respective acoustic sensors 12b of the sensor array unit 12 (that is, the acoustic sensor corresponding to the distance between the adjacent acoustic sensors 12b). 12b is used to uniquely identify the azimuth angle of the sound source object S with reference to the acoustic sensor 12b at the center position of the sensor array unit 12.

In the following description, among the sensor laying devices 10 used in this system, the azimuth (azimuth A) information acquired using the sensor array unit 12 provided in the sensor laying device 10A is referred to as “azimuth angle information”. A ”, and the self location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 11B is“ self location information A ”.
Further, the information on the azimuth angle (azimuth angle B) acquired using the sensor array unit 12 included in the sensor laying apparatus 10B is “azimuth angle information B”, and the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 11B is This is “self-location information B”.

The sound pattern information of the sound source object S acquired by the control unit 11D includes the center frequency (fc _r ) bandwidth (fb _r ) and the center frequency acquired by the sensor array unit 12 due to the Doppler shift accompanying the movement of the sound source object S. Fluctuation (fσ _r ) changes in accordance with the relative speed of the sound source object S with respect to the sensor array unit 12, and therefore, the center frequency (fc _d ), bandwidth (fb _d ), center of a plurality of sounds emitted from the sound source object S The frequency fluctuation (fσ _d ) is calculated using the following formulas (1) to (3), and information obtained by collecting the calculated values is acquired as the sound pattern information of the sound source object S.
(Formula 1)
fc _ri = c / (c−v) · fc _di
(Formula 2)
fb _ri = c / (cv) · fb _di
(Formula 3)
fσ _ri = c / (c−v) · fσ _di
In the above equations, “v” represents the relative speed of the sound source object S with respect to the sensor array unit 12, “c” represents the speed of sound, “i” represents a plurality of sound components emitted by the sound source object S, and i = 1. , 2, ..., n.

In the following description, among the sensor laying devices 10 used in the present system, the center frequency acquired from the sensor array unit 12 included in the sensor laying device 10A is “fc _A ”, and the bandwidth is “fb _A ”. The fluctuation of the center frequency is “fσ _A ”, and these are aggregated to be “soundprint information A”.
Also, the center frequency acquired from the sensor array unit 12 included in the sensor laying apparatus 10B is “fc _B ”, the bandwidth is “fb _B ”, and the fluctuation of the center frequency is “fσ _B ”. “Soundprint information B”.

  The power supply unit 11E is configured by a secondary battery (for example, a storage battery such as lithium ion, lithium ion polymer, nickel / hydrogen, etc.), a fuel cell, and the like, and supplies driving power to each unit constituting the sensor laying apparatus 10.

  The sensor storage unit 11F is configured by a rotating drum that is wound and stored in a state where one end of the cable 12a constituting the sensor array unit 12 is connected to the drum, and is a predetermined portion of the main body unit 11 (for example, behind the main body unit 11). Installed. The sensor storage unit 11F appropriately performs the drawing process and the winding process of the cable 12a when the sensor array unit 12 is laid.

  In addition, if the cable 12a of the sensor array unit 12 is long, there is a possibility that the sensor array unit 12 may be entangled. Therefore, as the structure of the sensor storage unit 11F, for example, the structure of the rotating drum is set in the traveling direction of the main body. On the other hand, by making the rotation axis of the rotating drum vertical, the sensor array unit 12 can be laid without twisting or kinking of the cable 12a.

  Furthermore, in the laying area, when it is not necessary to acquire the sound pattern information of the sound source object S, the sensor array unit 12 can be separated from the sensor storage unit 11F.

  The communication unit 11G is configured by a communication device capable of wired communication via an optical cable or wireless communication using sound waves, and performs communication of various types of information between the sensor laying device 10 and the repeater 20.

  The sensor array unit 12 is a passive array sensor having sharp horizontal directivity in which a plurality of passive acoustic sensors 12b12b (hydrophones) are installed at predetermined intervals on the cable 12a. The sensor array unit 12 receives the sound (sound wave) emitted by the sound source object S acquired by each acoustic sensor 12b, and outputs an electrical signal corresponding to the sound wave component of the received sound to the control unit 11D as an acoustic signal.

