A small autonomous surface vehicle for ocean color remote sensing
IR@NIO: CSIR-National Institute Of Oceanography, Goa
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Desa, E.S.
Maurya, P. Pereira, A. Pascoal, A.M. Desai, R.G.P. Mascarenhas, A.A.M.Q. Desa, E. Madhan, R. Matondkar, S.G.P. Navelkar, G.S. Prabhudesai, S. Afzulpurkar, S. |
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2008-01-31T04:34:52Z
2008-01-31T04:34:52Z 2007 |
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IEEE journal of oceanic engineering, Vol.32; 353-364p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/694 |
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This paper provides a study on the development and the use of a small autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) that automatically follows programmed mission transects, while measuring sensor outputs along the tracks. It discusses the mechanical construction of the ASV, the distributed architecture of controller area network (CAN)-based nodes for science and vehicle payloads, highspeed radio-frequency (RF) communications, the performance of the heading autopilot, global positioning system (GPS)-based guidance algorithm, and the mission programming technique. The field trials of the ASV, performed off the coast of Goa, India, are focused on retrieving the 2-D spatial distribution of surface chlorophyll, which is one of the useful parameters in characterizing the nature of calibration validation (CALVAL) sites for ocean remote sensing needs. A further benefit of ASVs is that they can be built at a low cost and used in monitoring applications of diverse coastal ecosystems.
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en
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IEEE
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surface craft
calibration chlorophyll remote sensing sensors geographical distribution economic feasibility |
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A small autonomous surface vehicle for ocean color remote sensing
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Journal Article
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