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The basic EM 2040P has three units: a Sonar Head with receiver and transmitter integrated, the EM Portable

PU and a workstation.

Kongsberg Maritime demoed

EM 2040P at OI aboard the

Northern Wind.

Exhibition attendees compete in an underwater vehicle rac- ing game at the Forum Energy Technologies stand enables the user to identify, classify and sound speed sensor, factory aligned for map objects above the sea? oor and in ease of mounting.

the water column. The pipe-tracker is the 2040C,” Myklebust said. another new feature enabling the system MacArtney Takes Pan-and-tilt 360°

A key aspect of the system is that it to increase the number of beams and fo- The new LUXUS Dual 360° P/T (pan features three sector transmitters (TX), cus on the pipe, which delivers a higher and tilt) unit combines operational and which allows for active stabilization resolution image of the pipe. service ? exibility, performance and re- for the vessels roll, pitch and yaw. The The EM 2040P is made possible liability to offer 360-dgree pan and tilt transmit fan is divided into three sec- through the development of a new for cameras, lights, sonar equipment or tors pinging simultaneously at separate Kongsberg EM Portable PU (Process- other instruments on work class ROVs.

frequencies, which ensures effective ing Unit), a ruggedized splash proof MacArtney said this LUXUS prod- dampening of ‘multi-bounce interfer- processing unit created to work with all uct is the ? rst pan-and-tilt unit to fea- ence’. This enables the user to conduct KONGSBERG shallow water EM-se- ture unlimited movements of both pan surveys in rough seas and weather con- ries multibeams. Designed for operation ditions, and still maintain full seabed in harsh conditions, the EM Portable PU

LUXUS Dual 360° P/T is the ensoni? cation. allows the full feature set of Kongsberg ? rst to allow continuous rota-

Both the TX and the RX transducers multibeam technology to be utilized.

tion at both axes.

are combined into one sonar head for The basic EM 2040P has three units: ease of installation and integration. The A Sonar Head with both the receiver and operating frequency range is 200 to 400 transmitter integrated, the EM Portable kHz, enabling the operator to select the PU and a workstation. Data input from a best operating frequency at any time: motion sensor and a positioning system, 300 kHz for near bottom, 200 kHz for such as the new Kongsberg Seapath 130, deeper waters, and 400 kHz for very which offers the same portability as the high resolution inspection. EM 2040P, is required. The sonar head

New features available on the EM may be delivered mounted on a frame 2040P include Extra Detection, which together with the motion sensor and a www.marinetechnologynews.com

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