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Hydrins

Hydrins

Navigation-Grade INS for hydrographic survey

Hydrins is a high-performance Inertial Navigation System (INS) based on Exail Fiber-Optic Gyroscope (FOG) technology, electronics, and embedded processing. Compact and lightweight, it delivers highly accurate real-time position, heading, attitude and speed data, for direct georeferencing.

Exail
Saint Germain en Laye, FR

Description

Hydrins is a high-performance Inertial Navigation System (INS) based on Exail Fiber-Optic Gyroscope (FOG) technology, electronics, and embedded processing. Compact and lightweight, it delivers highly accurate real-time position, heading, attitude and speed data, for direct georeferencing.

Features & Benefits

  • High-accuracy 3D positioning with heading, roll and pitch.
  • Compact, lightweight, and reliable.
  • Benefiting from FOG (Fiber-Optic Gyroscope) unique strap-down technology.
  • Compatible with all GNSS receivers.
  • Simplified Integration with a single GNSS antenna setup.
  • Automatic GNSS drop-out / multipath management.
  • Realtime heave and delayed Smart Heave™.
  • Permanent quality data thanks to Exail Delph INS post-processing software
  • Ethernet, web server (GUI).
  • Fast alignment (no aiding sensor).
  • IMU option for high accuracy platform stabilization.
  • Low latency for real time control loops.
  • Static and dynamic alignment modes, with and without GNSS.
  • 4Gb embedded data logger.
  • Versatile I/O options for an easy integration.
  • Maintenance-free.
  • ITAR-free.
  • 24/7 worldwide technical assistance

Applications

  • Port and harbour maintenance.
  • Seafloor characterization.
  • Bathymetric survey.
  • Platform stabilization.
  • Offshore construction engineering

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Specifications

Other specifications

Distinguishable features

Reliable and accurate motion, speed, position and heave data- Fast and reliable installation on all vessels- A complete solution packed with easy-to-use yet powerful post-processing tools- Motion and heading not affected by GPS outages, position remains valid for minutes- Network ready, intuitive user interface

Export restrictions

Dual use

Graphical user interface

Y

Typical application

Port and harbour maintenance, Seafloor characterization, Bathymetric survey, Platform stabilization, Offshore construction engineering

Environmental

Max. rotation speed [deg/s]

750

Operating shock tolerance [g]

27

Min. operating temperature [°C]

-20

Max. operating temperature [°C]

55

Software

Integrity monitoring of position input

Y

Integrity monitoring of log input

Y

Name

Optional post-processing software: APPS / Delph INS

Filtering

Y

Adaptable input signals

Y

Max. number of position input signals

2

Max. number of log input signals

2

Uncertainty indicators given in output

Y

Uncertainty of time stamp for output [ms]

0.1

GNSS aided uncertainty

Heading [deg]

0.01

Heave: constant part [m]

0.02

Heave: variable part [%]

2.5

Increase in position uncertainty w.r.t. stand-alone GPS [m]

0.8

Pitch [deg]

0.01

Roll [deg]

0.01

General

Year of initial development

2002

Height [m]

0.162

Width [m]

0.18

Length [m]

0.18

Weight [kg]

5.5

Power consumption [W]

21

Splashproof casting

Y

Water resistant casting

N

Mean time between failures [hr]

150000

Type of accelerometer

Pendulum

Type of gyro

Fiber Optic Gyroscope

Removable from base plate

Y

Type of application

Marine

Height [mm]

162

Width [mm]

180

Length [mm]

180

Min. Voltage (DC)

20

Max. Voltage (DC)

32

Moving parts

N

GNSS Positioning Sensor

Number of integrated GNSS receivers and antenna ports

0

Unaided uncertainty

Pitch [deg]

0.01

Roll [deg]

0.01

Heave [m]

0.05

Decrease in position accuracy [m/hr]

1111

Heading [deg]

0.05

Data formats

Other

ASCII; BINARY

NMEA formats

NMEA0183, ASCII, BINARY

Documents

Brochure
datasheet-hydrins-28-02-23.pdf
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datasheet-hydrins-28-02-23.pdf

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