Title :
Design and tests of a real time SonTek ADP system
Author :
Appell, Gerald F.
Author_Institution :
NOS, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD, USA
Abstract :
Real time current measurement systems were required for use in a new Physical Oceanographic Real Time System (PORTS) being designed for the Houston ship channel in Galveston Bay. The new SonTek Acoustic Doppler Profiler (ADP) was selected for the project. The ADPs were configured to output data in real time on request from a remote station by “polling” and simultaneously record on an internal PCMCIA recorder. The ADPs required protection from trawlers that work the ship channel requiring the design and development of a trawl resistant platform. The platform is fabricated from fiberglass and designed to house either SonTek or RD Instruments miniature current profilers. A variety of tests were performed on the ADPs in various stages of development. Platform tests were conducted at the Naval Surface Warfare Center
Keywords :
acoustic applications; acoustic devices; flow measurement; oceanographic equipment; sonar; ADCP; ADP; Acoustic Doppler Profiler; PORTS; Physical Oceanographic Real Time System; acoustic Doppler current profiler; acoustic equipment; dynamics; instrument; measurement technique; ocean current; real time SonTek ADP system; sonar; trawl resistant platform; underwater equipment; Acoustic testing; Current measurement; Instruments; Marine vehicles; Optical fiber testing; Performance evaluation; Protection; Real time systems; Sea surface; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '96. MTS/IEEE. Prospects for the 21st Century. Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3519-8
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1996.572724
