Building a Virtual Model of a Baleen Whale

This long term goal of this research is to eventually CT scan an adult baleen whale. The research effort will be subdivided into three phases. The current activity only covers Phase 1, the design and testing phase. No marine mammal specimens are needed in this initial design and testing phase. Going...

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Main Authors: Cranford, Ted W, Christmann, Jim
Other Authors: QUANTITATIVE MORPHOLOGY CONSULTING SAN DIEGO CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Anatomy and Physiology
Biological Oceanography
Numerical Mathematics
*ANATOMICAL MODELS
*FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
*WHALES
COOLING
HOISTS
SEA WATER
SONAR
TEST AND EVALUATION
TOWING
TRAINING
VIDEO RECORDING
*VIRTUAL MODELS
*BALEEN WHALES
TOW BAGS
RECIRCULATING SEA WATER CHILLING SYSTEMS
FEM(FINITE ELEMENT MODELING)
NAVY SONAR TRAINING
baleen whale
baleen whales
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA602637
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA602637
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Summary:This long term goal of this research is to eventually CT scan an adult baleen whale. The research effort will be subdivided into three phases. The current activity only covers Phase 1, the design and testing phase. No marine mammal specimens are needed in this initial design and testing phase. Going forward with Phases 2 and 3 will be dependant upon the success of Phase 1. Phase 1 will accomplish the following objectives: 1. Investigate, design, test, and purchase an insulated tow bag that will, in later phases, eventually be used to contain a whale carcass and transport it to a haul-out marina where it can be hoisted into a steel cradle. 2. Design, build, and test a recirculating sea water chilling system. This unit would be palletized and plumbed so that sea water can be recirculated into the insulated bag while the specimen is towed into the marina. This will help stave off decomposition. 3. Test towing and handling procedures with insulated bag and recirculating chilled sea water system. Measure the rate at which the sea water can be chilled while towing a bag full of sea water. 4. Design and build a steel cradle that used to hold specimen while hoisting it from the water and during transport from the marina to freezer unit. 5. Video documentation will be ongoing throughout the life of the project. If we succeed in Phase 1 of this project, we will be on track to revolutionize our understanding of the largest animals on Earth. As a consequence, this project will have demonstrated an innovative process that may serve the public interest and as a pattern for future studies. Prepared in collaboration with Monterey Canyon Research Vessels, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA.

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