  The position fixing unit 13 is connected to one end of the sensor array unit 12, an anchor 13 a for fixing a part of the sensor array unit 12 to a certain position such as a water bottom, and the anchor 13 a installed at a predetermined position of the main body unit 11. And a support member 13b that detachably supports the member. When the main body 11 reaches the fixed target position, the position fixing unit 13 drives the support member 13b to separate and anchor the anchor 13a to the water bottom under the control of the control unit 11D. As a result, one end of the sensor array unit 12 is fixed to the bottom of the water.

  Since the anchor 13a determines the position of one end of the sensor array unit 12, the anchor 13a is formed in a shape such as a comb shape or a saddle shape in accordance with the bottom sediment of the laying position so as not to move due to the influence of water flow or the like. Is preferred. In addition, the support member 13b protects the sensor array unit 12 before laying by installing the anchor 13a at a position where the anchor 13a covers the sensor storage unit 11F and becomes a structure integrated with the main body 11 of the sensor laying device 10. can do.

<Repeater>
The repeater 20 relays various types of information communicated between the sensor laying device 10 and the information processing device 30, so that communication with the communication unit 11 </ b> G of the sensor laying device 10 and the communication unit 31 of the information processing device 30 are performed. It is comprised with the communication apparatus provided with the communication interface required in order to perform communication between.

  When the distance between the communication unit 11G and the communication unit 31 is larger than the communication reachable distance of the repeater 20, the repeater 20 may communicate via a plurality of repeaters 20, and the repeater 20 However, multiplex communication may be performed with a plurality of other repeaters 20 and a plurality of communication units 11G.

<Information processing device>
The information processing device 30 is configured by an information processing terminal such as a PC (personal computer) installed in the monitoring room of the ship, and communicates various information with the repeater 20 via the communication unit 31.

  The information processing apparatus 30 mainly identifies the sound source object S from the voiceprint information transmitted from the sensor laying apparatus 10 and the azimuth angle information and position information transmitted from the plurality of sensor laying apparatuses 10. When the object estimation processing unit 32 that performs processing for estimating the position and the absolute speed (movement speed) and the sensor array unit 12 that is mainly laid cannot maintain a linear state due to water flow or the like, or the laying position is displaced And a position correction processing unit 33 that performs a calibration process for moving and correcting the sensor laying device 10 to the correct position.

  In this embodiment, the information processing apparatus 30 is described as a configuration in which the object estimation processing unit 32 and the position correction processing unit 33 are integrally provided, but the configuration in which each unit is separated (that is, two information processing terminals are provided). The terminal may be used, and one terminal may have the function of the object estimation processing unit 32, and the other terminal may have the function of the position correction processing unit 33).

  The communication unit 31 includes a communication device that can perform wired communication via an optical cable or wireless communication using sound waves, and performs communication of various types of information with the repeater 20.

  The object estimation processing unit 32 includes a processing control unit 32a and a storage unit 32b. From the azimuth angle information and the sound pattern information transmitted from the sensor laying apparatuses 10A and 10B, the type, position, and Estimate the moving speed.

  The processing control unit 32a is configured by a central processing device including a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a main storage device such as a volatile / nonvolatile memory, for example, and is transmitted from each of the sensor laying devices 10A and 10B. From the azimuth angle information (azimuth angle information A, B) and the sound pattern information (sound pattern information A, B), the type, position, and moving speed of the sound source object S are estimated.

The processing control unit 32a stores, in the storage unit 32b, sound pattern information in which the ratio of the center frequencies of the sounds included in the sound pattern information A and B received from the sensor laying apparatuses 10A and 10B satisfies the relationship of the following equation (4). The type of the sound source object S is estimated by searching from the sound pattern database stored in.
(Formula 4)
fc _d1 : fc _d2 : ...: fc _dn = fc _A1 : fc _A2 ... fc _An = fc _B1 : fc _B2 ... fc _Bn
In Equation 4, “fc _A ” is a value of the center frequency included in the voiceprint information A acquired from the sensor array unit 12 included in the sensor laying device 10A of the two sensor laying devices 10 used. “Fc _B ” is the value of the center frequency included in the voiceprint information B acquired from the sensor array unit 12 included in the sensor laying apparatus 10B. “I” indicates a plurality of sound components emitted by the sound source object S, and i = 1, 2,..., N.

