VSA (VIBRATING STRING ACCELEROMETER) GRAVITY METER SYSTEM: TESTS AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

A vibrating string accelerometer (VSA) sea gravity meter with electronics for digital readout has been assembled, tested, and used by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The VSA meter is installed in a portable van laboratory that also contains a digital computer for automatic logging of gravity, magnetic, and ship's velocity information. Two years of testing and use of the VSA gravity meter at sea are summarized.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored in part by Grant NSF-GA-1454, and Grant NSF-GA-12204. Also available in Journal of Geophysical Research, V77 N11, pp 2018-2033, 10 April, 1972.
• Corporate Authors:

  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

  Woods Hole, MA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Bowin, C
  • Aldrich, T C
  • Folinsbee, R A
• Publication Date: 1972-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 18 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerometers; Gyrocompasses; Navigation devices; Navigational aids
• Old TRIS Terms: Navigation equipment
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00041263
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: WHOI-Contrib-2658 Tech Rpt
• Contract Numbers: N00014-66-C-0241, N00014-70-C-0205
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 23 1973 12:00AM