Nouveaux modèles d'estimation monophone de distance et d'analyse parcimonieuse : Applications sur signaux transitoires et stationnaires bioacoustiques à l’échelle

Acoustic waves show low dispersion due to the underwater propagation, compared to the propagation in the air. Some species of cetaceans communicate at long distance, others use their sound production for orientation. The goal of the scientic area called bioacoustics is to study animal species based on the analysis of their emitted sound. Their sounds can be used to detect, to classify and to locate the cetaceans. Recordings can be done with an passive acoustic array of multiple hydrophones, but this method is expensive and difficult to deploy. Thus, in order to scale this approach, we propose in this Phd thesis several original single hydrophone models to analyze these stationary or transient signals.Firstly, we provide a new theoretical model to estimate the distance between the impulsive source (ex. biosonar of the cetacean) and the hydrophone. Our model, the Intra Spectral ATtenuation (ISAT), is based on the spectral signal alteration due to the underwater acoustic propagation, especially the differences in different frequency bands. We also approximated ISAT by an artificial neural network. Both models are validated on clicks emitted by sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) recorded by our sonobuoy BOMBYX and our data-acquisition system DECAV developed incollaboration with the National Park of Port-Cros (France) and the Pelagos sanctuary for the protection of marine mammals in the Mediterranean sea (France). The error (RMSE) measures on the recordings of the NATO test center in the Bahamas are about500 meters, promising further real applications. Secondly, we worked on the variations of the cetacean vocalizations using the sparse coding method. The encoding of thecepstrums by unsupervised learning of a dictionary shows bigrammic time changes of the songs of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). We validate this model on signals recorded in the Ste Marie Channel (Madagascar) between 2008 and 2014, through our network of hydrophones BAOBAB which is the first passive acoustic array deployed in the Indian Ocean.Our models are part of the Saled Bioacoustics project (SABIOD, MI CNRS) and open perspectives for temporal and spatial scaling of bioacoustics.Les ondes acoustiques subissent peu de dispersion dans le milieu marin, comparé au milieu aérien. Certaines espèces de cétacés communiquent ainsi à grande distance, d'autres utilisent leurs émissions sonores pour s'orienter. La bioacoustique consiste à étudier ces espèces à partir de l'analyse de leurs sons, c'est-à-dire à les détecter, classer, localiser. Cela peut se faire via un réseau d'hydrophones au déploiement fastidieux. Afin de contribuer au passage à l'échelle de la bioacoustique, cette thèse propose des modèles originaux mono-hydrophone pour l'analyse de ces signaux stationnaires ou transitoires. Premièrement, nous dérivons un nouveau modèle d'estimation de la distance entre une source impulsive (ex. biosonar) et un hydrophone. Notre modèle théorique, l'Intra Spectral ATténuation(ISAT), dérive des lois acoustiques de déformation spectrale du signal transitoire induite par l'atténuation durant sa propagation. Ce modèle relie les rapports énergétiques des bandes de fréquences pondérés par un modèle de perte par atténuation fréquentielle (Thorp ou Leroy) à la distance de propagation. Nous approximons aussi ISAT par un modèle neuromimétique. Ces deux modèles sont validés sur le sonar du cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus) enregistré avec notre bouée acoustique autonome BOMBYX et notre système d'acquisition DECAV en collaboration avec le Parc National de Port-Cros et le sanctuaire Pelagos pour la protection des mammifères marins en Méditerranée. Les mesures d'erreur (RMSE) d'environ 500 mètres sur nos références du centre d'essai OTAN aux Bahamas présentent un intérêt opérationnel. Deuxièmement, nous proposons une analyse originale de l'évolution des voisements de cétacé par codage parcimonieux. Notre encodage des cepstres par apprentissage non supervisé d'un dictionnaire met en évidence l'évolution temporelle des bigrammes des chants que les baleines à bosse mâles émettent durant la période de reproduction. Nous validons ce modèle sur nos enregistrements du canal de Sainte-Marie à Madagascar entre 2008 et 2014, via notre réseau d'hydrophones BAOBAB qui constitue une première dans l'Océan Indien. Nos modèles s'inscrivent dans le projet Scaled Bioacoustics (SABIOD, MI CNRS) et ouvrent de nouvelles perspectives pour les passages à l'échelle temporelle et spatiale de la bioacoustique