As a result of the search, the processing control unit 32a specifies the type of the sound source object S when the matching sound pattern information exists, and then determines the center frequency of the sound pattern information of the sound source object S in the sound pattern information database. The relative velocity v of the sound source object S with respect to the sensor laying devices 10A and 10B is estimated from the center frequencies in the soundprint information A and B acquired by the sensor laying devices 10A and 10B, respectively, based on the above equation (1). That is, the relative velocity of the sound source object S to estimate v _A with respect to the sensor laying device 10A based on fc _A obtained at the center frequency fc _i and the sensor laying apparatus 10A voiceprint information of the specific sound source object S, a specific Based on the center frequency fc _i of the sound pattern information of the sound source object S and the fc _B acquired by the sensor laying device 10B, the relative velocity of the sound source object S with respect to the sensor laying device 10A is estimated as v _B.

  Note that the estimation accuracy of the relative speed v can be further improved by estimating the relative speed v based on the above formulas (2) and (3) using the fluctuation of the bandwidth and the center frequency in addition to the center frequency. it can.

In addition, the sound pattern information A and B need not include all the components i = 1, 2,..., N of the sound pattern of the sound source object S recorded in the sound pattern information database. If the common component i is included, the relative velocities v _A and v _B can be estimated.

Further, the processing control unit 32a uses the self-position information A and B of the sensor laying devices 10A and 10B and the azimuth angle information A and B acquired by the laying devices 10A and 10B to indicate the position of the sound source object S. Estimate information. Then, the absolute speed V indicating the moving speed of the sound source object S in the space (underwater or water surface) is estimated from the estimated sound source object position information and the estimated relative speeds v _A and v _B.
Note that the estimation accuracy of the position of the sound source object S and the absolute speed V can be improved by repeatedly estimating the position and relative speeds v _A and v _B of the sound source object S at intervals and using a Kalman filter or the like.

In addition, the processing control unit 32a stores the sound pattern information in which the sound source object S having the center frequency ratio that matches the ratio of the center frequencies in the received sound pattern information A and the sound pattern information B is stored in the storage unit 32b. If it does not exist in the database, the type of the sound source object S is unknown, but at least two common components i exist in the voiceprint information A and the voiceprint information B. For example, when i is 1 or 2, If “fc _A1 : fc _A2 = fc _B1 : fc _B2 ” is established, it can be estimated that the sound is generated by the same sound source object S, and the position of the sound source object S can be estimated from the azimuth information A and B. The absolute velocity V and the relative velocities v _A and v _B can be estimated from the temporal change of the estimated position of the sound source object S by continuing observation for a long time, and the sound source before undergoing Doppler shift based on the following (5) to (8) The center frequency fc _d of the sound of the object S can be estimated. Information of the estimated fc _d is registered in the voiceprint information database as a new source object S.

(Formula 5)
fc _A1 = c / (c−v _A ) · fc ₁
(Formula 6)
fc _B1 = c / (c−v _B ) · fc ₁
(Formula 7)
fc _A2 = c / (c−v _A ) · fc ₂
(Formula 8)
fc _B2 = c / (c−v _B ) · fc ₂

Also, when there is only one component i common to the voiceprint information A and the voiceprint information B, the following formula (9) is theoretically established between the center frequency, the bandwidth, and the fluctuation of the center frequency. Therefore, it can be estimated that the sound is generated by the same sound source object S, and the position, absolute speed, and relative speeds v _A and v _B of the sound source object S can be estimated. However, since the absolute values of fluctuations in the bandwidth and the center frequency are generally much smaller than the center frequency, and the errors in the relative velocities v _A and v _B estimated therefrom are large, it is better that the common component i is larger.
(Formula 9)
fc _A1 : fc _B1 = fb _A1 : fb _B1 = fσ _A1 : fσ _B1

  The storage unit 32b is composed of an auxiliary storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or a flash memory, and stores a voiceprint information database that is databased in a state in which the type (name) of the sound source object S is associated with the voiceprint information. Remember.

  The position correction processing unit 33 uses a correction sound source 33a that transmits a sound wave having a predetermined wavelength to the sensor array unit 12 as a correction sound wave, and a radio wave from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite or the like. Sensor laying apparatus comprising a central processing unit including a GPS receiving unit 33b including a GPS receiver for obtaining accurate position information and a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a main storage such as a volatile / nonvolatile memory 10 includes a processing control unit 33c that executes generation of position correction information to be transmitted to the terminal 10, transmission processing of the information, and output processing of a re-expansion command.

