Dredge Positioning Systems: Types of Hardware Sensors Being Used and Why Michael Dix Measutronics Corporation
Measutronics • Guidance Systems, Design, and Integration • Dredging, Hydrographic Survey, Marine Construction, ROV, and Underwater Imaging • GPS, Motion Sensors, Software, etc. • On-site Installation and Training
Positioning Systems • Cutterhead Dredge • Clamshell Bucket Crane • Excavator
Positioning Sensors • GPS vs. GNSS • DGPS vs. RTK • Optical
Motion Sensors • Tide Gauge • Pressure Sensor • Inclinometer
Software and Communications • Software • Radios • Internet
Cutterhead Dredge LOCATION GRADE POSITION & HEADING / 1 PRECISION RTK 2 RTK BASE STATION / TIDE GAUGE 3 DUAL AXIS INCLINOMETER 4 PRESSURE SENSOR / INCLINOMETER 5 SOFTWARE
Cutterhead Dredge GPS Antenna 1 - Position GPS Receiver 1 1 GPS Antenna 2 - Heading with Radio (mounted in cab) 2 5 RTK Base Station 3 OR Tide Gauge with Radio (on land) Tablet PC Dual Axis Inclinometer with Dredging Software measuring Pitch/Roll (mounted in cab) of Dredge Platform 4 Pressure Sensor -or- Inclinometer For Depth Measurement Note: Equipment location in diagram is intended to represent its function. Actual location may be different.
Clamshell Bucket Crane LOCATION GRADE FOR BARGE 1 POSITION & HEADING 2 RTK GPS FOR BOOM TIP 3 ROTATIONAL ENCODER FOR CABLE OUT INCLINOMETER FOR BOOM ANGLE 4 5 SOFTWARE
Clamshell Bucket Crane 2 4 3 1 1 5
Excavator PECISION RTK POSITION & HEADING 1 2 RTK BASE STATION 3 INCLINOMETERS FOR BOOM, STICK, BUCKET 4 DUAL AXIS INCLINOMETER 5 SOFTWARE
Excavator 1 3 5 4 2
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