A wave buoy, the Submarine Deployed Sea State Sensor (SUDSS), was developed to directly measure surface waves from a submerged moving submarine. The SUDSS is adapted from the Submarine Launched Expendable Bathythermograph (SSXBT) by replacing its temperatur probe with a vertical sensing accelerometer. The SUDSS, launched from the aft signal ejector, utilizes the SSXBT cylinder, its lifting body, and filament wire spool-out mechanisms. Upon surfacing it oscillates vertically in phase with waves of frequencies below 0,5 Hz producing a voltage signal that is conducted via the filament wire back to the submarine and processed to produce a 10 to 12 minute wave record. On-board data analysis determine spectra, sea state, and the partial variance of spectral energy which between 0,2 to 0,5 Hz estimates the local wind speed. An accelerometer calibrator for wave frequencies was assembled consisting of a computer-controlled motor-driven swing arm which rotates an accelerometer as a simple harmonic oscillator; different rotation rates providing a variety of frequencies. Absolute accelerations are determined from the arm radius and its angular velocity. Wilcoxen accelerometers were chosen, providing a linear output of 1 V/g0 (sensitivity) for simulated waves from 0,09 to 0,25 Hz (4 to 11 s periods). The SUDSS fitted with a buoyant tether signal cable, can be deployed from a surface ship for rapid wave/sea state measurements.
A submarine-launched wave measuring buoy
Vom U-Boot aus startbare Bojensonde zur Wellengangmessung auf der Meeresoberfläche
Ocean Engineering ; 23 , 6 ; 465-481
1996
17 Seiten, 9 Bilder, 2 Tabellen, 10 Quellen
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