Title :
A Self-Contained Ocean Sampling System for the USCG
Author :
Stanton, William ; Wolford, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Charles Stark Draper Lab. Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
This paper briefly describes important operational and design characteristics of this new system. An introduction describes the "JSCG\´s history in oceanography and its impact on the design goals for the Ocean Sampling System (OSS). The design emphasizes reliability, maintainability, measurement repeat- ability/stability, and simple but flexible operability. The OSS utilizes a microprocessor-controlled, self-contained battery-operated submersible unit. This eliminates the need for heavy, bulky umbilical cables and winches required to support most previous precision CTD and STD systems.
Keywords :
geophysics computing; microprocessor chips; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; OSS; Ocean Sampling System; USCG; maintainability; measurement repeatability; measurement stability; microprocessor controlled submersible unit; reliability; self contained battery operated submersible unit; self contained ocean sampling system; Distributed control; Ferroelectric films; Marine animals; Nonvolatile memory; Oceans; Protection; Random access memory; Sampling methods; Temperature measurement; Titanium;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 81
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1981.1151614