  The position correction processing unit 33 was unable to reach the target landing target position when the sensor array unit 12 deviated from the linear shape with a relatively small error range or the position of the main body 11 of the sensor laying device 10 In this case, in order to correct this position error, the correction sound source calculated from the correction sound wave transmitted from the correction sound source 33a is transmitted to the sensor array unit 12, and the sensor array unit 12 receives the correction sound wave. Position correction information for correcting the position error of the sensor laying device 10 to be corrected is acquired from the estimated position information of 33a and the self-position information of the correction sound source 33a obtained by the GPS receiver 33b. The acquired position correction information is transmitted to the sensor laying apparatus 10 via the repeater 20.

  Further, when the sensor array unit 12 meanders from a straight line and a significant deviation occurs, the sensor laying device can be connected via the repeater 19 when the estimation error of the target sound source position cannot be corrected by the correction processing of the previous item. A re-extension command is transmitted to 10. Based on the received re-expansion command, the sensor laying device 10 can extend the sensor array unit 12 in a straight line again by ascending or ascending the sensor array unit 12 with the sensor storage unit 11F and then landing after the ascending. .

[2. About processing operation]
Next, a series of processing operations related to the sound source estimation processing of the sound source object estimation system 1 described above will be described.
Here, the “sensor array laying process” in which two sensor array units 12 are laid on the bottom of the water, the “sound pattern information acquisition process” in which sound pattern information is acquired from the sound source object S after the sensor array is laid, The “sound source object estimation process” for specifying the type of the sound source object S and estimating the position and moving speed of the sound source object S from the sound pattern information A and B received from the sensor laying apparatuses 10A and 10B will be described.

<Sensor array laying process>
Of the two types of sensor laying apparatuses 10A and 10B, first, the sensor laying apparatus 10A is deployed, so that accurate position information is acquired by the GPS receiver 11Bc immediately before being put into water. Moreover, after injection | pouring, by injecting water into the ballast tank 11Ca, the sensor laying apparatus 10 itself is sunk, and simultaneously using the inertial navigation apparatus 11Ba, the position information of the sensor laying apparatus 10 is estimated, and the anchor 13a Sail to a fixed target position. At that time, accurate information on the azimuth and depth is updated from the azimuth meter 11Bb and the depth meter 11Bd, respectively.

  Next, when the anchor 13a arrives at a fixed target position, the support member 13b is driven to separate the anchor 13a so that the anchor 13a settles and is fixed to the water bottom. Next, the main body portion 11 moves to the bottom target position. At that time, the sensor array portion 12 is pulled out from the sensor storage portion 11F in accordance with the movement, and at the same time, the laying position information of the acoustic sensor 12b is recorded by the inertial navigation device 11Ba. However, the sensor array unit 12 is laid so that the main body 11, the sensor array unit 12, and the anchor 13a are linear when the water bottom is viewed in plan. When the sensor laying device 10 arrives at the bottom target position, the main body 11 is bottomed on the water bottom.

  In addition, the sensor laying device 10B is similarly deployed along the above operation. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the sensor laying device 10B intersects with the virtual reference line L1 passing through the center of the sensor laying device 10A in which the virtual reference line L2 passing through the center of the sensor is linearly laid on the bottom of the water. Lay it with P. Thereby, the sensor laying apparatuses 10A and 10B are laid in a state where the sound pattern information necessary for estimating the position and moving speed of the sound source object S can be acquired.

<Sound print information acquisition processing>
The sensor laying device 10A in which the sensor array unit 12 is laid on the bottom of the water receives the sound (sound wave) emitted by the sound source object S by the sensor array unit 12, and converts the sound signal generated by the sound source object S from the acoustic signal including the sound wave component of each sound. The resulting azimuth angle information A and voiceprint information A are acquired. Then, the acquired azimuth angle information A, sound pattern information A, and self-position information A of the sensor laying device 10A acquired by the position information acquisition unit 11B are transmitted to the information processing device 30 via the repeater 20.

  Similarly, the sensor laying device 10B receives the sound (sound wave) emitted by the sound source object S by the sensor array unit 12, and the azimuth information B resulting from the sound emitted by the sound source object S from the acoustic signal including the sound wave component of each sound. And voiceprint information B are acquired. Then, the acquired azimuth angle information B, sound pattern information B, and self-position information B of the sensor laying apparatus 10B acquired by the position information acquisition unit 11B are transmitted to the information processing apparatus 30 via the repeater 20.

