Title :
Design and Development of a Software-Defined Underwater Acoustic Modem for Sensor Networks for Environmental and Ecological Research
Author :
Fu, Ricia ; Doonan, Daniel ; Utley, Chris ; Iltis, Ronald ; Kastner, Ryan ; Lee, Hua
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA
Abstract :
This paper describes the design and successful development of an acoustic modem for potential use in underwater ecological sensor networks. The presentation includes theoretical study, design and development of both software and hardware, laboratory experiments, and the documentation and analysis of field-test results
Keywords :
acoustic devices; computer communications software; modems; underwater equipment; underwater sound; environmental research; software design; software development; underwater acoustic modem; underwater ecological sensor networks; Acoustic sensors; Batteries; Digital signal processing; Hardware; Matching pursuit algorithms; Modems; Monitoring; Ocean temperature; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Underwater acoustics;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2006
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0114-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0115-1
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2006.306864
