Group 4 (2009)

Student Members:
Matthew J. Ferreira*
Sean L. Buchanan
Elias Hayek
Fane Lowry

Faculty Advisor:
Dr. David Brown

Project Title:
Acoustic Tag Finder

Project Description:
Acoustic tagging is a common technique where a small transponder that emits an acoustic tone either continuously or when activated in order to track, locate, or recover and object. Fish, lobsters, marine mammals, unmanned underwater vehicles, and flight data recorders are examples of objects that are often tagged. Group will design a towable or fixable hydrophone array with directional capabilities with electrically or mechanically steered beams and a suitable display to direct a user. It will operate on a known transmission frequency. The team will build a working system with a demonstration in a tank or lake environment.

Customer:
Dr. David Brown, Btech