Autonomous Acoustic Source

Abstract

An autonomous acoustic source buoy system has been designed and fabricated for use in the collection of underwater acoustic propagation data. The system consists of a surface buoy which provides battery power, signal waveform synthesis, power amplification, system control, and wireless local area network (WLAN) communications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA425358

Entities

People

  • William Hodgkiss

Organizations

  • University of California Regents

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Amplification
  • Amplifiers
  • Antennas
  • Computers
  • Corporations
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Directional Antennas
  • Electronics
  • Local Area Networks
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Military Research
  • Networks
  • Power Amplifiers
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Computer Networking
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.