NRL's improved multibeam system on ORCA: Navigation, attitude sensor, way-point determination improvements yield higher survey accuracy and efficiency; comparative testing

Sea Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 85-88

  Harris, Mike ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; DATA REDUCTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; NAVIGATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; REMOTE CONTROL; SENSORS; STANDARDS;

MULTIBEAM SENSOR SYSTEMS; OCEANOGRAPHIC REMOTELY CONTROLLED AUTOMATON (ORCA) VEHICLE;

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; MULTIBEAM SONAR; NAVIGATION; SEAFLOOR MAPPING;

EID: 0032846483     PISSN: 00933651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (3)

1. Bourgeois, B., M. Kalcic, and M. Harris, "ORCA - Oceanographic Remotely Controlled Automaton," Hydrographic Journal, No. 79, January 1996.
2. RAdm. Paul Gaffney, USN, personal communication, November 14, 1997.
3. "International Hydrographic Organization Standards for Hydrographic Surveys, Special Publication No. 44," Fourth Edition, Monaco, 1998.