DocumentCode :
2490506
Title :
Surface current measurement network using cellular telephone telemetry
Author :
Chaplin, G.F. ; Kelly, F.J.
Author_Institution :
Woods Hole Instrum. Syst. Ltd., Cataumet, MA, USA
fYear :
1995
fDate :
7-9 Feb 1995
Firstpage :
177
Lastpage :
180
Abstract :
An array of five near-surface current measuring buoys has been designed and deployed in the Gulf of Mexico. Each buoy is networked with a central shore station via commercial cellular telephone service. Each buoy employs an electromagnetic water flow sensor (2 meter depth) and a vector-averaging data acquisition system to collect and record near-surface current data. Buffered data are automatically transferred to a shore station on a programmed schedule using the MNP Class 10 high performance data communications protocol. Under user control, the shore station can communicate with individual buoys to modify the data collection and reporting schedule as well as recover archived data. The low-cost, small-profile, solar-powered buoy is deemed “collision survivable” by the manufacturer. The buoy can be deployed from a surface vessel or helicopter
Keywords :
data acquisition; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; radiotelemetry; MNP Class 10; buoy; cellular telephone; data acquisition; data telemetry; electromagnetic water flow sensor; equipment instrument; measurement network; measurement technique; ocean sea surface; radiotelemetry; surface current dynamics; vector-averaging data acquisition system; Automatic control; Cellular networks; Current measurement; Data acquisition; Data communication; Electromagnetic measurements; Job shop scheduling; Protocols; Sensor systems; Telephony;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Current Measurement, 1995., Proceedings of the IEEE Fifth Working Conference on
Conference_Location :
St. Petersburg, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2437-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CCM.1995.516170
Filename :
516170
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