Experiment on constructing and studying a combined sensor array

The paper presents the results of studying a breadboard model of a vector combined hydroacoustic array created in the mid-1980s. The combined sensor array was developed on the basis of molecular-electronic hydroacoustic pressure-gradient sensors. According to the experimental data, the gain from joint processing of the total pressure and pressure-gradient channels exceeded 20 dB. The paper discusses the parameters of molecular-electronic converters, which ensured the qualitative characteristics of the combined array.