Reactive AUV motion for thermocline tracking

• Tipo: Artigo em Livro de Atas de Conferência Internacional
• Data: 2010

Autores

Cruz, NA (Autor) FEUP; Matos, AC (Autor) FEUP

Ata de Conferência Internacional

Título: OCEANS'10 IEEE Sydney, OCEANSSYD 2010

OCEANS'10 IEEE Sydney, OCEANSSYD 2010

Sydney, NSW, 24 May 2010 through 27 May 2010

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge

Scopus - 19 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-007-W71

DOI: 10.1109/oceanssyd.2010.5603883

Abstract (EN): The thermocline is a vertical transition layer in the water column with a strong impact on marine biology, since it affects phytoplankton concentration and, hence, primary production. AUVs can play an important role in understanding this relationship, by sampling the relevant data, usually describing yo-yo patterns spanning the whole water column. In this paper we describe a reactive behavior implemented onboard a small sized AUV, to adapt depth in real time in order to maintain the vehicle in the vicinity of the thermocline and therefore increasing efficiency in the sampling process. Preliminary field tests show that the method is simple, robust and effective. © 2010 IEEE.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica