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Principles of Oceanographic Instrument Systems -- Sensors and Measurements (13.998) >> Content Detail



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This page presents a collection of course notes and supplemental readings.



Course Notes


The table below provides information on the course's lecture (L) and laboratory (Lab) sessions.

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L1Introduction to Class, Requirements and get Student Interests/FocusIrish - Introduction to the Course (PDF)

Williams - Instrument Systems and Limits to Measurement (PDF)

Irish

Williams

L2Transducers, Instrument Systems and Limits to Measurements

Irish - Instrumentation Specifications (PDF)

Williams - Instrument Systems and Limits to Measurement (PDF)

Irish

Williams

Lab 1Background Lab: Electronics
L3Introduction to Sampling Theory, Statistics, Fourier Transforms, Filters and FilteringIntroduction to Sampling Theory and Data Analysis (PDF)Irish
L4Filters and Filtering (cont.), Sampling Theorem, Aliasing, Nyquist FrequencyIntroduction to Sampling Theory and Data Analysis (PDF)Irish
Lab 2Background Lab: Circuit Construction, Soldering, Scopes, DVM
L5Power Spectra, Coherence, Confidence LimitsIntroduction to Sampling Theory and Data Analysis (PDF)Irish
Lab 3Background Lab: MAVS Circuit Analysis, Discussion, Testing
L6Digitizing, Ideal A/C, Frequency Counting, Least Count Error

The Sampling Process (PDF)

Sampling the Environment Properly (PDF)

Irish
L7Calibrations, Static, Dynamic and Sensor ResponseCalibrations: Static and Dynamic (PDF)Irish
Lab 4Background Lab: Hardware for Use in the Ocean
L8Sensor Noise, Signal to Noise and Frequency Response EffectsInstrumentation Specifications (PDF)Irish
L9Sea Water Properties, Distributions, Equation of State of Sea Water

Measurement of the Physical Properties of Seawater (PDF)

Supplemental Reading
Williams - Water Properties, CTD and High Precision Digitizers (PDF)

Irish
Lab 5Background Lab: Compass, Tilt, Motion, Acoustic Releases, Pingers, Acoustic Locators
L10Pressure - Temperature Sensors/Measurements and Standards

Measurement of the Physical Properties of Seawater (PDF)

Supplemental Reading
Williams - Water Properties, CTD and High Precision Digitizers (PDF)

Irish
L11Conductivity/Salinity Sensors/Measurements and Standards

Measurement of the Physical Properties of Seawater (PDF)

Supplemental Reading
Williams - Water Properties, CTD and High Precision Digitizers (PDF)

Irish
Lab 6Background Lab: Calibrations Part 1
L12CTDs - Profiling, Towed, Self-containedMeasurement of the Physical Properties of Seawater (PDF)

Supplemental Reading
Williams - Water Properties, CTD and High Precision Digitizers (PDF)
Irish
L13Buoys, Moorings, ComplianceIrish
Lab 7Background Lab: Calibrations Part 2
L14Ropes, Fibers, Cables, Compliant ElementsWalter Paul
L15Data Systems, Recorders, A/D's, Microprocessors and TelemetryWilliams - Microprocessors, Embedded Processors, Modern Sensing Systems (PDF)Al Bradley
Lab 8Cruise Lab: Divide Class into Groups, Start Work on Instruments
L16Eulerian Current Meters - VACM, VMCM, ACM, BASSEulerian Current Measurements and the Acoustic Current Meter (PDF)Williams
L17Lagrangian Currents - Draper LCD, TriStar, Swallow Float, SOFAR, RAFOSLagrangian Current Measurements and Integrating Current Meters (PDF)Williams
Lab 9Cruise Lab: Instruments (cont.)
L18Acoustic Current Meters - ADV, ADCP, LDVModular Acoustic Velocity Sensor - A Commercial Prototype (PDF)Williams
L19Acoustic Backscattering and Sediment Transport - ABS, SSSPeter Traykovski
Lab 10Cruise Lab: Final Instrument Preparation/Checkout
Lab 11Cruise Lab: Deployment and Survey during Whole Day
L20Meteorology (Winds, Pressure, Temperature, Relative Humidity, Radiation)Jim Edson
L21Platforms - Drifters, Ships, Bottom-mounted, AUV, ROVHanu Singh
Lab 12Cruise Lab: Recover Instruments
L22ImagingHanu Singh
L23Bio-optical - Fluorometers, Transmissometers, OBS, Radiometers, PARWilliams - Optical Instrumentation (PDF)Peter Traykovski
Lab 13Cruise Lab: Analysis and Discussion
L24Remote Sensing - Satellite, Radar, VHF Radar, LDV, ADCP, and ADVRemote Sensing (PDF)Williams
L25Other Topics of Student Interest

Optical Sensors Shadowgraph and Nephelometer (PDF)

Economics of Instrumentation (PDF)

Williams
Lab 14Oral Presentations and Written Reports of Cruise Results



Supplemental Readings


References for Spring 2004 (PDF)

Reading List from Spring 2000 (PDF)

The Art of Oceanographic Instrumentation (PDF).
This manuscript by Dr. Williams contains the first five chapters of a work-in-progress book.

  • Introduction
  • Capturing the Signal
  • Sensors as Transducers
  • Noise and Limits to Measurement
  • Sampling and Time Series Analysis

 








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