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TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION 

POSIDONIA II 

Summary of Contents for POSIDONIA II

Page 1: ...TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION POSIDONIA II...

Page 2: ...Standard configuration performance 14 3 2 How to maintain or improve the performance 14 3 2 1 Use directional transducer 14 3 2 2 Use high accuracy heading and motion sensor 15 3 2 3 Use PRESSURE Sens...

Page 3: ...www ixblue com TD_POSIDONIA II_2016_08_b Page 3 of 29 6 4 Main junction cable deployable antenna 28 6 5 Main junction cable Flush antenna 29...

Page 4: ...terms of range accuracy and robustness are available together with a new user interface iXBlue common WEB based interface for unrivalled ease of operation 1 2 General Concept The operation is based o...

Page 5: ...convert into an absolute geographical position of the target Up to 8 transponders can be tracked with POSIDONIA II within the same interrogation cycle This number of transponders acoustically managed...

Page 6: ...ed User Interface for System Transponder and Navigation set up o USBL system calibration software o DELPH RoadMap navigation display software o Shipped in re usable transit case User Documentation in...

Page 7: ...tic array allows similar performances as the deployable but higher operating speed together with safe navigation Such principle does not require the use of sophisticated and expensive deployment machi...

Page 8: ...lso named beacon is installed on the tracked vehicle s and replies to each surface acoustic array interrogation by sending a coded wideband signal used for the surface deck unit to calculate the posit...

Page 9: ...brower installed PC computer MAC pocket PC s etc dedicated PC and software is no longer required Using graphic and conversational menu screens the WEB based GUI allows Defining the installation parame...

Page 10: ...everal outputs are available Ethernet and RS232 format which allow data distribution to different peripherals Industry standard data telegrams are provided to easily interface each sensor to standard...

Page 11: ...stics must be supervised by iXBlue field operator during commissioning of the system 4 A complete training is recommended for efficient deployment and use of the system Considering all the above it is...

Page 12: ...d motion sensor close to it After initial calibration of the system to compensate from mechanical misalignments the system is calibrated once for all and can easily be move from one vessel to the othe...

Page 13: ...er mode in order to preserve signal integrity through umbilical 2 3 Calibration USBL principle requires a perfect knowledge of the attitude of the acoustic array both in heading and P R to measure ang...

Page 14: ...m Operating range 1 10 000m Operating frequency 16kHz central frequency 4kHz bandwidth Position refresh rate 2 second min acoustic depends on range 10 Hz with predictive filter Communication protocol...

Page 15: ...olute position must be known with sufficient accuracy calibration procedure and its motion carefully monitored and compensated AHRS sensor in order to get the best performances out of the POSIDONIA II...

Page 16: ...ble POSIDONIA II automatically integrate this additional information into the algorithm to improve the depth information which in turns allow the system to better estimate bias in X Y data and correct...

Page 17: ...it allows cross correlating the different data and thus estimating some of the imperfections of each sensor As such data fusion is particularly interesting when using different technologies as it allo...

Page 18: ...h data rate Noise filtered Robust to GPS and ACOUSTIC outages Higher accuracy and range ii example GAPS PHINS DVL Real field data collected in La Ciotat bay France using such an integrated system Both...

Page 19: ...f 1 Pa 1m 185 dB ref 1 Pa 1m frequency 8 kHz to 16 kHz 3 dB 8 kHz to 16 kHz 3 dB Beam aperture 200 deg 3 dB 200 deg 3 dB Mechanical Diameter mm 580 800 Height mm 410 245 Weight kg in air 34 180 Weight...

Page 20: ...y Power consumption 15W continuous 80W peak Rear panel Power supply External power supply 110 240 VAC Synchro OUT Synchro OUT main secondary BNC id front panel Synchro IN Trigger input BNC id front pa...

Page 21: ...cable 50 m long standard supply Box 3 transit case One 1 off main Electronic acoustic processor hardware USBL BOX One 1 off USBL system calibration software One 1 off DELPH RoadMap navigation display...

Page 22: ...long standard supply Box 3 transit case One 1 off main Electronic acoustic processor hardware USBL BOX One 1 off USBL system calibration software One 1 off DELPH RoadMap navigation display software On...

Page 23: ...nce French Research Institute for Sea Sciences All fleet equipped with POSIDONIA II for positioning of deep sea manned submarine NAUTILE and deep sea ROV Victor general use AWI Alfred Wegener Institut...

Page 24: ...or scientific applications SUBSEA 7 Oil Gas industry sea bed mapping NORWAY KONGSBERG MARITIME multiple applications with HUGIN AUV OCEANEERING for workclass ROV s MIMIC project multiple units install...

Page 25: ...www ixblue com TD_POSIDONIA II_2016_08_b Page 25 of 29 6 Appendix 6 1 Deployable acoustic array...

Page 26: ...www ixblue com TD_POSIDONIA II_2016_08_b Page 26 of 29 6 2 Flush acoustic array...

Page 27: ...www ixblue com TD_POSIDONIA II_2016_08_b Page 27 of 29 6 3 USBL Box electronic cabinet...

Page 28: ...www ixblue com TD_POSIDONIA II_2016_08_b Page 28 of 29 6 4 Main junction cable deployable antenna...

Page 29: ...www ixblue com TD_POSIDONIA II_2016_08_b Page 29 of 29 6 5 Main junction cable Flush antenna...

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