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  • Learn

    Begin learning the theory and practice the DSP software. Installation instructions and data files are provided. You will carry out tutorials.

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Course curriculum

    1. How to use this e-learning platform

    2. Let's get started - Objectives, learning process and evaluation criteria

    3. Modules covered

    4. Abbreviations and Acronyms

    5. Delph Subsea Positioning - Software download

    6. Pre-course survey

    7. Canopus System

    1. Basics of subsea positioning - USBL vs. LBL

    2. INS basic principles

    3. High-Grade INS for subsea positioning

    4. The basic concept of a Kalman filtering

    5. Details of Advanced Kalman Filtering

    6. INS Errors Sources

    1. LBL positioning principles

    2. Acoustic signal processing

    3. The sonar equation

    4. Principles for subsea positioning for USBL systems - The Woodward formula

    5. Effects of noise and sound velocity changes

    1. The role of Kalman Filtering in spares array

    2. Doppler Velocity Loggers (DVL) and INS coupling

    3. DVL-INS coupling test results

    4. Classical sparse array principles

    5. 4D sparse navigation

    6. Simultaneous Localisation And Mapping (SLAM)

    7. Boxin - From surface and ROV based

    1. System components and high level architecture

    2. System Interconnects

    3. Canopus Transponder features and characteristics

    4. Canopus transponder description

    5. Ramses features and characteristics

    6. Ramses unit description

    7. Delph SP Box

    1. Chorus codes

    2. Understanding Blanking Time (BT) and Turn Around Time (TAT)

    3. Configuring Canopus (part 1)

    4. Configuring Canopus (part 2)

    5. Configuring the main settings for INS

    6. Ramses mechanical mounting

    7. Connecting Ramses

    8. Retrieving Ramses IP address

    9. Ramses HMI (part1)

    10. Ramses HMI (part2)

    11. Ramses HMI (part3)

    12. Ramses HMI (part4)

    13. Ramses HMI (part5)

    14. Inputs/Outputs settings Ramses/Phins

    15. System Interconnects (INS, Ramses and Multilogger)

About this course

  • Free
  • 65 lessons
  • 5 hours of video content

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