Sonartech Atlas

Third Generation ATLAS Hydrosweep

Australian Hydrographic Society Seminar 13 September 2010

Andrew Brewer

The ATLAS HYDROSWEEP Family

HYDROSWEEP MD/50 HYDROSWEEP MD/30 HYDROSWEEP DS

50 kH cf, 2 500 m kHz f 2,500 30 kHz cf, 7,000 m

Max depths - dependant on local bottom and environmental conditions

15.5 kHz cf, 11,000 m

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Features of the HYDROSWEEP MD/50

Operating frequency 52 to 62 kHz Chirp Depth range more than 5 - 2500 m Swath up to 6 times depth Accuracy better than 0.2% depth 3840 soundings at 4x multi-ping Exceptional resolution Sidescan and backscatter data Water column analysis Sub-bottom profiling option

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Features of the HYDROSWEEP MD/30

Operating frequency 24 to 30 kHz Depth range more than 5 - 7000 m Swath up to 5 5 times depth 5.5 Accuracy better than 0.2% depth 2880 soundings at 3x multi-ping Exceptional resolution Sidescan and backscatter data Water column analysis Sub-bottom profiling option

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Features of the HYDROSWEEP DS

Operating frequency 14 to 16 kHz Chirp Depth range 10 - 11,000 m Swath up to 5.5 times depth (better th (b tt than 30 km) k ) Accuracy better than 0.2% depth 1920 soundings at 2x multi-ping Exceptional resolution Sidescan and backscatter data Water column analysis Sub-bottom profiling option

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Features of the Parasound SBP

Parametric and conventional sub-bottom profiling Measures sedimentary thickness from 10 m to more than 200m at full ocean depth Operates parametrically at 500Hz to 6 kHz High freq mode 10 to 33 kHz Sediment layer resolution <15 cm Barker, Chirp or user defined pulses Multibeam, single-beam echo sounding M ltib i l b h di Max 75 kW with Whale Warning Mode No extra inboard electronics if HYDROSWEEP variant installed

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So who has them?

Spanish National Research Council

Spanish research vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa ATLAS HYDROSWEEP DS

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Vietnamese Navy
Hydrographic Survey Vessel ( y g p y (Project 6613) j ) ATLAS HYDROSWEEP MD/50

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Metal Mi i A M t l Mining Agency of Japan fJ Hakurei Maru II

ATLAS HYDROSWEEP DS

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Alfred W Alf d Wegener Institute Germany I tit t G

Polarstern ATLAS HYDROSWEEP DS with upgrade to 3rd generation 2010

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Taiwan RV Ocean Researcher 2

ATLAS HYDROSWEEP MD/50

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Taiwan Ocean Research Institute Research Vessel

Due for completion 2012 ATLAS HYDROSWEEP DS

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China Oilfield Services Ltd Multi Role Vessel

Under U d construction t ti

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Other Customers of HYDROSWEEP Products

Malaysia - HYDROSWEEP MD/30 and HYDROSWEEP MD/50 Vietnam - HYDROSWEEP MD/50 and 2x HYDROSWEEP MD/30 Russia - HYDROSWEEP DS South Africa - HYDROSWEEP MD-2 UK - 2x HYDROSWEEP MD-2, HYDROSWEEP DS Chile Chil - HYDROSWEEP MD-2 MD 2 USA - HYDROSWEEP DS New Zealand - MD-2/30 NATO HYDROSWEEP MD India - 6 x Parasound

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So what are the innovations that make this a Third Generation System? G i S ?

Technical Innovations Chirp Conventional CW Pulse Characteristics

CW Pulse (Continuous Wave) Amplitude vs. Time vs

CW Pulse Auto-Correlation

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Technical Innovations Chirp Conventional Chirp Pulse Characteristics

Chirp Pulse (Frequency Modulated) Amplitude vs. Time vs

Chirp Pulse Auto-Correlation

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Technical Innovations Chirp Long Pulse without Losing Resolution

Frequency Modulation (FM) CHIRP Virtual pulse compression at RX L Longer pulse lengths and greater power at TX l l th d t t With very distinct auto correlation via implementation of g p g Barker code in RX signal processing Enables Significantly longer pulses with higher energy Increased bottom resolution especially at swath edge Increases Signal to Noise Ratio, which increases Acoustic performance in terms of Range and swath width Improves sediment penetration of sediment profiler

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Technical Innovations Water C l W t Column Recording R di ATLAS HYDROSWEEP water column profiling
Effective and efficient search for Gas plumes p u es Gas hydrates Biomass Thermo layers Exact volume localisation and mapping Efficient monitoring of active sites

Water column profile of ATLAS PARASOUND, recorded onboard METEOR, (from NIK_2008)

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ATLAS New Generation Echosounder System Technical Innovations

Multi-Ping Higher resolution Improved chirp Water column recording Sub-bottom profiling option Sub bottom ATLAS HYDROSWEEP DS data, acquired by the R/V Sarmiento de Gamboa (CMIMA, Spain). Scarp in the Mediterranean Sea in May 2009, 2009 depth 2600m

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Technical Innovations Multi-Ping Multi Ping

HYDROSWEEP Series is now multi ping and will now: Ensure 100% along track coverage (100% ensonification) g p p Enable higher ship speeds Enable higher resolution without gaps Compensate for greater pitch and yaw motion

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Technical Innovations Multi-Ping Multi Ping

Transmission All pings are transmitted simultaneously Different angular offsets and frequencies Provides optimal spread on seafloor Achieves best coverage of any competitive system Reception All return signals are received simultaneously g y Amplification and digitizing of raw acoustic data for each acoustic element Frequency separation by base band shifting process Beam forming and bottom detection by HOB
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Technical Innovations Multi-Ping Multi Ping

ATLAS HYDROSWEEP MD/50 52 to 62 kHz frequency band Max 4x multi-ping p g ATLAS HYDROSWEEP MD/30 24 to 30 kHz Max 3x multi-ping ATLAS HYDROSWEEP DS 14 to 16 kHz Max 2x multi-ping

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The Atlas Hydrosweep is a y p high performance medium to deep sea echo sounder that d h d th t represents accuracy, efficiency and reliability