Remote Automatic Multipurpose Station

Abstract

After two decades of broad spectrum scientific research by the U.S. in the Arctic Ocean and peripheral seas, the need for remote automatic stations to collect data has become obvious. The problem is to develop an unmanned station that can be: easily deployed; collect satisfactory data without human presence; reasonably inexpensive; have a useful life; and be adaptable to a wide variety of input sensors. A study was conducted to determine the best approach to the system which was called LORAMS (Long Range Automatic Measuring Station). The basic concept was derived employed a HF telemetry link, a digital recirculating memory to store data during polar HF blackouts, and a power supply. The design goals were for one year unattended life and a 1000 n. mile effective range.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1972
Accession Number
AD0756682

Entities

People

  • B. M. Buck

Organizations

  • General Motors

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ambient Noise
  • Arctic Ocean
  • Automatic
  • Contracts
  • Earth Sciences
  • Environment
  • Fabrication
  • Logistics Support
  • Military Research
  • Multipurpose
  • Oceans
  • Polar Cap
  • Polar Cap Absorption
  • Power Supplies
  • Scientific Research
  • Telemetry
  • Unmanned

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy