An automated system to detect flash floods and alert at-risk communities
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Author(s)
Weaver, Joshua A., 1978-
Advisor(s)
James W. Bales.
Date Issued
2005
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
This thesis describes an automated monitoring station designed to detect flash floods occurring in the Rio Aguan river basin, Honduras. An Atmel microcontroller polls a series of sensors in the river, logging all data for later hydrological analysis and modeling. A high-power APRS radio is used to alert a central monitoring facility of impending floods. Careful component choices and power management allows the system to run for 100 days on a single deep-cycle marine battery or practically indefinitely using a supplemental solar panel.
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Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (leaf 25).
Subjects
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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