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TPIIMP Acoustic Tracking Specification

Input Power

230/115 VAC 47-63Hz < 200 W.

   
Mechanical  
Control Console: Weight: 15kg
  Size: 483 W x 604 D x 267 H mm
  19" Rack mountable

Hydrophone with Interrogation Transducer:

 
  Weight: 3.6kg
  Size: 70 D x 578 long mm
   
Vertical Reference Unit (VRU):  
  Weight: 4kg
  Size: 200 W x 150 D x 300 H mm
   
Environmental  
Temperature:

Processor, VRU and Junction Box Hydrophone and Transponder/Responder

  Operating: 0 to 50°C
  Storage: -40 to +70°C
  Humidity: 0 to 95% non-condensing
  Shock: 30G
  Vibration: 1.5G 10-60Hz
   
Control Interface Data output and command input via RS232 port, or optional display and keyboard
   
Software Control Features Filtering and smoothing control
Frequency assignment
Operation parameter review
   
Maximum Range Limited by acoustic, source level and noise
   
Transmitter Interrogate  
  Frequency: 4.5 to 30kHz in 500Hz increments
  Pulse length: 1 to 15ms in 0.1ms increments
  Output power: 100W or 500W into 300Ω user selectable
  Repetition rate: 1 - 20 seconds
  Source pressure level: (Hydrophone interrogator: 17 - 20kHz at 500W nominal 193dB re 1µPa at 1m (horizontal plane)
   
Receiver  
  Frequency: 22 - 30kHz in 0.5kHz steps
  Minimum pulse length: 1.33mS minimum
  Depth telemetry: 2 acoustic pulses separated by interval proportional to depth (second pulse 1kHz less than first)
   
Vertical Reference Unit Pitch and roll sensors are identical
  Range: ±40°
  Accuracy: 0 - 10° 0.1%, 10 - 45° ± 1% of angle
   
Relative Accuracies  
  Horizontal position accuracy: 0.5% RMS of slant range (+40dB signal to noise ratio) (not including effects of heading, pitch & roll)
  Slant range accuracy: 0.5 meter (with known sound velocity)
  Target position repeatability: Better than 0.25% RMS of Slant Range
  Calibrated accuracy: Better than 0.3% RMS of Slant Range
   
System Resolution  
  Range resolution: 0.3 meters
  Bearing: 0.1° (Better than 0.2% of Slant Range)
   

Specifications subject to change without notice.

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