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author Vogt, Daniel M
DelPreto, Joseph
Salino-Hugg, Michael
Cummings, Matthew R
Bell, Michael A
Kenny, Aidan
Malkin, Peter
Hernandez, Alyssa M
Wright, Andrew L
Duncan, Molly A
Davidsen, Matthew R
Grewal, Kaveet
Ahuja, Saksham
Ostrom, Kelly
Garcia, Matthew
Shahviri, Phillip
Weeraratna, Chanuth
Zink, Hannah
Pagani, Stefano
Meyer, Germain
Diamant, Roee
Rus, Daniela
Gruber, David F
Gero, Shane
Wood, Robert J
author_facet Vogt, Daniel M
DelPreto, Joseph
Salino-Hugg, Michael
Cummings, Matthew R
Bell, Michael A
Kenny, Aidan
Malkin, Peter
Hernandez, Alyssa M
Wright, Andrew L
Duncan, Molly A
Davidsen, Matthew R
Grewal, Kaveet
Ahuja, Saksham
Ostrom, Kelly
Garcia, Matthew
Shahviri, Phillip
Weeraratna, Chanuth
Zink, Hannah
Pagani, Stefano
Meyer, Germain
Diamant, Roee
Rus, Daniela
Gruber, David F
Gero, Shane
Wood, Robert J
Vogt, Daniel M
DelPreto, Joseph
Salino-Hugg, Michael
Cummings, Matthew R
Bell, Michael A
Kenny, Aidan
Malkin, Peter
Hernandez, Alyssa M
Wright, Andrew L
Duncan, Molly A
Davidsen, Matthew R
Grewal, Kaveet
Ahuja, Saksham
Ostrom, Kelly
Garcia, Matthew
Shahviri, Phillip
Weeraratna, Chanuth
Zink, Hannah
Pagani, Stefano
Meyer, Germain
Diamant, Roee
Rus, Daniela
Gruber, David F
Gero, Shane
Wood, Robert J
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents An open-source bio-logger for studying cetacean behavior and communication. Vogt, Daniel M DelPreto, Joseph Salino-Hugg, Michael Cummings, Matthew R Bell, Michael A Kenny, Aidan Malkin, Peter Hernandez, Alyssa M Wright, Andrew L Duncan, Molly A Davidsen, Matthew R Grewal, Kaveet Ahuja, Saksham Ostrom, Kelly Garcia, Matthew Shahviri, Phillip Weeraratna, Chanuth Zink, Hannah Pagani, Stefano Meyer, Germain Diamant, Roee Rus, Daniela Gruber, David F Gero, Shane Wood, Robert J Animals Cetacea Acoustics Vocalization, Animal Behavior, Animal Animal Communication Software Sperm Whale Over the past decade, bioacoustics associated with diverse marine life has become the focus of increasing research. While fixed acoustic devices play important roles in characterizing localized soundscapes, animal-worn devices that record audio alongside physiological metrics provide richer portals to understanding cetacean communication and characterizing sounds in their environment. To facilitate scaling the collection of such multimodal datasets for deep learning applications and to encourage rapid prototyping for new recording capabilities, we present an open-source non-invasive bio-logger that can be deployed on marine animals to record high-quality audio synchronized with an extensible suite of behavioral and environmental sensors. The current implementation is tailored to investigating sperm whale communication and biology. It features four suction cups, three high-bandwidth synchronized hydrophones for audio analysis including directionality, GPS logging and transmission, and sensors for pressure, motion, orientation, temperature, and light. Its hardware and software are both open-source, with designs, fabrication details, and code available online. Lab-based experiments characterize and validate performance including shear adhesion forces, withstanding pressures equivalent to 560 m depths, battery life up to 16.8 hours, audio sensitivity of -205 dB re FS/μPa with a 96 dB dynamic range, multi-threaded data acquisition, drone-based deployments, and GPS-based recoveries. Field experiments record sperm whale vocalizations and behaviors spanning 10 deployments, 44 hours of recording, 20 dives, and up to 967 m depths. Altogether, this platform aims to advance the understanding of marine animal biology and communication within the rapidly evolving and intersecting areas of robotics, bioacoustics, and machine learning.
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spellingShingle An open-source bio-logger for studying cetacean behavior and communication.
Vogt, Daniel M
DelPreto, Joseph
Salino-Hugg, Michael
Cummings, Matthew R
Bell, Michael A
Kenny, Aidan
Malkin, Peter
Hernandez, Alyssa M
Wright, Andrew L
Duncan, Molly A
Davidsen, Matthew R
Grewal, Kaveet
Ahuja, Saksham
Ostrom, Kelly
Garcia, Matthew
Shahviri, Phillip
Weeraratna, Chanuth
Zink, Hannah
Pagani, Stefano
Meyer, Germain
Diamant, Roee
Rus, Daniela
Gruber, David F
Gero, Shane
Wood, Robert J
Animals
Cetacea
Acoustics
Vocalization, Animal
Behavior, Animal
Animal Communication
Software
Sperm Whale
An open-source bio-logger for studying cetacean behavior and communication. Vogt, Daniel M DelPreto, Joseph Salino-Hugg, Michael Cummings, Matthew R Bell, Michael A Kenny, Aidan Malkin, Peter Hernandez, Alyssa M Wright, Andrew L Duncan, Molly A Davidsen, Matthew R Grewal, Kaveet Ahuja, Saksham Ostrom, Kelly Garcia, Matthew Shahviri, Phillip Weeraratna, Chanuth Zink, Hannah Pagani, Stefano Meyer, Germain Diamant, Roee Rus, Daniela Gruber, David F Gero, Shane Wood, Robert J Animals Cetacea Acoustics Vocalization, Animal Behavior, Animal Animal Communication Software Sperm Whale Over the past decade, bioacoustics associated with diverse marine life has become the focus of increasing research. While fixed acoustic devices play important roles in characterizing localized soundscapes, animal-worn devices that record audio alongside physiological metrics provide richer portals to understanding cetacean communication and characterizing sounds in their environment. To facilitate scaling the collection of such multimodal datasets for deep learning applications and to encourage rapid prototyping for new recording capabilities, we present an open-source non-invasive bio-logger that can be deployed on marine animals to record high-quality audio synchronized with an extensible suite of behavioral and environmental sensors. The current implementation is tailored to investigating sperm whale communication and biology. It features four suction cups, three high-bandwidth synchronized hydrophones for audio analysis including directionality, GPS logging and transmission, and sensors for pressure, motion, orientation, temperature, and light. Its hardware and software are both open-source, with designs, fabrication details, and code available online. Lab-based experiments characterize and validate performance including shear adhesion forces, withstanding pressures equivalent to 560 m depths, battery life up to 16.8 hours, audio sensitivity of -205 dB re FS/μPa with a 96 dB dynamic range, multi-threaded data acquisition, drone-based deployments, and GPS-based recoveries. Field experiments record sperm whale vocalizations and behaviors spanning 10 deployments, 44 hours of recording, 20 dives, and up to 967 m depths. Altogether, this platform aims to advance the understanding of marine animal biology and communication within the rapidly evolving and intersecting areas of robotics, bioacoustics, and machine learning.
title An open-source bio-logger for studying cetacean behavior and communication.
topic Animals
Cetacea
Acoustics
Vocalization, Animal
Behavior, Animal
Animal Communication
Software
Sperm Whale
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41379880/