POS MV V5 Installation and Operation Guide
Introduction
Copyright © Applanix Corporation, 2017
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1.0 Introduction
The Applanix POS MV is a Position and Orientation System for Marine Vessels using a system that
provides accurate navigation and attitude data for use by equipment on board the vessel, such as
multibeam sonar, to correct for the effects of vessel motion during survey operations.
This manual contains full installation and operating instructions for the V5 generation of POS MV and is
an important part of the system. The manual should remain easily available for use by those who will
install, operate and maintain the system.
Installation and operation of POS MV are not complex tasks. However, you should spend time to
familiarize yourself with the contents of this manual before you start to install or use the system.
Provided you follow the installation, operation and maintenance instructions included throughout this
manual, POS MV will operate reliably and supply measurements to its specified accuracy.
Unless otherwise stated, the units used throughout this manual conform to the SI International system of
units.
Operators who intend to write their own Ethernet software or data extraction software should contact
Applanix for additional information on the POS MV V5 Ethernet interface. Refer to Technical Support and
Service on page A-1 for contact procedures.
System Description and Overview
Each POS MV system consists of a POS Computer System (PCS) with two embedded Global Navigation
Satellite System (GNSS) receivers, two GNSS antennas and an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU).
The PCS has three versions:
POS MV V5
- a 19-inch Rack Mount (RM) chassis, 1U high, ac powered.
POS MV V5-1
- a Small Form Factor (SFF) chassis, dc powered.
POS MV V5-2
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a Small Form Factor (SFF) chassis with embedded IMU, dc powered
Shown in Figure 1 and detailed in Appendix E are the typical components of a POS MV system.