Field testing and performance of the Long-range Acoustic Real-time Sensor for polar Areas (LARA)
Abstract
With ONR/DURIP funding, we developed the Long-term Acoustic Real-Time Sensor for Polar Areas (LARA) which combines the advantages of both submerged and surface acoustic observing systems. LARA makes stationary passive acoustic monitoring efforts more effective, and provides maximum flexibility allowing for a wide range of applications even in ice-covered polar areas. While the ONR/DURIP award provided funding to design and manufacture the prototype unit, it didn’t provide funding for field testing and performance evaluation. The proposed project will allow us to conduct initial short-term deployments of LARA off Newport, Oregon followed by a one-year deployment in the seasonally ice-covered northern Bering Sea. Throughout the deployment we will closely monitor LARA remotely from Newport, OR and make changes to the firmware if necessary. After recovery a full data analysis and performance evaluation of the recorded acoustics and engineering data will be conducted. Page
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 08, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141512240
Entities
People
- Holger Klinck
Organizations
- Cornell University
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy