The invention discloses an
acoustic propagation path comprehensive speed measuring method and apparatus for
underwater target positioning. According to the method, the comprehensive speed is measured instead of the conventional
acoustic speed, and thus the
underwater target positioning accuracy is improved. The apparatus includes an emission module, an array reception module, a control module, a storage module and a central
processing module. The control module is connected to the emission module, the array reception module, the storage module and the central
processing module. The emission module is connected to the array reception module, the control module and the central
processing module. The array reception module is connected to the emission module and the control module. The central processing module is connected to the control module, the emission module and the storage module. The storage module is connected to the control module and the central processing module. The method is different from a conventional
underwater target positioning measurement method, a
seawater acoustic speed empirical formula and a
Doppler effect are utilized for speed measuring, environment variables such as the temperature,
salinity, depth and flow speed of
seawater are comprehensively taken into consideration, and high precision is exhibited.