Specs
VLA
  • 11 ITC hydrophones
  • Quadruple nested with 5 elements per nesting: 250, 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz.
  • Built in compass and tilt sensor
  • Hand deployable
ITC 6050C Hydrophones
  • Sea state zero with -157 dB re 1v/uPa
  • 30 to 75000 Hz omnidirectional response
  • Built-in low noise 20 dB preamp
Sediment phones
  • Phones buried ~1m deep

Reson TC4014 Hydrophones

  • Compressional wave
  • Sea state zero with -186 dB re 1v/uPa sensitivity
  • 15 Hz to 480 kHz omnidirectional response
  • Built-in 26dB low noise pre amp

NRL Shear sensor

  • Shear wave
  • -160dB re 1uPa/V
  • 20 to 20000 Hz flat response
  • Built-in low noise pre-amps
Compass and Tilt Sensor
  • 0.5° Heading accuracy when level
  • 1.0° Heading accuracty when tilted
  • 0.1° Heading resolution
  • 0.2° Tilt accuracy
  • 0.1° Tilt resolution
  • 20° Tilt range
DAQ System
  • Compact form factor PC (PXI)
  • Runs Win2K and LabVIEW
  • 12 VDC battery powered
  • 16 simultaneously sampled channels
  • Max sample rate of 102400 Hz
  • 24 bit dynamic range
  • On board LPF
Control System
  • Arduino Uno R3 micro-controller board
  • Honeywell humidity sensor
  • Radio relay Power Switch
  • Vicor Power Modules
  • External status LED