Acoustic scattering by a finite-length elastic elliptical cylinder in a plane wave

In this paper, based on the deformed cylinder method, the expression of the far-field acoustic scattering form function of a finite-length elastic elliptical cylinder is obtained. The target strength of elastic aluminum and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) elliptical cylinders, with different lengths varying with dimensionless frequency ka, is studied for different incident angles. In addition, the change of the target strength of a PMMA elliptical cylinder with incident angle is explored theoretically and experimentally when the frequency range is 20–40 kHz. Simulation results show that there is almost no change in the peak of the curve of the backscattering target strength versus frequency for a finite-length elastic elliptical cylinder with different lengths. As the length decreases, the target strength gradually decreases. When the theoretical simulation results are compared with the experimental results, it is found that the theoretical predictions are in good agreement with the experimental results. Furthermore, the study will provide theoretical and experimental basis for the prediction and recognition of underwater targets.