<Sound source object estimation processing>
The information processing apparatus 30 calculates the center frequency of each sound included in the soundprint information A transmitted from the sensor laying apparatus 10A and the center frequency of each sound included in the soundprint information B transmitted from the sensor laying apparatus 10B. The sound source object S that matches the proportional relationship is searched from the sound pattern database stored in the storage unit 32b.

As a result of the search, when the matching sound pattern information exists, the type of the sound source object S is specified, and the center frequency of the sound pattern information of the specified sound source object S and the sound acquired by the sensor laying devices 10A and 10B, respectively. The relative velocities v _A and v _B are estimated from the center frequencies in the pattern information A and _B , respectively.

Next, sound source object position information indicating the position of the sound source object S is estimated from the self-position information A and B of the sensor laying apparatuses 10A and 10B and the azimuth angle information A and B acquired by the laying apparatuses 10A and 10B. Then, the absolute velocity V in the space (underwater or water surface) of the sound source object S is estimated from the estimated sound source object position information and the estimated relative velocities v _A and v _B. Thereby, the kind, position, and moving speed of the sound source object S can be estimated.

  In addition, when the sound source object estimation process is completed, a levitation instruction is transmitted from the information processing apparatus 30 to the sensor laying apparatus 10. Then, the sensor laying device 10 adjusts the buoyancy adjusting unit 11C to rise to the water surface and is collected.

  In addition, when it is expected that normal operation will be difficult due to a malfunction of the sensor laying device 10 or power consumption, the sensor laying device 10 is also lifted, recovered, and a new sensor laying device 10 is inserted. 12 is laid again. Further, in the laying area, when it is no longer necessary to acquire the sound pattern information of the sound source object S, the sensor laying device 10 is collected by separating the sensor array unit 12 from the sensor storage unit 11F, and the collected sensor laying device 10 is recovered. A new sensor array unit 12 and an anchor 13a can be attached to be reused.

  As described above, the above-described sensor laying device 10 is an autonomous unmanned submersible equipped with a main body 11, a sensor array 12, and a position fixing unit 13, and is set in advance in an arbitrary monitoring area. After moving to the fixed target position and bottoming and fixing the anchor 13a, the main body 11 can be bottomed to the bottom by moving to the bottom target position. Thus, the sensor array unit 12 can be laid with high accuracy and can be easily replaced even if a failure occurs in the sensor array unit 12.

  Furthermore, since it can be laid at a desired position on the bottom of the water that is not easily affected by the flow, the sound pattern information of the sound source object S can be acquired over a long period of time, and the sensor array unit 12 need not be moved after the sensor is laid. Therefore, the energy consumption of the sensor laying device 10 can be reduced.

  In addition, the sound source object estimation system 1 described above uses two sets of sensor laying devices 10, and a virtual reference line L1 passing through the center of the sensor laying device 10A intersects with a virtual reference line L2 passing through the center of the sensor laying device 10B. The main body part 11, the sensor array part 12, and the anchor 13a of each sensor laying device 10A, 10B are laid in a straight line on the water bottom so as to have P, and the sound source object S acquired by each sensor array part 12 in this laid state Since the voice print information and the azimuth angle information and the self-position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 11B are transmitted to the information processing apparatus 30, the information processing apparatus 30 estimates the type of the sound source object S and the sound source. The position and moving speed of the object S can be estimated passively.

  Further, when the sensor array unit 12 deviates from a straight line with a relatively small error range, or when the position of the sensor laying device 10 cannot reach the target landing target position, the sensor array unit 12 transmits the correction sound source 33a. The correction sound wave is transmitted to the sensor array unit 12, the estimated position information of the correction sound source 33a calculated by the sensor array unit 12 receiving the correction sound wave, and the correction sound source 33a obtained by the GPS reception unit 33b. Position correction information for correcting the position error of the main body 11 that is the position correction target is acquired from the true self-position information, and the acquired position correction information is transmitted to the sensor laying apparatus 10 via the repeater 20. Since the information processing apparatus 30 includes the position correction processing unit 33 having a transmission function, the displacement of the sensor array unit 12 and the displacement of the bottom position of the main body unit 11 can be easily corrected. Can.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Sound source object estimation system 10 (10A, 10B) ... Sensor installation apparatus 11 ... Main-body part (11A ... Propulsion part, 11B ... Position information acquisition part, 11C ... Buoyancy adjustment part, 11D ... Control part, 11E ... Power supply part, 11F ... sensor storage unit, 11G ... communication unit)
12 ... Sensor array part (12a ... Cable, 12b ... Passive type acoustic sensor)
13 ... Position fixing part (13a ... Anchor, 13b ... Support member)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Repeater 30 ... Information processing apparatus 31 ... Communication part 32 ... Object estimation process part 33 ... Position correction process part S ... Sound source object

