Implementation of an embedded sensor network for the coordination of Slocum gliders for coastal monitoring and observation

Proceedings of the 4th ACM International Workshop on UnderWater Networks, WUWNet '09

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Smith, Ryan N ^a,b   Das, Jnaneshwar ^a   Heidarsson, Hordur ^a   Pereira, Arvind ^a   Sukhatme, Gaurav S ^a   Caron, David A ^c   Jones, Burton H ^c  

^a Keck School of Medicine   (United States)

^b University of Southern California   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous underwater vehicles; Embedded sensor networks; Freewave; Implementation; Slocum glider; Trajectory design

Indexed keywords

COASTAL MONITORING; COASTAL OPERATIONS; COASTAL REGIONS; COMMUNICATION COST; COMMUNICATION FRAMEWORK; COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS; EMBEDDED SENSOR NETWORKS; EMBEDDED SENSORS; HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE COMPONENTS; IMPLEMENTATION; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; MODEL-DRIVEN; MULTI SENSOR; OCEAN FEATURE; OCEAN MODEL; OPTIMAL TRAJECTORY DESIGN; PATH-PLANNING; SATELLITE PHONES; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; TRAJECTORY DESIGNS;

COASTAL ZONES; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COST REDUCTION; DATA TRANSFER; DATA TRANSFER RATES; DESIGN; GLIDERS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SENSOR NETWORKS; SUBMERSIBLE MOTORS; SUBMERSIBLES; TRAJECTORIES; UNDERWATER BALLISTICS; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT; UNDERWATER STRUCTURES; WATER CRAFT;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

EID: 74549162270     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1654130.1654132     Document Type: Conference Paper

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