WAVETECTOR - A small wash/wave measuring buoy
The WAVETECTOR 2 buoy has been developed by IMAA to measure and record the wash generated
by high-speed vessels, especially in shallow water conditions. It is also suitable for measuring sea states
where larger buoys would not be practical.
- Small, robust and inexpensive
- Readily deployed by hand
- Real-time profile display at 10 points/sec
- Cable connected (typically 30m)
- Powered by the User's laptop computer via a USB port
- Proven UK technology and support
The WAVETECTOR software is Windows PC compatible. A real-time output of wave profile is recorded at
10 points/sec, is displayed and then stored for further analysis.
General specification of the WAVETECTOR buoy:
Overall diameter 500mm
Overall height 175mm
Weight 10kg
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