In order to achieve the above-described object, the sensor laying device according to claim 1 includes a sensor array unit in which a plurality of passive acoustic sensors are arranged at predetermined intervals on a cable having a predetermined length;
A position fixing unit having an anchor fixed to one end of the sensor array unit and fixing a part of the sensor array unit to a water bottom; and a support member that detachably supports the anchor;
A main body having a position information acquisition unit that acquires self-position information indicating self-position in water, a propulsion unit that generates a propulsive force in water, and a buoyancy adjustment unit that adjusts buoyancy to sink or float in water; ,
A sensor laying device that is an autonomous unmanned submersible craft comprising:
Said body portion, said position fixing portion one end of spaced said anchor the sensor array portion so that is fixed to the water bottom when moving to a fixed target position of the anchor main body portion is set in advance After controlling and moving the main body part to a preset bottom target position, the main body part is bottomed on the water bottom, and the main body part, the sensor array part and the anchor are linear on the water bottom. characterized by comprising a control unit for controlling the pre-Symbol main body so as to be laid on.

Claims (4)

A sensor array unit in which a plurality of passive acoustic sensors are arranged at predetermined intervals on a cable of a predetermined length;
A position fixing unit having an anchor fixed to one end of the sensor array unit and fixing a part of the sensor array unit to a water bottom; and a support member that detachably supports the anchor;
A main body having a position information acquisition unit that acquires self-position information indicating self-position in water, a propulsion unit that generates a propulsive force in water, and a buoyancy adjustment unit that adjusts buoyancy to sink or float in water; ,
A sensor laying device that is an autonomous unmanned submersible craft comprising:
When the main body moves to a fixed target position of the anchor set in advance, the main body is separated from the anchor to fix one end of the sensor array unit to the water bottom, and the main body is set in advance. After moving to the bottom target position information, the main body part is attached to the water bottom, and the main body part, the sensor array part, and the anchor are laid linearly on the water bottom. And a sensor laying device comprising a control unit for controlling the position fixing unit. A sound source object estimation system in which two sensor laying devices according to claim 1 are used, and each sensor laying device is connected to an information processing device through a repeater installed on the bottom of the water.
The two sensor laying devices acquire the azimuth angle information and the voiceprint information from an acoustic signal corresponding to a sound wave component of a sound emitted from the sound source object received by the sensor array unit, and the acquired A control unit that transmits azimuth angle information, the sound pattern information, and the self-location information acquired by the position information acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus via the repeater, and
Further, the main body portion and the sensor array portion of each sensor laying device such that a virtual reference line passing through the center of one sensor laying device and a virtual reference line passing through the center of the other sensor laying device have an intersection. And both the anchors are laid in a straight line on the bottom of the water,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A storage unit for storing a voiceprint information database that is databased in a state in which the type of the sound source object and the voiceprint information indicating the sound wave component of the sound emitted from the object are associated;
The voiceprint information that matches the proportional relationship between the center frequency included in the voiceprint information transmitted from the one sensor laying apparatus and the center frequency included in the voiceprint information transmitted from the other sensor laying apparatus. Searching from the voiceprint information database;
As a result of the search, when the voiceprint information matching the proportional relationship between the center frequencies included in the voiceprint information of each sensor laying device exists in the voiceprint information database, the voiceprint of the matched sound source object Using the center frequency included in the information, the center frequency included in the soundprint information of the one sensor laying device, and the center frequency included in the soundprint information of the other sensor laying device, the following formula ( 1) to estimate the relative speed of the sound source object relative to the one sensor laying device and the relative speed of the sound source object relative to the other sensor laying device,
A process of estimating sound source object position information indicating a position of the sound source object from the azimuth angle information and the position information from the one sensor laying apparatus and the azimuth angle information and the position information from the other sensor laying apparatus; ,
From the estimated sound source object position information, the estimated relative speed of the sound source object with respect to the one sensor laying device, and the relative speed of the sound source object with respect to the other sensor laying device, the moving speed of the sound source object in space is calculated. A process for estimating the absolute velocity to be shown;
A sound source object estimation system comprising a control unit that performs the following.
