O. Pallarés, D. Sarria, C. Viñolo, J. del-Rio-Fernandez, A. Manuel-Lazaro
{"title":"Preliminary OFDM based acoustic communication for underwater sensor networks synchronization","authors":"O. Pallarés, D. Sarria, C. Viñolo, J. del-Rio-Fernandez, A. Manuel-Lazaro","doi":"10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6608057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6608057","url":null,"abstract":"This work presents a first approach to wireless underwater sensor networks UWSN time synchronization, using OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) acoustic communication and time reference served by a synchronization protocol. This synchronization and type of modulation allows getting a low drift clock on each sensor, on a high efficiency underwater communication network.","PeriodicalId":224246,"journal":{"name":"2013 MTS/IEEE OCEANS - Bergen","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124095307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Oceanographic radar timing stability required for new ITU spectral allocations","authors":"D. Barrick, C. Whelan, J. Harlan","doi":"10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6608136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6608136","url":null,"abstract":"New international frequency bands have been allocated to oceanographic radar use. This poses major challenges that are reviewed in this paper. Because large national networks of coastal radars must output data continuously in real time, modulation multiplexing of the commonly used FMCW signals is the only known solution. This imposes requirements for frequency stability and synchronization of one part in 1010. The analysis behind this is reviewed here. Fortunately, stability to this level is possible based on several available techniques.","PeriodicalId":224246,"journal":{"name":"2013 MTS/IEEE OCEANS - Bergen","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129889990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TLPC: A two-level power control MAC protocol for collision avoidance in underwater acoustic networks","authors":"Yen-Da Chen, Chan-Ying Lien, Yanzhi Fang, K. Shih","doi":"10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6607984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6607984","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the nature of water, sound wave is used for underwater transmission instead of radio wave. Long propagation time and a variant attenuation model are two major concerns in MAC protocol design for underwater transmission. Although IEEE 802.11 DCF is the most famous MAC protocol, it does not work well in underwater environments. Therefore, according to the acoustic attenuation model, Control/DATA Collision (CDC) problem and Underwater Large Interference Range Collision (ULIRC) problem are conducted for underwater acoustic networks. This paper proposes a Two Level Power Control (TLPC) MAC protocol to prevent CDC and ULIRC problems. Taking interference into consideration, TLPC adapts the transmission power to resist interference and avoid collision in order to enhance network throughput. TLPC can not only prevent CDC and ULIRC problems but also can reduce the energy consumption of stations. Simulation results show that TLPC outperforms against other protocols in number of collisions and network throughput.","PeriodicalId":224246,"journal":{"name":"2013 MTS/IEEE OCEANS - Bergen","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128532368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MUST-READ: Multichannel sample-by-sample turbo resampling equalization and decoding","authors":"Thomas J. Riedl, A. Singer","doi":"10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6608187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6608187","url":null,"abstract":"When an underwater acoustic modem is installed on a mobile platform such as an underwater vehicle, a buoy, or a surface vessel, Doppler effects distort the acoustic signal significantly. The acoustic path between a surface vessel and an underwater vehicle, for example, can experience Mach numbers of one percent and more which can be catastrophic if not compensated dynamically. In this paper, we derive a sample-by-sample, recursive resampling technique, in which time-varying Doppler is explicitly modeled, tracked and compensated. Integrated into an iterative turbo equalization based receiver, this novel Doppler compensation technique achieves unprecedented communication performance in field tests and simulations. Our field data stems from the MACE10 experiment conducted in the shallow waters 100 km south of Martha's Vineyard, MA. Under challenging conditions (harsh multi-path, ranges up to 7.2 km, SNRs down to 2 dB and relative speeds up to 3 knots) our receiver achieved a raw data rate of over 39 kbits/s and a perfectly reliable net data rate of over 23 kbits/s (taking into account the overhead from equalizer training and channel coding) in less than 10 kHz of bandwidth. To illustrate the robustness of this approach to high rates of Doppler, a variety of simulations are also provided. We demonstrate that the performance of our algorithm does not depend on the absolute level of Doppler, but only on the rate of its variation.","PeriodicalId":224246,"journal":{"name":"2013 MTS/IEEE OCEANS - Bergen","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129841043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hydrodynamic coefficients and wave loads for a WEC device in heaving mode","authors":"S. Olaya, J. Bourgeot, M. Benbouzid","doi":"10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6608102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6608102","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with the hydrodynamic parameter computation of a Wave Energy Converter (WEC) that consists of a cylindrical buoy sliding along a partially submerged platform made up of a plate and a column. The computed parameters are particularly needed for the development of a simple hydrodynamic time-dependant model based on the Cummins formulation. This model is intended to be used for WEC control purposes. A semi-analytical approach is therefore proposed for the computation of the hydrodynamic coefficients and the excitation forces. The boundary value problem is solved using variable separation and matched eigenfunction expansion methods. Analytical expressions for the velocity potential are then obtained for each subdomain. Using afterwards these expressions enables the hydrodynamic coefficients and the excitation force to be computed. Numerical results are given for different radiuses of the buoy, column and plate and are compared with previously published models.","PeriodicalId":224246,"journal":{"name":"2013 MTS/IEEE OCEANS - Bergen","volume":"122 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127417048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Calabrò Vincenzo, D. Francesco, Centro ' E. Piaggio, Caiti Andrea
