Finalizing the Dtag: implementation and testing of design improvements for reliability and availability

Abstract

DTAGs have proven to be a valuable tool for the study of marine mammal acoustics and fine scale motion. The success of the DTAG has resulted in an increased demand for the instrument from researchers both within the Navy and the marine mammal community as a whole. However, the current DTAG design has cost, robustness, and reliability issues that make it unsuitable for the scaled-up manufacturing necessary to meet demand. Here we propose to make design changes to improve reliability and manufacturability of the tag, and to test the new design by fabricating a small number of tags for testing. The project will result in a field-ready and cost-effective DTAG design.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 14, 2016
Accession Number
AD1022954

Entities

People

  • K. A. Shorter
  • Mark P. Johnson
  • Tom Hurst

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Animals
  • Assembly
  • Availability
  • Communities
  • Electronic Components
  • Encapsulation
  • Fabrication
  • Hydrophones
  • Mammals
  • Manufacturing
  • Marine Mammals
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Reliability
  • Water

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  • Medical Imaging.
  • Systems Analysis and Design