@conference {, title = {Influence of different phenomena on the errors in distance measurement using underwater acoustics coded signals}, booktitle = {OCEANS 2013 - NORWAY2013 MTS/IEEE OCEANS - Bergen}, year = {2013}, month = {06/2013}, pages = {1 - 8}, publisher = {IEEE}, organization = {IEEE}, address = {Bergen, Norway}, abstract = {The underwater channel is a highly variable medium due to the influence of several effects on the acoustic signal, and the physical variability of the environment. This behavior makes the underwater channel a very difficult one to model, and also a complex environment to work with. In acoustic-based positioning or sonar systems, where it is important to know accurately the time-of-flights of the signals, pseudorandom codes provide immunity to some of these effects. In this work, a statistical study of the influence in range detection of common effects in underwater acoustics, such as noise and wind speed, is presented. Through this study, the performance of a relative positioning system is also studied for different scenarios.}, doi = {10.1109/OCEANS-Bergen.2013.6608059}, author = {Joaquin Aparicio and Ana Jimenez and Fernando J. Alvarez and Ure{\~n}a, J. and Carlos De Marzziani and Diego, Cristina} }