本幻灯片演示概述了一个项目，其目标是开发和部署饮用水取水口上游的水质监测平台。该项目的设计包括以下具体目标:抵御俄亥俄河的恶劣条件；为水质监测探头提供河流通道；为电子设备提供密封和受保护的隔间；而且，与海岸线没有物理联系。设计特点包括:装配式钢结构；三重“浮筒”船体；4个密封的“仪器”隔间；8个河流通道“有效载荷”隔间；2根天线杆；前端的“spud”杆夹；以及安装在隔间检修门上的太阳能电池板。结果表明，可以在大型河流的饮用水取水口上游进行监测，远程监测的局限性在于可用于水质监测的探头类型。

This slide presentation outlines a project whose objective was to develop and deploy a water quality monitoring platform upstream from a drinking water intake. The design of the project included these specific goals: to withstand harsh conditions of Ohio River; to provide river access for water quality monitoring probes; to provide sealed and protected compartments for electronics; and, to have no physical connection to shoreline. Design features included: fabricated steel construction; triple "pontoon" hull; 4 sealed "instrument" compartments; 8 river access "payload" compartments; 2 antennae masts; "spud" pole clamp on front; and, solar panels attached to compartment access doors. Results demonstrated that it was possible to perform monitoring upstream from a drinking water intake on a large river, and limitations for remote monitoring lie in the type of probes available for water quality monitoring.