Title :
WavePro: an autonomous wave processor with long-range telemetry
Author :
Kontopidis, George ; Bowers, Gary
Author_Institution :
Sea Data Inc., Newton, MA, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-2 Nov 1988
Abstract :
A real-time wave processing system with long-range telemetry capabilities has been developed. The system is housed in an accelerometer wave-measuring buoy and consists of a wave data acquisition module, a versatile processor/controller module, and a satellite navigation and telemetry module. Real-time information, including the wave-height power spectrum, and the longitude and latitude of the buoy, is computed in situ and transmitted via the telemetry link. Selected data products and raw data are archived on magnetic tape at regular intervals or when the significant wave height exceeds a predetermined threshold. The WavePro is useful in applications where wave data must be taken in remote locations, which lack line-of-sight telemetry paths required by existing RF systems. Extended deployment periods are made possible by transmitting only statistically significant frequency-domain data products
Keywords :
computerised signal processing; data acquisition; geophysics computing; ocean waves; oceanographic equipment; real-time systems; telemetering equipment; WavePro; accelerometer wave-measuring buoy; autonomous wave processor; data acquisition module; geophysics computing; instrumentation; long-range telemetry; magnetic tape; measurement technique; ocean wave; processor/controller module; real-time wave processing system; satellite navigation; wave-height; Accelerometers; Batteries; Computer vision; Control systems; Data acquisition; Process control; Radio frequency; Real time systems; Satellite navigation systems; Telemetry; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '88. A Partnership of Marine Interests. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1988.23687
