Fiber Optic Technology

  • Teledyne TSS’s Saturn AHRS and INS (Attitude and Heading Reference System and Inertial Navigation System) is now market ready. The Saturn product family is based upon fiber-optic technology developed and manufactured by Teledyne TSS. The family also incorporates advanced digital signal processing and algorithm design to deliver a highly accurate and reliable product to meet the demanding needs of the marine market.
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    (As published in the March 2015 edition of Marine Technology Reporter - http://www.marinetechnologynews.com/Magazine)

  • family of advanced AHRS and INS (Inertial Navigation and Attitude and Heading Reference Systems) named Saturn at OI ’14. The Saturn family is based upon fiber-optic technology developed and manufactured by Teledyne TSS. The family also incorporates advanced digital signal processing and algorithm design to

  • to an accuracy specification of ±.25 percent for mass/ flow and ± 1 percent on vortex. The Bailey type VF Vortex Shedding Flowmeter features advanced fiber-optic technology for measuring volumetric flow of liquids, gases and steam. The device is suitable for high-temperature applications (up to 662°

  • can be configured to interface to other onboard instrumentation. A portable system is also available, and can be used from ship to ship. The fiber optic technology allows nearly all electronics, except for the sensor LEDs, to be housed within the NEMA 4 enclosure. A temporary power cord is connected

  • Siemens automation system consists of several workstations and monitoring stations and includes redundant main process stations communicating through a fiber optic network arranged in a circular way. All decentralized input- and output stations and several independent systems like the propulsion plant

  • . FDS (PE 63784) is a major development program to design and install an advanced undersea surveillance system using fiber optic technology employing a large number of sensors in fields or barriers. Development efforts build on Bell Laboratories' experience in commercial fiber

  • are two competing approaches to hull stress monitoring, setting ship managers and owners up with a choice between electro-mechanical systems or fiber optic technology. The latter is the basis for the SENSFIB Hull measuring system developed by Light Structures, which uses an accurate, high-level multi point

  • systems. These developments are reviewed and projections are made regarding future trends in naval data handling systems. 3:15 p.m. "Application of Fiber Optic Technology to Combatant Submarines: Near and Far-Term," by Ronald A. Swain and LCdr. David C. Poyer, USNR-R. Transmission of multiplexed

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  • MT Mar-24#47 PRODUCT, PROFESSIONAL, VESSELS, 
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    ronments. The new agreement will address speci? c techni- cal gaps in the UUV defense and offshore energy markets especially for long duration, multi-payload mission opera- tions where communications are often denied or restricted. As part of the new alliance, Metron’s Resilient Mission Autonomy portfolio

  • MT Mar-24#43 Image courtesy Kongsberg Discovery Image courtesy Teledyne)
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    Image courtesy Kongsberg Discovery Image courtesy Teledyne Marine New Products Teledyne Marine had its traditional mega-booth at Oi, busy start to ? nish. Image courtesy Greg Trauthwein offers quality sub-bottom pro? ling capability without the need tion of offshore windfarms. GeoPulse 2 introduces new

  • MT Mar-24#41 Image courtesy Outland Technology Image courtesy Exail)
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    Image courtesy Outland Technology Image courtesy Exail Image courtesy Submaris and EvoLogics Vehicles The ROV-1500 from Outland Technology represents a leap forward in underwater robotics, a compact remotely operated vehicle (ROV) weighing in at less than 40 lbs (19kg) the ROV- 1500 is easy to transport

  • MT Mar-24#40 NEW TECH OCEANOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2024
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    NEW TECH OCEANOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2024 All photos courtesy MTR unless otherwise noted NEW TECH, PARTNERSHIPS LAUNCH IN LONDON With Oceanology International now one month in the rear-view mirror, MTR takes a look at some of the interesting technologies launched before, during and after the London event.

  • MT Mar-24#33 regulated industry in the world.” How-
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    regulated industry in the world.” How- ever, commercial success depends on many factors, not least a predictable OPEX. Over the past four years, SMD has worked with Oil States Industries to calculate cost per tonne ? gures for prospective customers. Patania II uses jet water pumps to Oil States’

  • MT Mar-24#32 FEATURE  SEABED MINING  
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    FEATURE SEABED MINING by a sea? oor plume from its pilot collection system test. pact, nodule collection system that utilizes mechanical and The Metals Company recently signed a binding MoU with hydraulic technology. Paci? c Metals Corporation of Japan for a feasibility study on The company’s SMD

  • MT Mar-24#30 FEATURE  SEABED MINING  
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    FEATURE SEABED MINING bilical. It has passive heave compensation which nulli? es the necott. “The focus since then has been on scaling while en- wave, current and vessel motions that in? uence loads in the suring the lightest environmental impact,” says The Metals power umbilical. The LARS can

  • MT Mar-24#29 n January, Norway said “yes” to sea-
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    n January, Norway said “yes” to sea- bed mining, adding its weight to the momentum that is likely to override the calls for a moratorium by over 20 countries and companies such as I Google, BMW, Volvo and Samsung. Those against mining aim to protect the unique and largely unknown ecology of the sea?

