Electronic Nose and AUV: A Novel Perspective in Marine Pollution Monitoring

Hydrocarbon pollution represents one of the most serious issues for the health of the extremely fragile marine ecosystem, and strategies for its monitoring have been growing in number and complexity in the last decades. Therefore, the realization of systems able to detect the presence of pollutants in the marine environment has become extremely complex, involving different figures and integrated technologies. This paper presents an innovative model for the real-time assessment of pollutants on the sea surface based on a network of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), which are able to sail the sea surface, equipped with sensors capable of detecting volatile organic compounds produced by hydrocarbons. In particular, within this context, an AUV equipped with an electronic nose-like system is proposed, with the sensors employed that were characterized both on the laboratory bench and at sea. The results obtained confirmed the feasibility of the approach proposed as well as good reliability of the data acquired, confirming the likely employment of this system within an integrated marine monitoring tool.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.4031/MTSJ.49.5.4
• Record URL:
  http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/mts/mtsj/2015/00000049/00000005/art00003
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  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1623789
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Copyright © 2015 Marine Technology Society, Inc.
• Authors:
  • Tonacci, Alessandro
  • Lacava, Giovanni
  • Lippa, Marco Andrea
  • Lupi, Lisa
  • Cocco, Michele
  • Domenici, Claudio
• Publication Date: 2015-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 18-24
• Serial:
  • Marine Technology Society Journal
  • Volume: 49
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Marine Technology Society
  • ISSN: 0025-3324
  • Serial URL: http://ingentaconnect.com/content/mts/mtsj

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Autonomous vehicle guidance; Environmental monitoring; Hydrocarbons; Seas; Sensors; Surfaces; Underwater vehicles; Water pollution; Water transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Autonomous underwater vehicles
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I15: Environment; I90: Vehicles;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01581755
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 25 2015 9:14AM