An update of US Coast Guard buoy development efforts

Author

Sargent, LT Joseph P. ; Timpe, CDR Gerald L.

Author_Institution

US Coast Guard Res. & Dev. Center, Groton, CT, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

9-12 Oct 1995

Firstpage

323

Abstract

As part of an on-going project to improve the performance and cost-effectiveness of the aids-to navigation buoys maintained by the US Coast Guard, the suitability of buoys made from composite materials was assessed. After conducting a worldwide market study, four different composite buoy designs were purchased for field testing. This study presents the status of this project to date, details the dockside and field testing that were conducted on the buoys, summarizes the results achieved, and discusses projected future work that will be performed

Keywords

lamps; marine systems; naval engineering; navigation; traffic control; PVC; US Coast Guard; USA; USCG; composite material; ionomer foam; lamp; marine equipment; navigation buoy; navigational aid; ocean; plastic; polyethylene; polyurethane elastomer; sea coast; warning light; Biomembranes; Building materials; Composite materials; Manufacturing; Navigation; Performance evaluation; Polyethylene; Research and development; Steel; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '95. MTS/IEEE. Challenges of Our Changing Global Environment. Conference Proceedings.

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-933957-14-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1995.526790

Filename

526790