Lance Ellerbe - BS EE Jamal Maduro - BS CpE Peter Rivera - BS ME Anthony Sabido - BS ME 1

Presentation Overview Project Scope and Description Legacy Drifter Goals Components System Design Hull Testing and Fabrication 2

Project Scope Develop a self-contained network of tracked surface drifters for near coastal application. Housing Electronics Any of these drifters within range of the base station will then be able to send all the information from all other drifters, thus providing a self-contained drifter network. Many such drifters are deployed globally by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as part of the world climate observation program. 3

4 *Picture courtesy of FSU Marine Lab

Goals Increased operation time from 3 days to 15 Create Networking Capabilities Collect Temperature Data Decrease Draft Increase GPS Fixes 5

Drifter Components Microcontroller Radio Transceiver and Antenna GPS Module and Antenna Batteries Data Logger Thermistor Hull 6

7 System Flow Chart

Major Features: Symmetric Semi-Circular Profile Fiberglass Hull Off-the-Shelf Deck Plate Low Cost Easy Fabrication Top 2.Bowl 3.Screw-in Deck Plate 1.Top 2.Bowl 3.Screw-in Deck Plate

Testing Microcontroller Radio Transceiver and Antenna GPS Module and Antenna Batteries Data Logger Thermistor Hull 10