Expendable Current Profiler (XCP, Mod 7).

Abstract

Sippican was funded to develop, build and test a factory produceable version of the expendable current profiler (XCP). It had been previously demonstrated that horizontal ocean currents may be measured by means of a free-falling expendable device. Although the results of their research demonstrated the viability of the concept, the probes were difficult to manufacture in a production environment. The XCP, Mod-7 design departed from all previous probe designs by including two major subassemblies: a buoy that remains at the ocean's surface has been added, linked to the descending probe assembly by two conductor, 39 gauge BT wire. Data gathered and pre-processed within the probe undergoes further processing in the buoy whereupon it is transmitted to receiving equipment via a radio frequency link.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 30, 1984
Accession Number
ADA142936

Entities

People

  • R. W. Lancaster

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Environment
  • Expendable
  • Frequency
  • Manufacturing
  • Mass Production
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceans
  • Production
  • Radio Frequency
  • Viability

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Oceanography.
  • Software Engineering