Design of a multi-week Sound & Motion Recording & Telemetry (SMRT) tag for behavioral studies on whales
Abstract
Successful implementation of the new tag requires the integration of a diverse range of mechanical, electronic and software sub-systems, as well as the development of significant new technology. The project is therefore challenging from an engineering perspective but also requires the close collaboration of tag design and manufacturing groups that otherwise work independently and, to some extent, compete in the marketplace. There is a small risk that we encounter difficulties in setting up a framework for collaboration or that, after preliminary engineering analyses, we judge the project to be infeasible. To mitigate these risks, we have divided the initial (Yr 1) project into two separately budgeted phases. The first phase will involve a group meeting in which both the collaboration structure of the project and the engineering challenges are evaluated.We will decide during the meeting if we are able to proceed with the project. If a satisfactory outcome is reached, we will go on to address two critical engineering challenges in Phase 2 with the objective of facilitating prototype manufacture of the tag in 2016. A detailed description of the tasks within each phase is given below.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141512579
Entities
People
- Mark A. Johnson
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of St Andrews