Oceans'70 --- IEEE International Conference on Engineering in the Ocean Environment

Panama City, FloridaSeptember 21-24, 1970

Table of Contents

Nontechnical content
Front cover and table of contents
Back cover
Foreword

  Program:Engineering in the ocean environment

Plenary session
Engineering responsibilities in protecting the environment while developing ocean resources,  C. L. Klein,  pp. 10-12
Instrumentation for underwater measurements and engineering
Chair(s): R. B. Porter
A high sensitivity underwater sound velocity meter,  G. W. Holbrook and N. Srinivasan,  pp. 14-17
APRES: A very low-frequency acoustic generation air compliance and pressure balancing system,  A. E. Wallen, P. L. Whitehead, and H. A. Cazel,  pp. 17-19
The submerged insulated traveling-wave antenna,  M. Siegel and R. W. P. King,  pp. 20-21
Parameter considerations for magnetic sensor instrumentation,  G. C. Michael and W. B. Cunningham,  pp. 22-24
Instrumentation for measuring the small-scale irregularities of the sea surface and the sea bed,  D. J. Dunn,  pp. 25-27
Augmentation of wave measurements by use of a submerged solar cell,  H. Schenck Jr., P. Piaseckyi, and D. Bruins,  pp. 28-30
Communications and electronics equipment for the saturated diver
Chair(s): J. B. MacInnis
Remote monitoring of critical physiological factors of the saturated diver,  R. E. Pfeiffer,  pp. 32-33
Further evaluation of diver communication systems,  H. Hollien, R. Coleman, and H. Rothman,  pp. 34-36
Correction of helium speech distortions by realtime electronic processing,  R. A. Flower and L. J. Gerstman,  pp. 37-39
Monitoring techniques in coastal wastes management
Chair(s): R. Keim
Management information technology for waste management and multimission oriented research,  G. F. Wirth,  pp. 42-44
Optical (Infrared and ultraviolet-visual) remote sensing of pollution of water bodies,  M. R. Holter,  pp. 45-50
An approach to acquisition and handling of serial environmental data,  A. Kirst Jr. and R. W. Onstenk,  pp. 51-53
Underwater communications and signal-processing techniques
Chair(s): R. F. Hill
Modeling of the surface scattering channel as a time-varying stochastic filter,  A. N. Venetsanopoulos and F. B. Tuteur,  pp. 56-59
A coding scheme for underwater digital data transmission,  T. Hasegawa,  pp. 60-62
Underwater acoustic interferometer,  J. V. Lee,  pp. 63-65
Underwater acoustic imaging: An assessment of feasibility,  W. F. Hartman, W. K. Ream, and S. Frankel,  pp. 66-68
Underwater viewing and illumination
Chair(s): R. C. Allen
A low light level underwater TV camera design,  W. F. Parrish, R. C. Fischer, and P. D. Lee,  pp. 70-72
Underwater lighting,  H. Larrimore,  pp. 73-75
Calculations of the signal/Noise ratio in underwater optical heterodyne detection systems,  S. G. Varnado and A. H. LaGrone,  pp. 76-78
Achievable performance of acoustic imaging systems,  S. Galpin,  pp. 79-81
Holographic acoustic imaging for underwater viewing,  W. R. Arndt,  pp. 82-84
Deep submergence photographic port,  A. S. Ballard,  pp. 85-87
New technology in the underwater environment
Chair(s): O. L. Tiffany
Superconducting magnetometers and their potential for geophysical measurements,  W. S. Goree,  pp. 90-92
Passive microwave radiometric measurements of sea surface temperature,  D. G. Shipley and K. J. Torok,  pp. 93-95
The measurement of sea surface temperature with an infrared radiometer,  C. Braun and D. Mercer,  pp. 96-98
Shallow water instrumentation: Some new concepts for expendability and economy,  T. E. Owen,  pp. 99-101
A new form of gas-generating buoyancy device,  D. Fulton, J. Irgon, Judy Joye, R. Baccaglini, and K. Rogers,  pp. 102-104
Space sensors application to synoptic oceanography,  J. W. Sherman III,  pp. 105-107
Surveillance, survey, and position-fixing systems
Chair(s): H. L. Saxton
Underwater acoustic fixing systems,  A. U. Ayres,  pp. 110-112
A fishfinding sonar utilizing an audio information display,  R. P. Smith and L. Kay,  pp. 113-115
Core memory digital signal processing applied to improved sonar displays,  W. J. Zehner Sr.,  pp. 116-118
An unattended missile scoring system for deep and remote ocean sites,  R. C. Parsons,  pp. 119-121
An electric field aid to underwater navigation,  W. H. Swain,  pp. 122-124
Theoretical aspects of extracting information from ocean environments
Chair(s): R. B. Gilchrist
The accuracy of multiple sensor time and bearing localization,  E. K. Evenson, A. R. Martin, and R. Sherman,  pp. 126-129
