The Moored Acoustic Buoy System (MABS)

Abstract

The Moored Acoustic Buoy System (MABS) is a bottom-moored programmable acoustic data recording system. The system, which incorporates recent developments in lightweight synthetic cables, can be deployed at ocean depths in a variety of configurations from modest ocean-going vessels. Having been used in 19 previous deployments, the system has evolved into a complete, reliable, versatile, easily handled acoustic data gathering tool. Flexible programming options allow delayed start, selectable sample intervals, and selectable sample durations so that deployments of up to 7 months are possible with a maximum of 14 days of continuous recording. The outputs of as many as 13 hydrophones can be recorded simultaneously from the acoustic array. The present MABS inventory consists of three instrumentation pressure vessels, four flotation buoys, three tape recorders (two different types), many array cables, and a complement of auxiliary gear.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 04, 1975
Accession Number
ADB003783

Entities

People

  • Raymond W. Hasse
  • Robert F. Laplante

Organizations

  • Naval Underwater Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Arrays
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Assembly
  • Calibration
  • Classification
  • Detectors
  • Dynamic Range
  • Frequency
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Oceans
  • Pressure Vessels
  • Recording Systems
  • Security
  • Tape Recorders
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Computer Science.
  • Oceanography.