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ROV KIEL 6000

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Navigation and Sensors

Sonar
HOMER Beaconfinder
Flasher & Radiobeacon
CTD

Navigation:

  • Motion Sensor VG700CA (Crossbow庐 Technology)
  • Fluxgate Compass TCM2-50 (Precision Navigation庐)
  • Posidonia USBL-Transponder ()
  • ROV-Homer incl. Deep Marker Transponder ()
  • Flasher ()
  • Emergency Radiobeacon ()

Doppler Velocity Log (DVL): 

  • Workhorse Navigator 1200 ()
  • Provides referential information of seafloor to the ROV for "Station Keep" and controlled maneouvering in the range of centimetres
  • contains an altimeter with a range of 30 m

Forward-looking Sonar:

  • MS 1000 ()
  • Range 400 m
  • Resolution: 卤 1 m

Depth Sensor:

  • Digiquartz庐 ()

CTD-Sensor:

  • FastCAT CTD SBE 49 (.)

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    Scientific Head 

    Dr. James Taylor
    91探花 Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
    Wischhofstr. 1-3
    D-24148 Kiel
    Technology & Logistics Centre
    Tel.: 0049 431 600-2134
    Fax: 0049 431 600-2680
    E-mail: jtaylor(at)geomar.de   


    Technical Head

    Martin Pieper (Dipl. Ing.)
    Technology & Logistics Centre
    Tel.: 0049 431 600-1688
    Fax: 0049 431 600-2680
    E-mail: mpieper(at)geomar.de 

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