Open AccessCOMPUTER CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION OF A TIDAL MODEL
Author(s) -
E.R. Funke
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v13.133
Subject(s) - data acquisition , division (mathematics) , controller (irrigation) , instrumentation (computer programming) , boundary (topology) , control engineering , engineering , computer science , mathematics , operating system , mathematical analysis , arithmetic , agronomy , biology
A large tidal model of the St. Lawrence River covering the region from Montreal to lie du Bic is connected directly to a mini computer for data acquisition and control of the tidal boundary. Some of the more important concepts for the design and operation of a computer based system for this application are described. Details of an adaptive feedback controller for diurnal tides are given. A 16 mm film (N.R.C.-Division of Mechanical Engineering, film no. HYP 620, same title) describes the instrumentation and operation of the model. A report (N.R.C.-Division of Mechanical Engineering, Report No. MH-110, same title) provides further details of this system.