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Tuning the CARIS implementation of CUBE for Patagonian Waters.pdf

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In <strong>the</strong> reception process, up to 1440 bottom detection solutions are calculated<br />

independently <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> transmit beam width. Additionally and completely independent <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> depth measurement, FANSWEEP 20 can generate up to 4096 side-scan values per<br />

swath. These values can be stored, visualized on-line, displayed on a hard copy side-scan<br />

recorder, and geographically positioned.<br />

ATLAS FANSWEEP 20 200 kHz allows <strong>the</strong> operator to select <strong>the</strong> resolution<br />

ratio, which will be mainly dependent on <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> samples, ping rate and sector<br />

width across track. The depth resolution is 5cm +0.2% depth [ATLAS, 2006].<br />

Ancillary sensors are used in <strong>the</strong> conventional way. GPS is used <strong>for</strong> positioning<br />

and vessel speed, MRU and gyro <strong>for</strong> vessel motion <strong>of</strong>fset, and sound speed probe (hull-<br />

mounted and dipping) <strong>for</strong> beam<strong>for</strong>ming and beam tracing compensation. Tidal values can<br />

also be added in real time using a radio link between <strong>the</strong> station and <strong>the</strong> vessel. All <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong>m are time stamped and thus are correlated to each o<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> aid <strong>of</strong> acquisition<br />

time in an internal processor system.<br />

2.4 Chilean multibeam system configuration.<br />

SHOA has been involved in multibeam (MB) data acquisition since 1999, when<br />

ATLAS MBES and respective ancillary sensors (e.g., GPS, MRU, Gyro and SSP probes)<br />

were installed on <strong>the</strong> hydrographic vessel PSH 77 CABRALES. The system configuration<br />

allows acquisition <strong>of</strong> bathymetric data from 0.5 metres (below <strong>the</strong> transducer) up to 1200<br />

metres. Thus areas with depths from 10 to 250 metres are surveyed with FANSWEEP 20<br />

(200 kHz) and areas from 250 up to 1200 metres with HYDROSWEEP MD 2 (50 kHz).<br />

The system also has a singlebeam echosounder ATLAS DESO 25 and <strong>for</strong>ward-looking<br />

sonar <strong>for</strong> hazard detection.<br />

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