Ocean Acoustical Services and Instrumentation Systems (United States)

Feasibility Study of an Ultra-Low-Cost 3D-Printed Wave Buoy for Water Wave Measurement

Abstract This paper presents a feasibility study of an ultra-low-cost wave buoy for measuring water waves, built from a 3D-printed hull and an off-the-shelf data logger with an integrated MEMS inertial measurement unit. The buoy records continuously and carries no telemetry, whic...