R&D for an innovative acoustic positioning system for the KM3NeT ...
R&D for an innovative acoustic positioning system for the KM3NeT ...
R&D for an innovative acoustic positioning system for the KM3NeT ...
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Key elements of <strong>the</strong> deep sea <strong>acoustic</strong> <strong>positioning</strong> <strong>system</strong><br />
Key elements <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Acoustic Positioning System (APS)<br />
- Auto-calibrating Long Baseline of <strong>acoustic</strong> tr<strong>an</strong>sceivers <strong>an</strong>chored in known<br />
<strong>an</strong>d fixed positions.<br />
- Array of <strong>acoustic</strong> sensors (hydrophones) moving with <strong>the</strong> Detection Unit<br />
mech<strong>an</strong>ical structure<br />
- Data acquisition <strong>an</strong>d tr<strong>an</strong>smission <strong>system</strong><br />
- Data <strong>an</strong>alysis <strong>system</strong><br />
Detection<br />
Unit<br />
Measurement Technique:<br />
1) TDoA (Time Difference of Arrival)<br />
T Emit (Beacon) – T Receive (Hydro)<br />
Hydrophone<br />
2) Geometrical Tri<strong>an</strong>gulation<br />
LBL<br />
tr<strong>an</strong>sceivers<br />
Giorgio Riccobene, LNS-INFN VLVnT 2009, A<strong>the</strong>ns October 13 –15 ,2009
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