Research Article

Multiple-Echo Suppression Modeling and Experimental Verification for Acoustic Transmission along Periodic Drillstring Using Dual Receivers

Table 4

The measured average BER for three basic modes of modulation at different rotation speeds.

Rotation speed (r/min)ModulationSingle receiverDual receiver

0ASK3.8%2.2%
0FSK2.8%2.0%
0PSK2.6%1.6%
80ASK15.0%5.2%
80FSK13.6%3.8%
80PSK21.2%8.2%
140ASK22.8%8.6%
140FSK16.2%6.2%
140PSK32.0%12.2%