Ocean Buoy Reply
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hi;
Actually this is quite a mature industry with a number of vendors providing
product with various functionality.
Most use a multi-threaded processor as the buoy has to accommodate several
functions simultaneously without radical preemption.
I've designed one and am working (with another gentleman) on a 'master /
slave' high seas drifter that can also be used in confined areas for oil
spill detection, etc..
Our first series was battery powered, did SST (sea surface temperature),
location via both dopler and gps, marked and reported battery voltage
supply, internal temperature etc...
Various physical designs have been utilized with a number of electronic
platforms (Hitachi, Basic Stamp, etc..).
Goal was 5-year life, extensible, gps, etc...
There are a couple of 'industry' standards (defacto) satellite platforms
geared towards this arena with known and supported protocols and message
formats...might pay to look into that before you jump in head first.
I'd be happy to discuss further with any interested folk.
regards
jeff wheeler
Original Message
From: willard5612000 [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=EPw0oOUqr8j2cVjI6cokmT7vSrB0EIvPcHbcoBmhq1qjybYt2uZKYuBzMZSX60QBd33kfBg3yGAM07cG0Q]w.higdon@c...[/url
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 1:36 PM
To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Ocean Bouy Reply
First one I heard of was back in the 80's. It used a Micro with Forth
built in, called ratfor or something similar. It used a large pyrex
test tube as the body
Bill Higdon
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Katakis" <bkatakis@a...> wrote:
> There was another of these several years ago, except that it dove
> periodically as it crossed the ocean to take measurements at depth.
It used
> a small bladder for changing bouancy. It was solar powered. Last I
read it
> was supposed to replace sending ships to make the same measurements,
which
> were necessary weather, etc. It had little wings.
>
>
Original Message
> From: Jim Forkin [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:jjf@p...]
> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 12:41 PM
> To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Looking for a project
>
>
> a pc board that can handle the inputs and outputs is available.
check out
> http://www.geocities.com/jimforkin2003/
>
>
>
Original Message
> From: andy shor [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:ashor2000@y...]
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 8:59 PM
> To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Looking for a project
>
>
> Good Day:
> I am building a series of drifting bouys placed in the Gulf Stream and
> tracked via satellite. The first just provides position information.
However
> the future units should provide voltage, water temp and salinity info.
>
> If interested, I could use a hand on a stamp based data acquisition
unit for
> the bouy.....
>
> NIMA <nimjah@y...> wrote:
> Dear Friends
>
> We are a group of 5 engineering students looking for a neat project
> ideas. Prefebably biomedical project becasue it is out instructor
> interest. I was wondering if any of you guys have a nice new idea
> that might want to share with us.
>
>
> Thank you
>
>
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Actually this is quite a mature industry with a number of vendors providing
product with various functionality.
Most use a multi-threaded processor as the buoy has to accommodate several
functions simultaneously without radical preemption.
I've designed one and am working (with another gentleman) on a 'master /
slave' high seas drifter that can also be used in confined areas for oil
spill detection, etc..
Our first series was battery powered, did SST (sea surface temperature),
location via both dopler and gps, marked and reported battery voltage
supply, internal temperature etc...
Various physical designs have been utilized with a number of electronic
platforms (Hitachi, Basic Stamp, etc..).
Goal was 5-year life, extensible, gps, etc...
There are a couple of 'industry' standards (defacto) satellite platforms
geared towards this arena with known and supported protocols and message
formats...might pay to look into that before you jump in head first.
I'd be happy to discuss further with any interested folk.
regards
jeff wheeler
Original Message
From: willard5612000 [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=EPw0oOUqr8j2cVjI6cokmT7vSrB0EIvPcHbcoBmhq1qjybYt2uZKYuBzMZSX60QBd33kfBg3yGAM07cG0Q]w.higdon@c...[/url
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 1:36 PM
To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Ocean Bouy Reply
First one I heard of was back in the 80's. It used a Micro with Forth
built in, called ratfor or something similar. It used a large pyrex
test tube as the body
Bill Higdon
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Katakis" <bkatakis@a...> wrote:
> There was another of these several years ago, except that it dove
> periodically as it crossed the ocean to take measurements at depth.
It used
> a small bladder for changing bouancy. It was solar powered. Last I
read it
> was supposed to replace sending ships to make the same measurements,
which
> were necessary weather, etc. It had little wings.
>
>
Original Message
> From: Jim Forkin [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:jjf@p...]
> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 12:41 PM
> To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Looking for a project
>
>
> a pc board that can handle the inputs and outputs is available.
check out
> http://www.geocities.com/jimforkin2003/
>
>
>
Original Message
> From: andy shor [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:ashor2000@y...]
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 8:59 PM
> To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Looking for a project
>
>
> Good Day:
> I am building a series of drifting bouys placed in the Gulf Stream and
> tracked via satellite. The first just provides position information.
However
> the future units should provide voltage, water temp and salinity info.
>
> If interested, I could use a hand on a stamp based data acquisition
unit for
> the bouy.....
>
> NIMA <nimjah@y...> wrote:
> Dear Friends
>
> We are a group of 5 engineering students looking for a neat project
> ideas. Prefebably biomedical project becasue it is out instructor
> interest. I was wondering if any of you guys have a nice new idea
> that might want to share with us.
>
>
> Thank you
>
>
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