WAVE DIRECTION MEASUREMENT BY A SINGLE WAVE FOLLOWER BUOY.

F. H. Middleton; L. R. LeBlanc; W. I. Sternberger

WAVE DIRECTION MEASUREMENT BY A SINGLE WAVE FOLLOWER BUOY.

F. H. Middleton, L. R. LeBlanc, W. I. Sternberger

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Abstract

Description of a system for measuring the direction of ocean wave propagation, as well as wave height and period. The system employs a conventional wave-follower buoy, modified so as to provide compass, pitch, and roll signals in addition to the vertical component of buoy acceleration. The modifications are indicated. The pitch, roll, compass, and heave acceleration signals were all processed on the computer in the laboratory to provide a variety of results. This test condition was ideal in that the wind and wave conditions were changing steadily throughout the data recording process. The results presented include the wave height power spectral density, a polar tilt histogram for the buoy motion, and a family of polar plots of the average tilt angle in each 5 degree sector of azimuth of the buoy pitch/roll.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1153-1158
Number of pages	6
Journal	Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference
Volume	2
State	Published - Jan 1 2017
Event	Offshore Technol Conf 10th Annu, Proc - Houston, TX, USA Duration: May 8 1978 → May 10 1978

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Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
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Energy Engineering and Power Technology
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