Development of a Simulator for Submarine Path Estimation and Optimization of Sonobuoy Deployment Patterns

Due to specificity in the underwater environment, the difficulty of detecting submarine and the threat of submarine are increasing. The probability of detecting a submarine can be increased by estimation submarine path and optimizing sonobuoy deployment. In this paper, marine data collection, dynamics of submarine, submarine tracking path modeling, acoustic wave propagation modeling, detection probability modeling are applied in the simulator as similar to reality as possible. A simulator is developed to design submarine path estimation and sonobuoy deployment optimization scenario and to check result according to the scenario.