Arctic Remote Autonomous Measurement Platform Post CEAREX Engineering Report

Abstract

A series of instrumented Arctic buoys has been developed. The buoys are designed to be deployed in pack ice to measure and record data from meteorological and ocean sensors as well as from an accelerometer inside the buoy. Sophisticated in situ data processing is performed reducing the data capacity required for the system's optical disk recorder. Engineering development is described which aimed to identify and solve performance problems related to hardware and software deficiencies. One of the major hardware problems was that the optical disk was unreliable when exposed to the Arctic environment. Redesign was performed to insulate parts of the system from the cold. The test and evaluation sequence is described as well as the present status of all portions of the system. Sample field data are presented including multiband acoustic spectra as well as time series environmental data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA232843

Entities

People

  • K. R. Peal

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Analog Signals
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Converters
  • Debugging
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Measurement
  • Oceanography
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Power Supplies
  • Radio Equipment
  • Radio Transmitters
  • Signal Generators
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems