Description
This dataset includes data from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) wave energy converter (WEC) and a nearby located Sofar Spotter buoy. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute has developed and deployed a small two-body point absorber wave energy device suitable to autonomous underwater vehicle, sensor system, and even aquaculture farm needs. For more information on the MBARI WEC see the research journal attached in the submission.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBARI WEC Research Journal | HTML | Journal paper about the MBARI WEC detailing the control design, system modification efforts, and hydrodynamic models for the MBARI WEC. | Open resource |
| Example Plotting Script on Github | HTML | Github repository that details best practices for plotting MBARI WEC data. | Open resource |
| MBARI WEC Hourly Averages.mat | MAT | Includes MBARI WEC hourly production averages up to 9/28/2021. The data is a a MATLAB data file which can be opened with MATLAB or Python. | Open resource |
| Sofar Spotter Buoy Data.csv | CSV | A spotter buoy records relevant ocean data to be cross examined with the performance of the point absorbers. Includes wind, wave, temperature, and other environmental data at the locations of the MBARI WECs. | Open resource |