DocumentCode :
713628
Title :
Underwater interferometric radar sensor for distance and vibration measurement
Author :
Sporer, Michael ; Lurz, Fabian ; Schluecker, Eberhard ; Weigel, Robert ; Koelpin, Alexander
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Electron. Eng., Univ. of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
fYear :
2015
fDate :
25-28 Jan. 2015
Firstpage :
72
Lastpage :
74
Abstract :
With the growing application of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) and underwater construction, i.e. robotic manipulator and maintenance systems, there is an increasing demand on precise underwater distance sensors. In this paper we present a low-cost, short-range and contactless sensor which uses electromagnetical (EM) waves for measuring distances underwater. The measurement system is based on interferometric radar applying a six-port interferometer and using EM waves at a frequency of 2.4 GHz. Measurement series in fresh water have been carried out showing an precision of below 100 μm up to a distance of 35 mm with only 8 dBm of transmit power. Due to the high measurement rate the system can also be employed for vibration analysis. Additionally, by connecting a commercial 2.4 GHz data transceiver, it is imaginable for the system to be simultaneously used for high data rate communication between, e.g. AUV and unmanned underwater platforms (UUP).
Keywords :
autonomous underwater vehicles; distance measurement; radar interferometry; remote sensing by radar; vibration measurement; autonomous underwater vehicles; distance measurement; electromagnetical waves; frequency 2.4 GHz; low-cost short-range contactless sensor; six-port interferometer; underwater interferometric radar sensor; vibration measurement; Antenna measurements; Attenuation; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Robot sensing systems; Sea measurements;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks (WiSNet), 2015 IEEE Topical Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/WISNET.2015.7127405
Filename :
7127405
Link To Document :
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