Ad Hoc Networks. 9th International Conference, AdHocNets 2017, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada, September 28–29, 2017, Proceedings

Research Article

Doppler Effect in the Underwater Acoustic Ultra Low Frequency Band

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-74439-1_1,
        author={Abdel-Mehsen Ahmad and Michel Barbeau and Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro and Jamil Kassem and Evangelos Kranakis and Steven Porretta},
        title={Doppler Effect in the Underwater Acoustic Ultra Low Frequency Band},
        proceedings={Ad Hoc Networks. 9th International Conference, AdHocNets 2017, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada, September 28--29, 2017, Proceedings},
        proceedings_a={ADHOCNETS},
        year={2018},
        month={2},
        keywords={},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-319-74439-1_1}
    }
    
  • Abdel-Mehsen Ahmad
    Michel Barbeau
    Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro
    Jamil Kassem
    Evangelos Kranakis
    Steven Porretta
    Year: 2018
    Doppler Effect in the Underwater Acoustic Ultra Low Frequency Band
    ADHOCNETS
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74439-1_1
Abdel-Mehsen Ahmad1, Michel Barbeau2, Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro3,*, Jamil Kassem1, Evangelos Kranakis2, Steven Porretta2
  • 1: Lebanese International University
  • 2: Carleton University
  • 3: Telecom SudParis, CNRS Samovar, UMR 5157
*Contact email: joaquin.garcia_alfaro@telecom-sudparis.eu

Abstract

We address communications between Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), Underwater Sensors (USs) and remote operators. We assume the use of acoustic waves. Due to the Doppler effect, the communication frequency depends on the relative motion between the participants. We are interested in the Ultra Low Frequency (ULF) range, from 0.3 to 3 kHz. We relate the Doppler effect to the half-power bandwidth, versus distance. Numeric simulations are conducted. We show that the Doppler shift is significant with respect to the half-power bandwidth in the ULF band, for long distance communications.