Which toolbox would I need?

I am tasked to analyse audio from a hydrophone experiment that was conducted. From the data, i am to determine the distance and direction of the target and map out the path taken by it over time. The sensor contains multiple hydrophones that are evenly spaced out. I believe there will be a slight delay of sound capture between the nearest hydrophone and the furthest from the target. What i can guess so far is that:

- i need a toolbox which allows me to upload audio files, possibly multiple

- i need a toolbox which allows me to design my hydrophone layout and maybe attach the corresponding audio file to the correct hydrophone.

- i need a toolbox to analyse the sound waves from said hydrophones.

- i need a toolbox which allows me to create an algorithm to find out the distance and direction of the incoming sound and project it either on a graph or a 3d model of sorts. (Not sure which is the best way yet).

I believe the following toolboxes may be of help (please correct me if i am mistaken!): simulink, signal processing toolbox, phased array systems, wavelet and audio systems toolboxes.

Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

[Rik]

Matlab itself has many functions. I don't have any experience with the setup you are describing, but it sounds like most of this involves only simple matrix operations, with the exception of "analyse the sound waves from said hydrophones". It is entirely possible you might not need any toolboxes, although they might make it much more easy to do your analysis. As for Simulink; I don't have enough experience with it to see the additional benefit. Matlab itself can do most if not all that Simulink can. The only upside I can see so far is that it is easier to get started.

[Tahmid Nasif]

Thank you Rik Wisselink!