New models for distance estimation monophone data and sparse analysis : Application to transient signals and stationary signals on large scale bioacoustic data

Les ondes acoustiques subissent peu de dispersion dans le milieu marin, comparé au milieu aérien. Certaines espèces de cétacés communiquent ainsi à grande distance, d'autres utilisent leurs émissions sonores pour s'orienter. La bioacoustique consiste à étudier ces espèces à partir de l'analyse de leurs sons, c'est-à-dire à les détecter, classer, localiser. Cela peut se faire via un réseau d'hydrophones au déploiement fastidieux. Afin de contribuer au passage à l'échelle de la bioacoustique, cette thèse propose des modèles originaux mono-hydrophone pour l'analyse de ces signaux stationnaires ou transitoires. Premièrement, nous dérivons un nouveau modèle d'estimation de la distance entre une source impulsive (ex. biosonar) et un hydrophone. Notre modèle théorique, l'Intra Spectral ATténuation(ISAT), dérive des lois acoustiques de déformation spectrale du signal transitoire induite par l'atténuation durant sa propagation. Ce modèle relie les rapports énergétiques des bandes de fréquences pondérés par un modèle de perte par atténuation fréquentielle (Thorp ou Leroy) à la distance de propagation. Nous approximons aussi ISAT par un modèle neuromimétique. Ces deux modèles sont validés sur le sonar du cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus) enregistré avec notre bouée acoustique autonome BOMBYX et notre système d'acquisition DECAV en collaboration avec le Parc National de Port-Cros et le sanctuaire Pelagos pour la protection des mammifères marins en Méditerranée. Les mesures d'erreur (RMSE) d'environ 500 mètres sur nos références du centre d'essai OTAN aux Bahamas présentent un intérêt opérationnel. Deuxièmement, nous proposons une analyse originale de l'évolution des voisements de cétacé par codage parcimonieux. Notre encodage des cepstres par apprentissage non supervisé d'un dictionnaire met en évidence l'évolution temporelle des bigrammes des chants que les baleines à bosse mâles émettent durant la période de reproduction. Nous validons ce modèle sur nos enregistrements du canal de Sainte-Marie à Madagascar entre 2008 et 2014, via notre réseau d'hydrophones BAOBAB qui constitue une première dans l'Océan Indien. Nos modèles s'inscrivent dans le projet Scaled Bioacoustics (SABIOD, MI CNRS) et ouvrent de nouvelles perspectives pour les passages à l'échelle temporelle et spatiale de la bioacoustique.Acoustic waves show low dispersion due to the underwater propagation, compared to the propagation in the air. Some species of cetaceans communicate at long distance, others use their sound production for orientation. The goal of the scientic area called bioacoustics is to study animal species based on the analysis of their emitted sound. Their sounds can be used to detect, to classify and to locate the cetaceans. Recordings can be done with an passive acoustic array of multiple hydrophones, but this method is expensive and difficult to deploy. Thus, in order to scale this approach, we propose in this Phd thesis several original single hydrophone models to analyze these stationary or transient signals.Firstly, we provide a new theoretical model to estimate the distance between the impulsive source (ex. biosonar of the cetacean) and the hydrophone. Our model, the Intra Spectral ATtenuation (ISAT), is based on the spectral signal alteration due to the underwater acoustic propagation, especially the differences in different frequency bands. We also approximated ISAT by an artificial neural network. Both models are validated on clicks emitted by sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) recorded by our sonobuoy BOMBYX and our data-acquisition system DECAV developed incollaboration with the National Park of Port-Cros (France) and the Pelagos sanctuary for the protection of marine mammals in the Mediterranean sea (France). The error (RMSE) measures on the recordings of the NATO test center in the Bahamas are about500 meters, promising further real applications. Secondly, we worked on the variations of the cetacean vocalizations using the sparse coding method. The encoding of thecepstrums by unsupervised learning of a dictionary shows bigrammic time changes of the songs of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). We validate this model on signals recorded in the Ste Marie Channel (Madagascar) between 2008 and 2014, through our network of hydrophones BAOBAB which is the first passive acoustic array deployed in the Indian Ocean.Our models are part of the Saled Bioacoustics project (SABIOD, MI CNRS) and open perspectives for temporal and spatial scaling of bioacoustics

