2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A study on ocean environmental monitoring by using a solar-powered underwater glider
| Project/Area Number |
23360393
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Naval and maritime engineering
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| Research Institution | Osaka Prefecture University |
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Principal Investigator |
ARIMA Masakazu 大阪府立大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (70264801)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YAMAZAKI Hidekatsu 東京海洋大学, 海洋科学部, 教授 (80260537)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
URA Tamaki 九州工業大学, 社会ロボット具現化センター, 特任教授 (60111564)
ISHII Kazuo 九州工業大学, 生命体工学研究科, 教授 (10291527)
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| Research Collaborator |
MINAKUCHI Hiroya , 写真家・科学ジャーナリス
AKAMATSU Tomonari 水産総合研究センター, 水産工学研究所, グループ長 (00344333)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | ソーラー水中グライダー / 群知能海中ロボット / 海洋環境モニタリング / 海洋生態系 / 海中音響観測 / 造礁サンゴ |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this research is to develop an ocean-going solar-powered underwater glider, named Tonai60, for a long-term and wide-range monitoring of ocean environment and ecosystem. The maximum operation depth is 60 metre in the twilight ocean zone. The Tonai60 glider is equipped with a multi-parameter data logging profiler for monitoring ocean environment, a network camera for coral reef monitoring, and an acoustic data logger for monitoring marine mammals. The Tonai60 glider was demonstrated its gliding performance from tank test and sea trials.
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