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The Hydrographic Society
UK North West Regional Meeting
January 19, 2012, Liverpool
David Cunningham
General Manager, iXBlue Ltd
An update on iXBlue with focus on
recent developments and experiences
in the hydrographic and offshore
survey sector
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iXBlue Origin and History
iXBlue Divisional Activity
Recent Product Developments
Case studies
Content
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History in brief....
iXSea formed in 2000
Spin-off from fiber gyro activity of Photonetics
during acquisition by Danish group GN-Nettest
Photonetics grew from 1970’s specialised in
fiber optic telecom test instrument activity
iXCore group founded in 2000 by Herve
Arditty, former founder of Photonetics
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Early strategy and growth
Develop products from unique Fiber Gyro
Technology for civilian marine applications
Acquire acoustic and other know-how to
supplement product offering for civilian markets
Penetrate military markets once established
Evolved to iXBlue in 2010
Combined Turnover 2010 : 90 M€
Total number of employees : 500+
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iXBlue Companies
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iXBlue Operational Divisions
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Worldwide presence
10 Inertial Products Division
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Inertial Products Division – Surface
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Hydrographic Survey INS – HYDRINS
Positioning and
motion compensation
for multibeam survey
Delivering highest
accuracy attitude and
heading
Advanced heave
Post processing Bibby Tethra, Osiris Projects
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Subsea – Defence – Submarine Navigation
MARINS
1 NM / 24hours INS
HMS Audacious
4th Astute Class SSN
In build at Barrow
In service date 2014
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QUADRANS – NEW solid state gyrocompass
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Inertial Products Division – Subsea
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AUV Polar Navigation – PHINS in the Arctic
Under Ice @ 86°N
PHINS / DVL successfully
navigated autonomously
450km
New alignment procedure
developed. Achieves 0.1°
heading accuracy even at
this high latitude.
18 Acoustic Products Division – Positioning
19 Acoustic Products Division – Beacons & Releases
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Tow Fish Tracking – GAPS / ROVINS
Tow-Fish tracking
Real-Time absolute
positioning
High accuracy to filter
duplicated targets in
Side-Scan Sonar data
Time savings in
processing workflow
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Tow Fish Tracking – GAPS / ROVINS
Acoustic position filtered by ROVINS
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Tow Fish Tracking – GAPS / ROVINS
Largest distance between the same feature
from 4 different survey lines = 0.68m
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Subsea Metrology – PHINS DVL RAMSES
New subsea metrology method
Dramatic savings in vessel’s time
Measure with high
accuracy distance and
orientations
Manufacture pipe
section to connect
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MANIFOLD
PLEM/PLET (pipeline end manifold /
pipeline end termination)
Expected performance
Slant distance @ 10cm
Attitude (angles) @ 0.1deg
Subsea Metrology – PHINS DVL RAMSES
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LBL current baseline standard
NEW inertial/acoustic method:
PHINS/DVL + RAMSES
SLAM algorithm determines
relative position each end.
Massive saving in vessel time
No equipment permanently
deployed
Subsea Metrology – PHINS DVL RAMSES
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Subsea Metrology – PHINS DVL RAMSES
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Connector 1 Connector 2
Subsea Metrology – PHINS DVL RAMSES
30 Sonar Systems Division
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DELPH – Multi Sensor Processing
Seismic / SBP
Side-Scan Sonar
Magnetometer /
Gradiometer
Bathymetry
3D Spatial Data Integration
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DELPH – Multi Sensor Processing
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Sub-Bottom Profilers
ECHOES Product Line
ECHOES 1500
ECHOES 3500
ECHOES 5000
ECHOES 10000
Custom solutions
A.U.V. Deep Tow Communication
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SAMS – DT6000
1500m FULL swath up to 2 knots, .ie. More than 125km²/day
Constant 50cm resolution on the swath
Up to 6000m water Depth
Multi beam Gap filler sonar
Georeferenced Images thanks to : PHINS, DVL, Podisonia
Instantanous results via ethernet with any openGIS viewer
Web User Interface : Easy ’Click and See’ Use
Available either in kit, tow fish, or fully integrated solution with Tow Cable and Winch
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Integrated Systems Division
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Marine Works Division
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Current project – ANDRE MALRAUX
Built by H2X, for Marine Archaeology Research
Department, of French Ministry of Culture. Specifications :
Length : 36m
Max beam : 8,85m
Displacement : <300 T
Draft : 2,90m
Max speed : 13 knots
Launched Q4 2011
Delivery Q2 2012
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Future project – Hydrographic Research
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iXBlue Summary
Organized in 8 business areas, iXBlue is an
independent group able to combine exceptional
technologies, products, systems and services from
across its subsidiaries to provide unique solutions
that fit your business requirements and focus on
rapidly delivering your strategic outcomes.
www.ixblue.com