Development of Autonomous Underwater Measuring Complex for Radiation-Ecological Monitoring

Tech Area / Field

• ENV-WPC/Water Pollution and Control/Environment
• ENV-MIN/Monitoring and Instrumentation/Environment

Status
3 Approved without Funding

Registration date
21.06.2005

Leading Institute
VNIIEF, Russia, N. Novgorod reg., Sarov

Supporting institutes

• Krylov Central Research Institute, Russia, St Petersburg\nInstitute of Oceanology, Russia, Moscow

Collaborators

• National Observatory of Athens / Nestor Institute of Astroparticle Physics, Greece, Pylos\nKyoto University / Research Reactor Institute, Japan, Osaka\nSandia National Laboratories, USA, NM, Albuquerque\nUniversity of Tartu / Estonian Marine Institute, Estonia, Tallinn

Project summary

The Project activities will be directed to solving these actual and important problems. In this Project a particular attention should be given to the use of modern technologies, microprocessor equipment and software allowing realization of the following advantages of the estimated complex:

• Control of the complex run is realized with the central processor using flexible software, as well as in dialog mode while data exchange;
• Multi-functionality– parallel (simultaneous) measuring and analysis of number of controlled parameters;
• Possibility to use long-term autonomous mode;
• Small size-weight of sea-bed station obtained due to optimization of all structure elements make it possible to deliver and to place rapidly the Underwater Measuring Complex;
• Possibility to deliver on demand some samples on surface using samplers equipped with special location indicator;
• Reception and transfer of data using hydro acoustic communication channel.