Group 2 (2008)

Student Members:
Kyle Blanchard
Jamie Donais
Bryan Leary
Michael Morin
Saikaran Reddy

Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Dayalan Kasilingam

Project Title:
Wireless/Acoustic Marine System (SWAMS)

Project Description:
Project customer SubChem Systems offers specialized submersible chemical analyzers for nutrients, trace metals and other chemicals. One of SubChem's newest analyzers, Chemfin, is designed to be eternally attached to an AUV or underwater sensor platform. To retrieve chemical data after deployment, SubChem engineers must physically connect to the Chemfin console. SubChem requires a stand-alone wireless communications system that ill allow for remote access to Chemfin. Utilizing acoustic and Wi-Fi technology, the SubChem Wireless/Acoustic Marine system(SWAMS) is an easy-to-integrate, stand alone wireless data link to any chemical analyzer. The system allows for access to real time chemical data as well as control of chemical analysis settings. The SWAMS module will also be equipped with a GPS receiver for easy tracking. All chemical/GPS data will be sent to an "on-shore" user to be displayed on the custom Lab VIEW SWAMS desktop software