WavePro: an autonomous wave processor with long-range telemetry

Author

Kontopidis, George ; Bowers, Gary

Author_Institution

Sea Data Inc., Newton, MA, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

31 Oct-2 Nov 1988

Firstpage

1207

Abstract

A real-time wave processing system with long-range telemetry capabilities has been developed. The system is housed in an accelerometer wave-measuring buoy and consists of a wave data acquisition module, a versatile processor/controller module, and a satellite navigation and telemetry module. Real-time information, including the wave-height power spectrum, and the longitude and latitude of the buoy, is computed in situ and transmitted via the telemetry link. Selected data products and raw data are archived on magnetic tape at regular intervals or when the significant wave height exceeds a predetermined threshold. The WavePro is useful in applications where wave data must be taken in remote locations, which lack line-of-sight telemetry paths required by existing RF systems. Extended deployment periods are made possible by transmitting only statistically significant frequency-domain data products

Keywords

computerised signal processing; data acquisition; geophysics computing; ocean waves; oceanographic equipment; real-time systems; telemetering equipment; WavePro; accelerometer wave-measuring buoy; autonomous wave processor; data acquisition module; geophysics computing; instrumentation; long-range telemetry; magnetic tape; measurement technique; ocean wave; processor/controller module; real-time wave processing system; satellite navigation; wave-height; Accelerometers; Batteries; Computer vision; Control systems; Data acquisition; Process control; Radio frequency; Real time systems; Satellite navigation systems; Telemetry; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '88. A Partnership of Marine Interests. Proceedings

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1988.23687

Filename

23687