Scripps Technical Forum

The goal of this U.S. DOE R&D project is to conduct an ocean pilot of a scaled wave energy converter. The fully submerged system is converting the reciprocating motion of a buoyant body, driven by ocean waves, into electrical energy and supplied back to shore via a temporary cable landing on the Scripps pier. During the testing period from August 2021 to February 2022, CalWave is offering opportunities to add research to our wave demonstration campaign. Projects can include: Sensor testing, instrumentation to be added to device or alongside deployment e.g. on anchors or other, powering of sensors using a wave energy device, demonstration/testing of AUV charging using CalWave’s wave energy converter as a power source, energy storage and communications unit e.g. for a remote fully autonomous instrumentation station that could include a fully resident AUV.

Title: SubC Imaging’s Rayfin Camera Driven Ocean Observatory

Speaker: Chad Collett, Founder & CEO, SubC Imaging

SubC Imaging’s mission is to continuously create the most technologically advanced and intelligent underwater cameras and…

Triton is the world’s only wind and solar powered, intelligent autonomous vehicle that both sails and dives for unique data collection and intelligence gathering, while being powered solely by wind and solar energy. This presentation will introduce and describe the Gen 3 Triton, and how it can be configured for most ocean data collection scenarios.

Suburban Marine is an underwater connector company that provides its customers a quality product with fast lead times. Although the company is a new venture with an exciting product line, the founders have over 40 years of industry knowledge and expertise. Based in San Diego, California, Suburban Marine is in the heart of the SoCal Blue Tech economy and stays current and relevant to its marine customer base.  

This presentation will briefly describe FPAA technology and product offerings from Okika Technologies with specific attention to tool flow and examples to highlight the relative simplicity of using Okika FPAA's compared to other options requiring low frequency dynamically reconfigurable or adaptive analog front ends. The discussion will also touch on next generation devices currently being designed.

Greg Johnson, President of RBR 

RBR’s sensor technology enables advancements in the oceanographic measurement capabilities of autonomous platforms and vehicles. High accuracy, low power, and customized hardware configurations have allowed ocean scientists and system integrators to create new systems, measure longer, and get access to real-time data.

This technical presentation will describe RBR’s latest innovations in CTD and data collection technology for autonomous platforms. We will also highlight collaborative projects with oceanographers and…

This webinar will provide a brief overview of Onset’s HOBO water quality and depth data loggers and data access options. We will discuss three case studies: Billion Oyster Project; Buzzards Bay Water Quality; Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences CREOL. The webinar is planned to allow for an open discussion with Andrew Thomson and Paul Gannett on our products and applications.

Algal blooms are typically characterized during peak bloom conditions via sample collection and lab analyses utilizing High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), microscopy, PCR and DNA sequencing, or other techniques all of which can be tedious, costly, and time consuming.

This talk will cover the understanding of the physics of pressure hydrophones (Omni’s) and the relevance to practical use. Understanding the physics of pressure hydrophones (omni’s) can help you use them effectively. You may know that the tolerance on the sensitivity of a hydrophone is typically ±1dB. This is a reasonable number for higher frequencies, but at lower frequencies, you can calibrate your hydrophone/system to an accuracy of 0.03 dB or less with sewer pipe, equipment you already have, and $1,000.

LiDAR, or Light Detection and Ranging, is a remote sensing technology that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges (distances) to a target. A LiDAR sensor fires off beams of photons then measures how long it takes for the light to return to the sensor. Advancements in LiDAR systems over the years have enhanced the methodology for survey and an array of mapping applications. When using LiDAR as a tool in the surveying and mapping industry, it can capture real world scenes with accuracies measured in millimeters. In contrast to conventional surveying methods that provide…