POSITIONING AND TRACK SYSTEM AIDS DREDGING

Designed specifically for the dredging industry, the system described utilizes the latest advances in microprocessor technology in the drive unit for the plotter. Used in conjunction with a line of sight positioning system, such as the Trisponder, the X-Y plotter system is reported to allow dredgers 24-hour-a-day operation in the conditions of fog, rain or dark of night.

• Corporate Authors:

  World Trade Publications, Incorporated

  P.O. Box 269
  San Pedro, CA  United States  90733
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 12-14
• Serial:
  • World Dredging and Marine Construction
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: World Trade Publications Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dredges; Dredging; Dynamic positioning; Navigation computers; Positioning
• Old TRIS Terms: Computer aided navigation; Dredge positioning; Positioning control systems
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157645
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1977 12:00AM