{"title":"Navigation and control of an AUV affected by asymmetric thruster response","authors":"Calabrò Vincenzo, D. Francesco, Centro ' E. Piaggio, Caiti Andrea","doi":"10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6608080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6608080","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a set of navigation, control and allocation algorithm suitable for underwater vehicles equipped with inertial measurement unit, underwater positioning systems and fixed thrusters with asymmetric response. All the algorithms are detailed in this document together with simulation results and comments. Low computational demand and well-established methods make the proposed combination of navigation, guidance and control system suitable for reliable AUV operations.","PeriodicalId":224246,"journal":{"name":"2013 MTS/IEEE OCEANS - Bergen","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129142522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Caiti, V. Calabrò, T. Fabbri, D. Fenucci, A. Munafò
{"title":"Underwater communication and distributed localization of AUV teams","authors":"A. Caiti, V. Calabrò, T. Fabbri, D. Fenucci, A. Munafò","doi":"10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6608166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6608166","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines a cooperative localization algorithm for teams of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, as developed within the project THESAURUS. The localization algorithm is strongly dependent on the underlying acoustic communication network, as it only uses acoustic data (range, USBL measurements and transmission of navigation information) to reduce the error and the uncertainty. The localization algorithm is based on the use of an Extended Kalman filter to maintain a model of the entire swarm, while adapting the measurement equation on the basis of the specific measurement available. Simulative results show how the algorithm is effective in fusing the information. The underwater communication networks is based on a time-division multiplexing scheme and on the use of the MOOS pub/sub for application integration. Implementation details of the network are provided, together with a description of how the positioning systems (e.g. USBL) have been integrated within the constraints of the network structure. Preliminary experimental results on localization and communication are provided as obtained from a recent engineering sea trial.","PeriodicalId":224246,"journal":{"name":"2013 MTS/IEEE OCEANS - Bergen","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126968830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Three-dimensional acoustic localization in the arctic using an ice-mounted geophone","authors":"S. Dosso","doi":"10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6607963","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6607963","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents an approach to three-dimensional (3-D) localization of an acoustic source in the water column using a single three-component geophone mounted on the surface of Arctic sea ice. Source bearing is estimated by computing the received signal power as a function of horizontal look angle, applying seismic polarization filters to suppress ice shear waves with transverse particle motion. The inherent 180° ambiguity is resolved by considering vertical-radial particle motion, providing a unique bearing estimate. Source range and depth are estimated from arrival-time differences of the direct water-borne acoustic wave and ice seismic waves including the longitudinal plate mode and horizontally-polarized shear mode. This produces a system of two quadratic equations in two unknowns (range and depth) which admits two solutions, one of which corresponds to the correct source location; the secondary solution is often at an unphysical depth. The 3-D localization approach is applied to seismo-acoustic recordings collected on smooth and rough/ridged annual ice and on a multi-year ice floe. The results indicate good 3-D localization over the limited range over which first-break arrivals of the ice seismic waves could be reliably detected.","PeriodicalId":224246,"journal":{"name":"2013 MTS/IEEE OCEANS - Bergen","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130531176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Low-cost moored instrumentation for citizens' education and participation in environmental stewardship","authors":"R. Bardaji, J. Piera","doi":"10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6608176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6608176","url":null,"abstract":"One goal of the Citclops European project is to approach citizens and improve their understanding of aquatic environmental observations and monitoring for the enhancement of community decision-making and cooperative planning. As a potential solution to estimate water transparency related parameters, a low cost instrument is proposed, integrating quasi-digital optical sensors in the open-hardware Arduino platform.","PeriodicalId":224246,"journal":{"name":"2013 MTS/IEEE OCEANS - Bergen","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130672086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Massot-Campos, Gabriel Oliver-Codina, Laura Ruano-Amengual, Margaret Miró-Julià
{"title":"Texture analysis of seabed images: Quantifying the presence of Posidonia oceanica at Palma Bay","authors":"M. Massot-Campos, Gabriel Oliver-Codina, Laura Ruano-Amengual, Margaret Miró-Julià","doi":"10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6607991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS-BERGEN.2013.6607991","url":null,"abstract":"An automatic classifier algorithm has been designed to assess the population of Posidonia oceanica over a set of underwater images at Palma Bay. Law's energy filters and statistical descriptors of the Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix have been use to correctly classify the input image patches in two classes: Posidonia oceanica or not Posidonia oceanica. The input images have been first preprocessed and splitted in three different patch sizes in order to find the best patch size to better classify this seagrass. From all the attributes obtained in these patches, a best subset algorithm has been run to choose the best ones and a decision tree classifier has been trained. The classifier was made by training a Logistic Model Tree from 125 pre-classified images. This classifier was finally tested on 100 new images. The classifier outputs gray level images where black color indicates Posidonia oceanica presence and white no presence. Intermediate values are obtained by overlapping the processed patches, resulting in a smoother final result. This images can be merged in an offline process to obtain density maps of this algae in the sea.","PeriodicalId":224246,"journal":{"name":"2013 MTS/IEEE OCEANS - Bergen","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132960364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}