(Formula 1) fc _ri = c / (cv) · fc _di
Here, “fc _r ” is the center frequency included in the sound pattern information transmitted from the sensor laying device, “fc _d ” is the center frequency included in the sound pattern information of the sound pattern information database, and “v” is the sound source object. The relative speed with respect to the sensor array section, “c” represents the speed of sound, “i” represents a plurality of sound components emitted by the sound source object S, and i = 1, 2,..., N. The information processing apparatus includes:
A correction sound source for transmitting a correction sound wave to the sensor array unit;
A GPS receiver for acquiring position information of the sound source for correction;
The sensor laying apparatus based on estimated position information of the correction sound source calculated by the sensor array unit receiving the correction sound wave and true self-position information of the correction sound source obtained by the GPS reception unit Processing correction unit for acquiring position correction information for correcting the position error of the main body unit, and transmitting the position correction information to the sensor laying device via the repeater;
The sound source object estimation system according to claim 2, further comprising: a position correction processing unit including: A sound source object estimation method in a sound source object estimation system, wherein two sensor laying devices according to claim 1 are used, and each sensor laying device is connected to an information processing device through a repeater installed on the bottom of the water. There,
Of the two sensor laying devices, the virtual reference line passing through the center of one sensor laying device and the virtual reference line passing through the center of the other sensor laying device have an intersection. A step of laying the body part, the sensor array part and the anchor together in a straight line on the water bottom;
The one sensor laying device acquires the azimuth angle information and the voiceprint information from an acoustic signal corresponding to a sound wave component of a sound emitted from the sound source object received by its own sensor array unit, and the acquired A first information transmission step of transmitting azimuth angle information, the sound pattern information, and the self-position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus via the repeater;
The other sensor laying device acquires the azimuth angle information and the voiceprint information from an acoustic signal corresponding to a sound wave component of a sound emitted from the sound source object received by its own sensor array unit, and the acquired A second information transmission step of transmitting azimuth angle information, the sound pattern information, and the self-position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus via the repeater;
The information processing device is proportional to the center frequency included in the soundprint information transmitted from the one sensor laying device and the center frequency included in the soundprint information transmitted from the other sensor laying device. A sound source object search step for searching for a sound pattern information that matches the type of the sound source object and a sound pattern information database formed in a state in which the sound pattern information indicating the sound wave component of the sound emitted by the object is associated,
As a result of the search by the sound source object search step, the information processing device has sound pattern information that matches the proportional relationship between the center frequencies included in the sound pattern information of each sensor laying device in the sound pattern information database. The center frequency included in the sound pattern information of the matched sound source object, the center frequency included in the sound pattern information of the one sensor laying device, and the sound pattern information of the other sensor laying device. Relative speed estimation step for estimating the relative speed of the sound source object with respect to the one sensor laying apparatus and the relative speed of the sound source object with respect to the other sensor laying apparatus by using the center frequency included in the following equation (1): When,
A sound source object position indicating the position of the sound source object from the azimuth angle information and the position information from the one sensor laying device and the azimuth angle information and the position information from the other sensor laying device. A position estimation step for estimating information;
The information processing apparatus estimates the sound source object position information estimated in the position estimation step, the estimated relative speed of the sound source object with respect to the one sensor laying apparatus, and the relative speed of the sound source object with respect to the other sensor laying apparatus. A moving speed estimation step for estimating an absolute speed indicating a moving speed of the sound source object in the space from,
A sound source object estimation method comprising:
fc _ri = c / ( _cv ) · fc _di (Formula 1)
Here, “fc _r ” is the center frequency included in the sound pattern information transmitted from the sensor laying device, “fc _d ” is the center frequency included in the sound pattern information of the sound pattern information database, and “v” is the sound source object. The relative speed with respect to the sensor array section, “c” represents the speed of sound, “i” represents a plurality of sound components emitted by the sound source object S, and i = 1, 2,..., N.

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