Underwater vehicle and sensor
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1. A sensor comprising:
- i) a sensing unit comprising;
a cartridge having a sequence of slots, anda molecule sensor in each slot for sensing organic molecules; and
ii) a sampling system adapted to sequentially sample fluid from an underwater environment at specified sampling times, the sampling system comprising;
a fluid inlet on an upstream side of the sensing unit, anda valve system adapted to open and close successive slots in the cartridge to provide fluid samples at the specified sampling times from the fluid inlet to respective slots of the sensing unit.
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Abstract
Described herein is an underwater vehicle having a vehicle body with a buoyancy controller adapted to vary the buoyancy of the vehicle in order to control motion of the vehicle through an underwater environment. The vehicle further includes a sampling system and a sensor arrangement. The sampling system is adapted to sequentially sample fluid from the underwater environment at specified sampling times resulting in a sample sequence, each sample associated with a sample time and a fluid flow rate. The sensor arrangement includes a plurality of molecule sensors adapted to sense organic molecules in each respective sample of the sample sequence.
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1. A sensor comprising:
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i) a sensing unit comprising; a cartridge having a sequence of slots, and a molecule sensor in each slot for sensing organic molecules; and ii) a sampling system adapted to sequentially sample fluid from an underwater environment at specified sampling times, the sampling system comprising; a fluid inlet on an upstream side of the sensing unit, and a valve system adapted to open and close successive slots in the cartridge to provide fluid samples at the specified sampling times from the fluid inlet to respective slots of the sensing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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