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Download the general information on POS MV:

POS MV BROCHURE.pdf

POS MV SPECIFICATIONS.pdf

POS MV INSTALLATION CHECK LIST.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Download the general description of POSPAC:

POSPAC MMS MARINE BROCHURE.pdf

 

 

 

APPLANIX

POSITION & ORIENTATION SYSTEMS
FOR MARINE VESSELS :

POS MV
POS MV 320, POS MV Elite and the POS MV WaveMaster are all tightly-coupled systems using Applanix' unique approach to Inertially-Aided Real-Time Kinematic (IARTK) technology.

The user-friendly, turnkey systems provide accurate attitude, heading, heave, position, and velocity data, representing the latest in state-of-the-art inertial/GPS technology.

The systems maintain positioning accuracy under the most demanding conditions, regardless of vessel dynamics. With its high data update rate, POS MV 320, POS MV Elite and POS MV WaveMaster deliver a full six degrees-of-freedom position and orientation solution.

POS MV 320 and POS MV WaveMaster are designed for use with multibeam sonar systems, enabling adherence to IHO (International Hydrographic Survey) standards on sonar swath widths of greater than ± 75 degrees under all dynamic conditions.

The POS MV Elite offers true heading accuracy without the need for dual GPS installation. POS MV Elite offers users the highest degree of accuracy in motion measurement for their marine applications.

POSPAC MMS
POSPac Mobile Mapping Suite is Applanix's next generation, industry-leading software for Direct Georeferencing of mobile mapping sensors using GNSS and inertial technology. Optimized for all environments and platforms (air, land, and marine), and compatible with a variety of mapping sensors, this smart software solution achieves both maximum accuracy and maximum efficiency for Direct Georeferencing.


 

POS MV

Benefits:

  • Exceptional performance under all dynamic conditions

  • Provides almost instantaneous reacquisition of RTK following GPS signal loss

  • Very low noise L1 and L2 carrier phase measurements

  • Maintains heading accuracy in a high multipath environment and in areas of poor GPS availability

  • Automatic initialization upon power-up, following a one-time calibration

  • Superior low-elevation tracking performance regardless of latitude

  • Superior low-elevation tracking performance regardless of latitude

  • Continuous sensor monitoring to ensure optimum performance


Components:

  • PCS: A rugged, compact POS Computer System
    The PCS contains firmware to perform all functions necessary to control the IMU and GNSS receivers, outputting data in the correct format to interface with other systems aboard the survey vessel. The processor software functions include the Strapdown Inertial Navigation Algorithm to compute velocity, roll, pitch and true heading from the accelerometer and gyro outputs, a Kalman filter that estimates long term drift in the inertial solution using GNSS aiding measurements, and an error corrector that applies the Kalman Filter estimates to the strap-down navigator to continually calibrate the inertial sensor. The PCS also contains a GNSS Azimuth Measurement Subsystem for computing true heading from carrier phase measurements output by the dual GNSS receivers. The processor firmware and software provide sensor calibration, and also fault detection, isolation and automatic reconfiguration.

  • IMU: Survey-grade Inertial Measurement Unit
    The IMU contains 3 high quality gyroscopes and 3 high quality accelerometers. The IMU is entirely solid state for high reliability, and is housed in its own rugged, water and salt resistant case. Power for the IMU is provided by the PCS.

  • GPS Antennas: Trimble Zephyr™ geodetic technology
    The GNSS subsystem is comprised of two antennas and two low noise, survey grade 72 channel receiver cards embedded in the PCS. The GNSS subsystem computes position to 0.02 m with optional RTK, or 1 m or better with standard differential corrections.

  • TrueHeave Software: Significantly improved heave estimate
    Applanix has redefined accuracy and reliability of heave data with TrueHeave. Based on advanced two-sided filtering techniques, TrueHeave uses both past and present vertical motion to compute a highly accurate heave estimate.

 

 

POSPAC MMS

Benefits:

  • The Smart Software Solution - From project planning through to project completion, with POSPac MMS for Marine Applications you can schedule your mission using planning tools to take advantage of the most suitable GPS conditions, utilize the smart time-saving features for effortless data processing, and customize your options with powerful quality control and analysis tools.

  • Customized Processing - POSPac MMS Marine represents a major step in software functionality. It is a complete solution for easy post-processing of raw GPS data, providing all the flexibility necessary for task-specific processing.

  • Easy and Intuitive - Designed as a modular software suite, POSPac MMS Marine is optimized for streamlined field-to-office workflow, allowing the user to take full advantage of only those features required to suit a particular application.


Components:

  • EXTRACT: Used for extracting, viewing and plotting sensor and navigation data from logged files

  • POSGPS: A raw GPS data processing module with multiple base station features. Carrier phase resolution is done within the software for maximum accuracy

  • POSProc: Computes the best aided inertial navigation solution from inertial data extracted using POSRT, the differential GPS solution computed using POSGPS, together with other available aiding sensor data. Calculated 200 times per second, the solution includes 3D location, orientation angles, velocity, acceleration and angular rate

  • POSEO: Computes camera coordinates and exterior orientation angles in the local mapping frame, using the navigation solution computed in the POSProc module

  • CalQC: Allows for the efficient processing of raw digital imagery and POS AV data. The calibration and quality control features allow greater control over boresight information, system calibration, and integrated sensor orientation for QA/QC tasks