Autonomous Depth Adjustment for Underwater Sensor Networks: Design and Applications

To fully understand the ocean environment requires sensing the full water column. Utilizing a depth adjustment system on an underwater sensor network provides this while also improving global sensing and communications. This paper presents a depth adjustment system for waters up to 50 m deep that co...

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Main Authors: Detweiler, Carrick (Contributor), Wojciech, Marek (Contributor), Vasilescu, Iuliu (Contributor), Rus, Daniela L. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. School of Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-09-04T19:28:39Z.
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520 |a To fully understand the ocean environment requires sensing the full water column. Utilizing a depth adjustment system on an underwater sensor network provides this while also improving global sensing and communications. This paper presents a depth adjustment system for waters up to 50 m deep that connects to the aquanode sensor network nodes. We performed experiments characterizing and demonstrating the functionality of the depth adjustment system. We discuss the application of this device in improving acoustic communication and also verify the functionality of a decentralized depth adjustment algorithm that optimizes the placement of the nodes for collecting sensing data. 
520 |a Singapore. DSO National Laboratories 
520 |a United States. Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (Antidote grant 138802) 
520 |a United States. Army Research Office. Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative. Swarms of Autonomous Robots and Mobile Sensors Project (Grant number N00014-09-1-1051) 
520 |a National Science Foundation (U.S.). Information Technology Research (Grantnumber IIS-0426838) 
520 |a National Science Foundation (U.S.). Information Technology Research (Grantnumber IIS-1116221) 
520 |a National Science Foundation (U.S.). Information Technology Research (Grantnumber IIS-1117178) 
520 |a National Science Foundation (U.S.). Information Technology Research (Grantnumber IIS-1133224) 
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