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MTR 100 applications, and a full line of CTD (Conductivity,

Temperature, and Depth) products.

Navigation: Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs) for precision navigation on board AUVs, ROVs, and surface vessels around the world. Industry professionals have selected

Teledyne RDI’s DVL for over 99% of the AUVs deployed to date. This business unit also offers Diver Navigation and Mapping Systems.

Water Resources: ADCPs for discharge and flow-meas- urement applications in rivers and streams. This product line includes the industry standard Workhorse Rio

Grande for moving boat applications, the StreamPro for towed applications, the ChannelMaster and new V-

ADCP for stationary applications, and our new next-gen

RiverRay ADCP. Teledyne RDI’s ADCPs offers many technical advantages, including: patented broadband pro- cessing; patented 2D phased array transducer design; and a unique 4-beam configuration. Teledyne RDI has also applied its leading edge technology to a line of Doppler

Velocity Logs (DVLs) and diver navigation products.

Teledyne TSS Ltd. 1 Blackmoor Lane, Croxley Green Business Park,

Watford, Hertfordshire WD18 8GA

Tel: +44 1923 216020

Email: tsssales@ teledyne.com

URL: www.teledyne-tss.com

V.P./General Manager: Brian Huntsman

Sales Manager: Martyn Grange

Engineering Manager: Harpal Khamba

Business Support Manager: Carolyn Jones

No. of employees: 85

Annual Sales (US$): 27m

Testing Capabilities: • Environmental chambers • Vibration testing • Dynamic motion test tables • Clean air room

One hundred years since the original S G Brown com- pany was founded and now part of the Teledyne Group,

Teledyne TSS combines a centenary of navigation know- how with thirty years of motion measurement expertise.

TSS Technology is at work across the globe in some of the harshest environments imaginable, situations where per- formance and safety rely upon the highest integrity data results. From positioning technology and motion sensors in use in hydrographic survey, navigation, defence and offshore industries, to applications where pipe and cable survey systems are employed in the constant checking and surveying of subsea pipe and cables - TSS technology is in operation on and in the oceans of the world.

With products widely recognised as the industry stan- dard in their sectors, TSS has an uncompromising com- mitment to leading the way in the development and deliv- ery of leading edge motion sensing and subsea detection solutions to the ever-changing marine market. The com- pany also provides expertise in defence steering and navi- gation and is able to provide retrofit solutions to meet the needs of Navies worldwide. Following a major investment in new premises (including the construction of an advanced clean room and environmental testing area), designated product manufacturing zones will improve efficiency and quality control while also leaving ample space for additional production lines.

Technology Profile:

The Teledyne TSS range of motion sensors is designed to enable highly productive surveys aboard all types of ves- sel in varying sea conditions.

Teledyne TSS motion sensors are proven to negate the errors usually associated with motion and to enable sur- veys that meet or exceed IHO standards. The company also produces a world-leading range of underwater pipe and cable location and survey equipment, used in the oil and gas, and telecommunications industries.

These systems can be fitted to work class ROVs and, when interfaced with suitable navigation packages, pro- vide the precise location and depth of burial for pipes and cables. Teledyne TSS also provides navigation solutions for the commercial marine market including gyrocom- passes and repeaters as well as ship steering systems. The latest product range of inertial navigation systems com- bine the navigation expertise of S G Brown with the motion measurement knowledge of TSS, in the SGB2000 and ORION ring laser systems. Adapted specifically for the Defence market, MK31 Inertial Reference System is in service with Navies and Coast Guards worldwide. www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 49