Edge systems in the deep ocean

Andrew Coon; Samuel L. Earp

doi:10.1117/12.852988

12 May 2010 Edge systems in the deep ocean

Andrew Coon, Samuel L. Earp

Proceedings Volume 7693, Unattended Ground, Sea, and Air Sensor Technologies and Applications XII; 76930W (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.852988
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

DARPA has initiated a program to explore persistent presence in the deep ocean. The deep ocean is difficult to access and presents a hostile environment. Persistent operations in the deep ocean will require new technology for energy, communications and autonomous operations. Several fundamental characteristics of the deep ocean shape any potential system architecture. The deep sea presents acoustic sensing opportunities that may provide significantly enhanced sensing footprints relative to sensors deployed at traditional depths. Communication limitations drive solutions towards autonomous operation of the platforms and automation of data collection and processing. Access to the seabed presents an opportunity for fixed infrastructure with no important limitations on size and weight. Difficult access and persistence impose requirements for long-life energy sources and potentially energy harvesting. The ocean is immense, so there is a need to scale the system footprint for presence over tens of thousands and perhaps hundreds of thousands of square nautical miles. This paper focuses on the aspect of distributed sensing, and the engineering of networks of sensors to cover the required footprint.

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Andrew Coon and Samuel L. Earp "Edge systems in the deep ocean", Proc. SPIE 7693, Unattended Ground, Sea, and Air Sensor Technologies and Applications XII, 76930W (12 May 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.852988

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