Self-positioning smart buoys, the "un-buoy" solution: Logistic considerations using autonomous surface craft technology and improved communications infrastructure

OCEANS 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Curcio, Joseph A ^a   McGillivary, Philip A ^b   Fall, Kevin ^c   Maffei, Andy ^d   Schwehr, Kurt ^e   Twiggs, Bob ^f   Kitts, Chris ^g   Ballou, Phil ^h  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b U S COAST GUARD   (United States)

^c INTEL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^f Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial for Computational and Mathematical Engineering   (United States)

^g SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Ocean Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES; MAINTENANCE COSTS; SELF-POSITIONING;

BUOYANCY; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COSTS; FLUID MECHANICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LOCATION; MAINTENANCE; SATELLITES; SOLUTIONS;

BUOYS;

EID: 50949115842     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/OCEANS.2006.307074     Document Type: Conference Paper

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