Response Characteristic of Acoustic Homing Transducer to Intense Sound Pulse

To evaluate the effect of intense sound pulse on homing system, the response characteristic of acoustic transducer to intense sound pulse is investigated. An equivalent circuit model of typical transducer is established based on the admittance circle diagram method. With this model, the response characteristic is analyzed by computer simulations, and the results show that an oscillation appears in the equivalent circuit due to the intense sound pulse. Water tank experiment is conducted in underwater intense sound experiment system, and the intense sound pulse signal as well as the output signal of the transducer is collected. In the experiment, intense sound pulse also leads to an excited oscillation of the transducer, which validates the correctness of the equivalent circuit model. Furthermore, the correlation among responses of different transducers is poor, which disturbs bearing estimation process. The experimental results indicate that intense sound pulse imposes an apparent suppression effect on the homing system, and brings torpedo into a blinding status.