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The Underwater Magnetic Release (UMR) is a device developed by Jackson State University (JSU) MBRACE (MBRACE, “Mississippi Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence” https://mbrace.usm.edu/) research project team to allow for the deployment and retrieval of an underwater platform without the need for a float marking its location, minimizing its exposure to vandalism. The device is programmed prior to deployment with the expected retrieval date and time. The retrieval time, accurate to the second, can be set as far ahead as a year in future. At the programmed retrieval time, a float attached to the platform is released to the surface marking the platform’s location for retrieval. This UMR is ideal for underwater experiments where equipment needs to stay submerged for prolonged periods of time without having a surface location marker that might attract unwanted attention. This system is particularly beneficial in oyster research by keeping the oyster cages and underwater scientific equipment safe from vandals. The system can also be of use by trap fishermen eliminating the need for a surface float until it is time to retrieve the trap. The UMR described in this paper is one that is programmable through a smart device application to operate for set periods of as long as a year.
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This project was paid for with federal funding from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of the Treasury under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act). The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality or the Department of the Treasury.
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Addy, J., Cameron, M., Hasan, M., Ukpebor, A., Ali, K., Abu-El Humos, A. (2022). Underwater Magnetic Release System. In: Zhang, YD., Senjyu, T., So-In, C., Joshi, A. (eds) Smart Trends in Computing and Communications. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 286. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4016-2_11
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