Title :
Ancillary sensors on a MAVS current meter
Author :
Williams, Albert J.
Author_Institution :
Woods Hole Oceanogr. Instn., Woods Hole, MA, USA
Abstract :
Sensing current and logging it as an earth coordinate vector in 3-D is complex. By comparison, logging a scalar property like temperature or pressure should be simple. But that is not always so and there are issues of warm-up time, frequency response when warmed up, power consumption, voltage requirements, output format and voltage, and testing and calibrating that almost rival the complexity of making the current measurement.
Keywords :
acoustic equipment; calibration; oceanographic equipment; pressure sensors; temperature sensors; 3D Earth coordinate vector; MAVS current meter; ancillary sensors; current measurement; frequency response; measurement calibration; modular acoustic velocity sensor; output format; output voltage; power consumption; pressure data; temperature data; voltage requirements; Calibration; Magnetic sensors; Optical sensors; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Thermistors;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2011
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1427-6
