DocumentCode
2942659
Title
An Undulating Profiler
Author
Mesecar, Roderick ; Wagner, James ; Dillon, Walter
Author_Institution
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
fYear
1987
fDate
Sept. 28 1987-Oct. 1 1987
Firstpage
461
Lastpage
465
Abstract
The goal of this paper is to show the technical innovations for a towed, instrumented, vehicle that can undulate through the upper 100 meters of the ocean. The forward wing of the vehicle is composed of ten individually detachable faired segments where sensors and associated electronics are located. Additional sensors can be located in a cylindrical pod that also houses the undulation control electronics. A digital measurement and control system interacts with all sensors and vehicle controls via softward and a keyboard located on shipboard. The vehicle has a one meter wing span and is balasted to about 27 kilograms.
Keywords
Assembly; Couplings; Electronic ballasts; Elevators; Instruments; Potentiometers; Shafts; Stability; Tail; Vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS '87
Conference_Location
Halifax, NS, Canada
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1987.1160791
Filename
1160791
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