Acoustic source localization using L-shaped sensor clusters: A review

Chenning Ma; Zixian Zhou; Jinxia Liu; Zhiwen Cui; Tribikram Kundu

doi:10.1016/j.ultras.2023.107020

Acoustic source localization using L-shaped sensor clusters: A review

Ultrasonics. 2023 Jul:132:107020. doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2023.107020. Epub 2023 Apr 22.

Authors

Chenning Ma¹, Zixian Zhou¹, Jinxia Liu¹, Zhiwen Cui², Tribikram Kundu³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Acoustics and Microwave Physics, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China.
² Department of Acoustics and Microwave Physics, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China; Chongqing Research Institute of Jilin University, Chongqing 401120, China; State Key Laboratory of Acoustics, Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. Electronic address: cuizw@jlu.edu.cn.
³ Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA; Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department, Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA. Electronic address: tkundu@arizona.edu.

PMID: 37116398
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2023.107020

Abstract

Acoustic source localization (ASL) plays an important role in structural health monitoring (SHM). The L-shaped sensor cluster (LSSC) is very convenient for ASL, and hence SHM. Various techniques based on LSSC have been developed rapidly in the past decade. LSSC can be conveniently used for damage detection and localization, a necessary step for monitoring structures through non-destructive testing (NDT). After ten years of development, LSSC still has a wide development space. In this paper, the fundamental roles of LSSC in developing different techniques within last ten years and its future potentials are discussed. The LSSC-based time difference of arrival localization techniques and the wave front shape-based localization techniques are reviewed in detail in this paper. This paper aims to give readers a more comprehensive and clear understanding of these techniques. The discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of these techniques and various sources of the errors will give the readers the current limitations and future development prospects of ASL and damage detection techniques using LSSC.

Keywords: Acoustic source localization; Elastic wave propagation; L-shaped sensor clusters; Time difference of arrival; Wave front shape.

Publication types

Review