Novel Robotic Platforms for the Accurate Sampling and Monitoring of Water Columns

Abstract

The hydrosphere contains large amounts of suspended particulate material, including living and non-living material that can be found in different compositions and concentrations, and that can be composed of particles of different sizes. The study of this particulate material along water columns plays a key role in understanding a great variety of biological, chemical, and physical processes. This paper presents the conceptual design of two patented robotic platforms that have been conceived for carrying out studies of water properties at desired depths with very high accuracy in the vertical positioning. One platform has been specially designed for operating near to a reservoir bottom, while the other is intended to be used near the surface. Several experimental tests have been conducted in order to validate the proposed approaches.

Some Hardware and Instrumentation Aspects of the Development of an Automation System for Jar Tests in Drinking Water Treatment

“…The design and application of monitoring and automation systems for water-related procedures is an active R&D domain. Some examples refer to water quality monitoring networks [ 9 , 10 , 11 ], control of water distribution networks [ 12 ], agricultural irrigation management [ 13 , 14 , 15 ], robotic platforms for water monitoring [ 16 ], urban drainage systems [ 17 , 18 ], and sensors for water assessment [ 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ].…”

Development and Sensing Properties Study of Underwater Assembled Water Depth-Inclination Sensors for a Multi-Component Mooring System, Using a Self-Contained Technique

“…The spectral data analysis of the inclination and water depth are presented and discussed, to show the accuracy, feasibility and stability of the proposed sensor. The present integration methodology of the standalone sensor could be extended to other types of sensor designed with other concerned parameters in marine engineering [15]. …”