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Ultrasonic Shark-Tag Locator System For Iver2 Auv, Nathaniel Garcia Jun 2010

Ultrasonic Shark-Tag Locator System For Iver2 Auv, Nathaniel Garcia

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The purpose of this project is to develop a system for tracking an ultrasonic underwater transmitter that can be integrated into an IVER2 AUV to allow it to follow and monitor tagged sharks in the ocean for scientific research.

The system consists of a four main components including a shark-tag, two hydrophones, a filter/amplifier & threshold detector circuit, and a microcontroller.

This project, while not completing field testing and integration with the IVER2, is a proof of concept of a system that utilizes passive sonar to determine a bearing from the system to a shark-tag transmitter. Additionally, it devised several …