DocumentCode :
905247
Title :
A Shipboard Oceanographic Data Processing and Control System
Author :
Bowin, Carl O. ; Bernstein, Ralph ; Ungar, Edward D. ; Madigan, J. Robert
Author_Institution :
Geophysics Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Mass. 02543
Volume :
5
Issue :
2
fYear :
1967
Firstpage :
41
Lastpage :
50
Abstract :
In June of 1962 a digital computer (IBM 1710) was placed aboard the Research Vessel Chain of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. This system has made it possible to automatically sample, compute, and record the ship´s heading and speed, latitude and longitude, water depth, gravity in terms of total acceleration, free-air and Bouguer anomalies, and the magnetic field of the earth. The system was expanded in November, 1963, to provide online plotting of bathymetric, gravity anomaly, and magnetic field profiles; computer control of gravity meter spring tension; processing of ocean surface temperature and sound velocity measurements; reduction of Loran C and VLF radio navigation data to latitude and longitude; display of ship´s position and numerical data at remote stations aboard the ship; and malfunction detection and alarm message generation. Three magnetic-disk storage units are used for data and program storage and provide the ability to merge real-time on-line computations with background off-line computations (time-sharing). Experiments are being made using three input/output typewriters at remote locations on the ship. The advantages of a shipboard system are described.
Keywords :
Automatic control; Computer displays; Control systems; Data processing; Gravity; Magnetic field measurement; Marine vehicles; Ocean temperature; Process control; Time sharing computer systems;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Geoscience Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9413
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TGE.1967.271226
Filename :
4043188
Link To Document :
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