Second-Order Fourier Synthesis of Broadband Acoustic Signals Using Normal Modes
A scheme for approximate normal-mode calculation of broadband acoustic signals in the time domain is proposed based on a second-order Taylor expansion of eigenvalues and eigenfunctions with respect to frequency. For the case of a Gaussian impulse source a closed-form expression is derived for the pressure in the time domain. Using perturbation theory, analytical expressions are obtained for the involved first and second frequency-derivatives of eigenvalues and eigenfunctions. The proposed approximation significantly accelerates arrival-pattern calculations, since the eigenvalues, the eigenfunctions and their frequency-derivatives need to be calculated at a single frequency, the central frequency of the source. Furthermore, it offers a satisfactory degree of accuracy for the lower and intermediate order modes. This is due to the fact that essential wave-theoretic mechanisms such as dispersion and frequency dependence of mode amplitudes are contained in the representation up to a sufficient order. Numerical results demonstrate the efficiency of the method.