Medium-term stereophonic recording of humpback whales in Sainte Marie channel, Madagascar: daily variation in whale density

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are well known to be particularly active acoustically. In 2007 the research team started to investigate humpback whales in the breeding area in the Sainte Marie channel (Madagascar). An array of 2 synchronous hydrophones was deployed in 2012 as part of a feasibility study for the deployment of a permanent acoustic array in the channel for the research programme, BAOBAB. Eight continuous sets (mean duration: 27 h 15 min) were recorded between 3 August and 11 September. Stereophonic recording allows the discrimination of acoustic sources that are not spatially overlapping, as the bearing to the emitting whale can be estimated from the Time Difference Of Arrival between the sensors. Based on cross-correlation functions analyses, this paper proposes an assessment of the number of emitting whales in a given underwater soundscape, and changes in their numbers over the covered time period. The first results showed that this value changed between 0 and 10 singers over the survey period of more than a month, and a peak in density was observed in the third week of August. Daily trends indicated highest density at night and lowest density just before nightfall. The study attempts to link acoustic activity and spatial occupation to reveal interactions between the detected emitting whales.

Sparse coding for efficient bioacoustic data mining: Preliminary application to analysis of whale songs

International audienceBioacoustic monitoring, such as surveys of animal populations and migration, needs efficient data mining methods to extract information from large datasets covering multi-year and multi-location recordings. Usually, the study of the humpback whake songs is based on the classification of sound units, notably to extract the song theme of the singers, which might signify the geographic origin and the year of the song. Most of these analyses are currently done with expert intervention, but the volume of recordings drive the need for automated methods for sound unit classification. This paper introduces a method for sparse coding of bioacous-tic recordings in order to efficiently compress and automatically extract patterns in data. Moreover, this paper proposes that sparse coding of the song at different time scales supports the distinction of stable song components versus those which evolve year to year. It is shown that shorter codes are more stable, occurring with similar frequency across two consecutive years, while the occurrence of longer units varies across years as expected based on the prior manual analysis. We conclude by exploring further possibilities of the application of this method for biopopulation analysis

Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) sonar slacks off before touching a non-alimentary target

International audienceOdontocetes modulate the rhythm of their echolocation clicks to draw information about their environment. When they approach preys to capture, they speed up their emissions to increase the sampling rate of "distant touch" and improve information update. This global acceleration turns into a "terminal buzz" also described in bats, which is a click train with drastic increase in rate, just as reaching the prey. This study documents and analyses under human care bottlenose dolphins' echolocation activity, when approaching non-alimentary targets. Four dolphins' locomotor and clicking behaviours were recorded during training sessions, when sent to immersed objects pointed by their trainers. Results illustrate that these dolphins profusely use echolocation towards immersed non-alimentary objects. They accelerate click emission when approaching the target, thus displaying a classical terminal buzz. However, their terminal buzz slackens off within a quarter of second before the end of click train. Typically, they decelerate to stop clicking just before they touch the object using their rostrum lower tip. They do not emit clicks as the contact lasts. In conclusion, when exploring inert objects, bottlenose dolphins under human accelerate clicking like other odontocetes or bats approaching preys. Bottlenose dolphins' particular slackening-off profile at the end of the buzz shows that they anticipate the moment of direct contact, and they stop just as real touch relays distant touch of the object

Inside the sounds emitted by some cetacean species

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Inside the sounds emitted by some cetacean species

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Inside the sounds emitted by some cetacean species

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