Monitoring multiple parameters in complex water scenarios using a low-cost open-source data acquisition platform

MARTINEZ VARGAS, STEVEN; VITALE, ALEJANDRO J.; GENCHI, SIBILA A.; NOGUEIRA, SIMÓN F.; ARIAS, ANDRÉS H.; PERILLO, GERARDO M.E.; SIBEN, AGUSTÍN; DELRIEUX, CLAUDIO A.

HardwareX

Elsevier

Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2023 vol. 16 p. 1 - 15

2468-0672

Water monitoring faces challenges that are driven by the infrastructure, protection, financial resources,science and innovation policies among others. A modular, low-cost, fully open-source and small-sizedUnmanned Surface Vessel (USV) called EMAC-USV (EMAC: Estación de Monitoreo Ambiental Costero),is proposed for monitoring bathymetry and water quality parameters (i.e. temperature, suspended solidsconcentration and hydrocarbon concentration) in complex water scenarios. A detailed description of eachpart of the platform as well as all electronic connections and functioning is presented.The field works werecarried out in two small waste stabilization ponds and in a portion of the main tidal channel of the BahíaBlanca port. The EMAC-USV is the result of a cautious design, regarding the balancing performance,communications, payload capacity among others.