Continental Controls Tiny Buoy: Evaluation at the Field Research Facility

Abstract

The goal of this study was to evaluate the performance of a small wave measuring buoy developed by Continental Controls & Design, Inc. The Tiny Wave Buoy (TWB) transmits directional wave spectra via an Iridium satellite link. The objective was to test the TWD at the Army Corps of Engineers Field Research Facility (USACE-FRF) in Duck, NC. This site provided the capability to deploy and retrieve the TWB and has a long history of making directional wave measurements and instrument testing as well as existing wave measuring infrastructure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2008
Accession Number
ADA534005

Entities

People

  • Kent Hathaway

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Data Transmission
  • Deployment
  • Directional
  • Energy Levels
  • Engineers
  • Frequency
  • High Energy
  • High Resolution
  • Infrastructure
  • Measurement
  • Research Facilities
  • Spectra
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Seismology

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites