Ocean Observation Systems detailed syllabus for Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (ETE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the ETE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
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Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO ESSENTIAL OCEAN VARIABLES
Ocean – Dynamics of upper ocean, Air sea interaction, Waves, Currents, Tides, Salinity, Conductivity, Pressure, Temperature, Wind amplitude & Direction, Humidity, Ocean circulation, Sea states, Importance of Ocean observation: Coastal Zones-Cyclones-Tsunami.
Unit II
INSTRUMENTATION AND OBSERVATION SYSTEMS
General measurement system, Principles, Measurement of Meteorological and Oceanographic Surface & Sub Surface Parameters, Remote measurements. Measurement Techniques, Sensors and instruments: Oceanic Parameters and their conversion to Electrical signals. Sensors for wave, Salinity, Temperature, Rainfall, Water current & Direction. Pressure sensors for Tide and Waves. Acoustic sensors for measurement of Current speed & Direction, Platform Speed Correction-GPS/DGPS.
Unit III
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Unit IV
OCEAN DATA TELEMETRY
Data telemetry, Wire telemetry, Modems, Wireless telemetry- Acoustic communications-Underwater Optic communication – Satellite Telemetry-LEO-GEO-MEO, GSM-GPRS, Inmarsat, INSAT, Iridium. ARGOS
Unit V
OCEAN DATA PROCESSING
Data processing and storage: Raw and processed data. Storage systems and methods- Data presentation, charts, electronic and graphic presentation, Data exchange, data formats
Practical Exercises
- Interface of Analog /Serial sensor with Data Acquisition System
- Calculating co-efficients, Drift for sensors
- Data plotting and presentation exercise
- Experiment on rail fall sensor interface and data telemetry through IoT
- Circuit design for RS232/RS485/RS422/TTL Interface and testing of half and full duplex communication and sensor network
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- James Irish, and Albert Williams III. 2.693, —Principles of Oceanographic Instrument Systems – Sensors and Measurements (13.998), Springer, 2004.
- Observing the Oceans in Real Time, —R. Venkatesan and Amit Tandon, Springer, 2017.
Reference Books:
- Ocean Instrumentation, Electronics, and Energy, — S. R. Vijayalakshmi and S. Muruganand, Mercury Learning & Information, 2016.
- Data analysis methods in Physical Oceanography, —Richard E. Thomson and William J.Emery, Elsevier Science,2014.
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