OPTIMUM ESTIMATION OF OCEAN WAVE HEIGHTS USING ACCELEROMETER DATA

The problem of estimating ocean wave heights given accelerometer and pressure measurements from a spar buoy is described. The correlated ocean waves are represented as a second order system driven by white noise. The buoy dynamics in the vertical are represented as a second order system driven by the waves or by white noise. Some results are given for models with state vectors of order three and four using real data.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Symposium on Nonlinear Estim theory and Its Applications, 4th, San Diego, California, Sept. 10-12, 1973.
• Corporate Authors:

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• Authors:
  • Severance, R W
• Conference:
  • Presented at the Symposium on Nonlinear Estim theory and Its Applications, 4th, San Diego, California, Sept. 10-12, 1973.
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 271-278

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buoys; Electromagnetic spectrum; Hydrodynamics; Measurement; Ocean waves; Technology; Wave height; Wave measurement
• Old TRIS Terms: Buoy hydrodynamics
• Subject Areas: Design; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00084884
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 19 1975 12:00AM