  • MT Mar-24#27 SEA-KIT USV Maxlimer 
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    SEA-KIT USV Maxlimer returning from HT-HH caldera in Tonga. © SEA-KIT International data and further assess ecosystem recov- ery. What is known, noted Caplan-Auer- bach, is that the impact of submarine vol- canoes on humans is rare. “The HT-HH eruption was a tragedy, but it was very unusual. It let us

  • MT Mar-24#26 FEATURE  OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION & SENSORS
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    FEATURE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION & SENSORS Kevin Mackay, TESMaP voyage leader and Center head of the South and West Paci? c Regional Centre of Seabed 2030. Kevin in the seismic lab at Greta Point looking at the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano 3D map completed with data from the TESMaP voyage

  • MT Mar-24#25 Auerbach explained that ideally, “one  ?  ed layers of)
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    Auerbach explained that ideally, “one ? ed layers of geothermal activity,” noted changes over an area of 8,000 km2. They would have both instruments: seismom- Skett, “and the change in salinity and dis- found up to seven km3 of displaced ma- eters to detect and locate subsurface ac- solved particles for

  • MT Mar-24#23 elatively inactive since 2014, the Hunga Tonga–Hunga)
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    elatively inactive since 2014, the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai (HT-HH) submarine volcano began erupting on December 20, 2021, reaching peak intensity on January 15, 2022. This triggered tsunamis throughout the Pa- R ci? c, destroyed lives and infrastructure, and generated the largest explosion recorded

  • MT Mar-24#20 2024 Editorial Calendar
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  • MT Mar-24#19 About the Author
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    About the Author vey with the pipe tracker is not required, resulting in signi? - Svenn Magen Wigen is a Cathodic Protection and corrosion control cant cost savings, mainly related to vessel charter. expert having worked across The major advantage of using FiGS on any type of subsea engineering, design

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    TECH FEATURE IMR There are also weaknesses in terms of accuracy because of FiGS Operations and Bene? ts signal noise and the ability to detect small ? eld gradients. In Conventional approaches to evaluating cathodic protection this process there is a risk that possible issues like coating (CP)

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    • Integrity assessment, and otherwise covered, e.g., by rock dump. As for depletion of • Mitigation, intervention and repair. sacri? cial anodes, this can be dif? cult or even impossible to Selecting the best method for collecting the data these work- estimate due to poor visibility, the presence of

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    TECH FEATURE IMR Image courtesy FORCE Technology OPTIMIZING CATHODIC PROTECTION SURVEY USING NON-CONTACT SENSORS By Svenn Magen Wigen, FORCE Technology he principle behind sacri? cial anodes, which are water structures, reducing the need for frequent repairs and used to safeguard underwater pipelines

  • MT Mar-24#15 sensor options for longer mission periods.
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    sensor options for longer mission periods. About the Author For glider users working in ? sheries and conservation, Shea Quinn is the Product Line Manager the Sentinel can run several high-energy passive and active of the Slocum Glider at Teledyne Webb acoustic sensors, on-board processing, and imaging

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    nyone familiar with glider hardware options integrated for a broad Glider answers that need,” said Shea autonomous underwater ve- range of missions. Quinn, Slocum Glider Product Line hicles (AUVs) is certainly “As the use of Slocum Gliders grew, Manager at TWR. A familiar with the popular- so did

  • MT Mar-24#11 assist in identifying mines and act as a 
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    assist in identifying mines and act as a neutralization device. About the Author Bottom mines pose even greater chal- David R. Strachan is a defense analyst and founder of lenges. Unlike contact mines, bottom Strikepod Systems, a research and strategic advisory mines utilize a range of sensors to

  • MT Mar-24#9 from marinas along the western coast. The exact number of)
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    from marinas along the western coast. The exact number of lizing laser detection systems can detect mines just below the mines, as well as their locations, remains largely a mystery, surface, even those hiding in murky water. The Airborne Laser although reports suggest that over three hundred have been

  • MT Mar-24#4 Editorial
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    Editorial NIWA-Nippon Foundation TESMaP/ Rebekah Parsons-King www.marinetechnologynews.com ast month marked the resounding NEW YORK 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 return of Oceanology Interna- Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271 tional in London, perennially one Lof the world’s most important