Abstract:In order to study the multi-target azimuth estimation capability of single vector hydrophone, this paper uses cross-spectrum sound intensity method, MUSIC algorithm and signal statistics method to estimate multiple-target azimuth. The cross-spectrum sound intensity method can estimate the azimuth of multiple single-frequency targets with different frequencies, but can not distinguish the targets with spectral aliasing. The MUSIC algorithm can distinguish both single-frequency and wide-band targets, but it can estimate up to two target azimuths with a single-vector hydrophone. Therefore, in this paper, based on the proposed signal statistics method, the statistical models of sound pressure and vibration velocity are constructed, which are combined with particle swarm optimization algorithm and improved algorithm to realize the multi-target azimuth estimation based on improved particle swarm optimization algorithm. The simulation analysis of several single frequency and broadband signal targets shows that improved particle swarm optimization algorithm has a good estimation effect, and the estimation results of the three methods are compared to verify that improved particle swarm optimization algorithm has a good applicability. The validity of the algorithm is verified once again by processing the data of the 2022 Qiandao Lake experiment.