Bearing accuracy with linear arrays,  L. P. Seidman,  pp. 130-132
Considerations in the design of detectors for underwater acoustic signals,  R. W. Sears Jr.,  pp. 133-135
The beamformer as a log-likelihood ratio detector,  J. B. Lewis,  pp. 136-138
Design considerations for a pulse position modulation underwater acoustic communications system,  S. Riter and P. A. Boatright,  pp. 139-141
Marine fouling and corrosion problems of electrical designs
Chair(s): T. J. Lennox, Jr.
Design and performance of undersea electroacoustic hardware for corrosion and biofouling protection,  R. M. Bridges,  pp. 144-146
Ocean instrumentation: The better use of materials technology,  R. M. Crosby,  pp. 147-149
Marine fouling of bottom-mounted hydrophone arrays,  R. S. Austin,  pp. 150-153
An enclosure (Junction box) for passive electronics installed in near shore ocean bottom implantment,  C. A. Emmerich,  pp. 154-155
Data processing for ocean measurements
Chair(s): R. H. Nichols
Experiences of data gathering and processing at sea,  J. Marchment and S. K. Buehler,  pp. 158-160
A narrow-band multi-channel sampled data acquisition and processing system for underwater acoustic measurements,  R. W. Sears Jr. and T. E. Talpey,  pp. 161-163
On the application of pattern recognition techniques to oceanographic signal processing,  C-H. Chen,  pp. 164-166
Estuary parameter measurements and data handling--A new approach using underwater sound telemetry,  W. B. Tarver Jr.,  pp. 167-171
Direct digital control of a high pressure life research laboratory,  W. A. Bares,  pp. 172-175
Electrical insulation for underwater applications
Chair(s): J. Swiss
Electrical insulation and breakdown characteristics of water,  M. J. Mulcahy,  pp. 178-181
Electrical insulating materials for deep submergence applications,  R. J. Flaherty, J. F. Tobin, and E. H. Jones,  pp. 182-185
Sea water flooded electric motor for 13,200 PSI,  R. J. Flaherty and H. P. Walker,  pp. 186-188
Electrical insulation of an AC propulsion motor for the DEEPSTAR 20,000,  W. S. Neff,  pp. 189-192
Electrical integrity on DEEPSTAR 20,000,  L. E. Lesster and J. C. Fye,  pp. 193-195
Reliability-safety aspects of underwater engineering
Chair(s): W. J. Greenert
FMEA--Reliability tool and management aid on scuba,  A. J. London,  pp. 198-199
Reliability and safety aspects of delivering and detonating large explosive charges undersea,  D. W. Kos, H. S. Napadensky, and R. Anderson,  pp. 200-202
Reliability and safety aspects of glass as a deep ocean structure,  J. A. Kies, R. J. Sanford, and D. R. Mulville,  pp. 203-205
Failure mode effects and criticality analysis for system/Safety assessment,  K. Greene,  pp. 206-208
General requirements for material certification of hyperbaric faults,  W. J. Bobisch and M. Yachnis,  pp. 209-212
Simulation for underwater engineering design
Chair(s): A. J. Bachrach
High-speed automated identification and design of physical systems using hybrid computer optimization techniques,  R. L. Drake, C. H. Beck, and M. H. Kuo,  pp. 214-216
An ocean environment simulator for studying man/Machine interactions,  C. R. Holland,  pp. 217-219
Hydrodynamics of launching, suspension and retrieval of heavy loads in deep ocean through cable from floating platform in rough seas,  Y. H. Chey,  pp. 220-223
Hybrid simulation of amplitude and phase response of multielement transducer arrays,  R. W. Fidler,  pp. 224-226
TRACE: A mechanism for acoustic simulation,  R. E. Pearson,  pp. 227-229
A two-compartment chamber for long-term animal studies at gaseous pressures up to forty atmospheres,  T. W. Nielsen and F. R. O'Brien,  pp. 230-232
Electrical insulation and power sources for underwater installation
Chair(s): N. F. Schuh
Plastisol coating armour wire for submarine cable,  K. Suzuki,  pp. 234-236
Some approaches to the problem of current interruption in deep-submergence applications,  W. E. Pocock and C. W. Kellenbenz,  pp. 237-239
Solar power on the NOMAD buoy,  W. Hakkarinen,  pp. 240-245
Nuclear power sources for underwater application,  T. P. Fleming and M. D. Starr,  pp. 246-250
Monitoring techniques in coastal wastes management & marine fouling and corrosion problems of electrical designs
Monitoring concepts and requirements in coastal wastes management,  R. Keim,  p. 252
Numerical simulation of water quality in coastal waters and estuaries,  J. J. Leendertse,  pp. 253-255
Undersea corrosion protection for aluminum structures,  O. J. Dellies,  pp. 256-258