BUOY MOTION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

A buoy motion measurement system is described which measures, telemeters and records, on command, buoy roll, pitch, heave, battery voltage and mooring cable tension of up to seven buoys deployed near a light tower. The system also measures and records sea state at the tower.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This report supersedes AD-780108.
• Corporate Authors:

  David Taylor Naval Ship R&D Center

  Central Instrumentation Department
  Bethesda, MD  United States  20034
• Authors:
  • Milne, D T
  • Haldeman, P M
  • Zimmerman, B L
• Publication Date: 1973-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 82 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buoys; Electromagnetic spectrum; Hydrodynamics; Seas
• Old TRIS Terms: Buoy hydrodynamics; Sea spectra
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129893
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CID-29-2 Eval Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM