A Water Quality Monitoring Robot

Author

Osborne, P.W. ; Hoffman, E. ; Lovelady, R.W. ; Holloway, R. ; Ferguson, R.L.

Author_Institution

Osborne-Hoffman, Inc., Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, USA

fYear

1981

fDate

16-18 Sept. 1981

Firstpage

512

Lastpage

516

Abstract

The electronics package for a new Water Quality Monitoring system is described. Designed for use in rivers, lakes and estuaries, this versatile automaton can replace costly manual methods with automated in situ measurements and water samples. Eight selectable sensors and a 16 cell water sampler are programmable for unattended operation. Underwater communications to a surface Control Station permit collection of data and rescheduling of measurements without the need to retrieve the submerged Buoy. The automated in situ measurements provided by this robot-like system can provide early warnings of water pollution, quantitative results for regulatory action and capabilities for scientific studies heretofore unavailable.

Keywords

computerised instrumentation; environmental science computing; robots; underwater acoustic communication; water quality; electronics package; measurement rescheduling; surface Control Station; underwater communications; water pollution; water quality monitoring robot; water quality monitoring system; Automata; Electronics packaging; Lakes; Monitoring; Pollution measurement; Rivers; Robot sensing systems; Robotics and automation; Underwater communication; Water pollution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 81

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1981.1151651

Filename

1151651