RECORD BREAKING WAVE GLIDERS
As exclusive representatives of LIQUID ROBOTICS,
we would like to draw your attention to a project currently under way:
On November 17th, 2011, four "Wave Gliders" were launched on a record breaking journey
from San Francisco, across the Pacific Ocean, to Japan and Australia.
On their journey,
they will build an enormous data set (more than 2.25 million discrete data points) which
will be provided free of charge, and in real-time to scientists, educators, students, and
the public.
The project is named "PacX".
To find out more please turn to the following website:
www.liquidr.com.
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BIG SHOWING AT OCEANS 09 IEEE
NEW PARTNERS ADDED
BGR REPORTS ABOUT DEEPTOW C3D MISSION
IFM-GEOMAR KIEL ORDERS MORE GLIDERS
AXYS TECHNOLOGIES SOLAR WAVE MEASUREMENT BUOYS
SUCCESS FOR TELEDYNE BENTHOS
DFG ORDERS DEEP-SEA AUV "REMUS 6000"
UNIVERSITY HAMBURG RECEIVES 1000m ROV MOHAWK
IFM-GEOMAR DEPLOYS McLANE MOORED PROFILER
BENTHOS SUPPLIES 3-D SIDE SCAN SONAR
DIGITAL DEEP SEA PHOTO CAMERA SYSTEM
GERMAN NAVY TEST CENTER BUYS REMUS AUV
HADCP AIDS IN THE NAVIGATION OF FERRIES
CARMANAH SOLAR LED LANTERN IN THE BALTIC SEA
HDW KIEL RECEIVES TOWING WINCH FOR SONAR SYSTEM
THE INSTITUTE FOR MARINE RESEARCH KIEL OPERATES OCEAN SURVEYOR
BENTHOS TOOK OVER DATASONICS
INSTITUTE FOR MARINE RESEARCH KIEL DEPLOYS APEX FLOATS
TRITON ELICS INTERNATIONAL SUPPLIES SONAR SOFTWARE
KVH INDUSTRIES WITH EXTENDED PROGRAM
BENTHOS INTRODUCES RECOVERY BUOY
ADCP IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK
EXHIBITIONS 2012
We are planning to participate in the following conferences:
13 - 15 March 2012
Oceanology International, London, Excel
Most of our principals will exhibit there, and we will gladly make an
appointment to meet with you at a manufacturer´s booth.
23 - 26 April 2012
Sea-Bird European Calibration and Service Center
Four day training session on most commonly used products from Sea-Bird Scientific,
WET Labs, Inc., and Satlantic LP.
Sea-Bird GmbH, Ludwigstrasse 16, 87437 Kempten, Germany
For information and registration contact
info@bornhoeft.de
11 - 13 June 2012
German Hydrographic Society (DHyG)
26th Hydrographer´s Day in cooperation with the DVW
North Sea Congress Center, Husum
24 - 26 June 2012
REMUS / HUGIN Joint AUV Users Conference
Villa Marigola, Lerici (La Spezia), Italy
For further information contact www.hydroid.com or
www.km.kongsberg.com
Registration via info@bornhoeft.de
The exhibition in Bremen was a good opportunity for scientists and industry representatives to meet at our newly conceived booth. New developments were demonstrated and new ideas were exchanged. In the picture you will find (left to right): Francois Leroy (BENTHOS), Don Bryan (AXYS), Stefan Theophile (J.B.), Darius Miller (Sea-Bird), Thorsten Bornhöft (J.B.), Stefan Steinmetz (EIVA), Joachim Bornhöft (J.B.), Brian Dallas (FLOTEC), Paul Devine (RDI), Angela Gellatly, (WET Labs), Joe Borden (ORE), Jochen Klinke (OCEAN SCIENCE), Gabi Müller (J.B.), Allan Steendahl (EIVA), Doug Bennett (Sea-Bird).
NEW PARTNERS ADDED
SATLANTIC WELCOMES BORNHOEFT
Satlantic Incorporated is pleased to announce the expansion of its global sales network with the addition
of J. Bornhoeft Industriegeraete GmbH. J. Bornhoeft will focus on providing outstanding sales support to
our customers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
J. Bornhoeft Industriegeraete's 35 years of experience in providing high quality instrumentation and
technical service to the German speaking aquatic sensor markets make them an excellent partner for Satlantic.
Also, with the addition of Satlantic, J. Bornhoeft now represents the complete Sea-Bird Ocean Measurement
Group of companies (Sea-Bird Electronics, WET Labs and Satlantic), positioning them to supply the highest
quality aquatic sensing technologies to our customers.
We are pleased that J. Bornhoeft has agreed to take a leadership role in responding to demand for our
products and services in German speaking Europe and look forward to working with them in the future.
For more information, please do not hesitate to
contact us at www.satlantic.com
reports about the successful operation of the BENTHOS Deeptow System C3D during a seven week research mission in the central Indian Ocean on board RV Sonne. Purpose of the cruise was the survey of active and inactive hydrothermal fields and the detailed mapping of the geological subbottom at the Midocean Ridge.
The system comes originally equipped with side-scan sonar and bathymetry, doppler velocity log, bottom tracking, inertial navigation system, transponder navigation, and CTD. A sub-bottom profiler was added later. Data transmission operates via an existing tow cable with fiber optics and conversion to Ethernet. The deck unit comprises Triton ISIS software including mosaicing and bottom classification in post processing.
The maximum operational depth is 6.000 m.
 BENTHOS DEEPTOW C3D during mission on RV Sonne © BGR Hannover |
 Dr. R. W. Weinrebe, GEOMAR Kiel, in front of Deck Units DEEPTOW C3D © BGR Hannover |
We were glad to book orders for Teledyne Webb Research comprising 4 SLOCUM Gliders for max. 1000 m water depth, and 2 SLOCUM Gliders for max. 200 m water depth. These are autonomously operating, controlled diving measuring platforms. The sensor package comprises a Seabird CTD, an Aanderaa oxygen cell, and a Wetlabs fluorometer. Wireless data transmission is performed by "Iridium Link".
© Webb Research Corporation
Sidney, British Columbia, Canada, have asked us to look after their interests in our territory. - The robust TRIAXYS Wave Measurement Buoys are in permanent use worldwide, and have dramatically reduced the high maintenance cost of known buoys thanks to solar energy. Measurement intervals for wave height and direction, and other parameters, can be programmed. Data is recorded on internal data logger, processed, and after quality control transmitted via radio, cellular or satellite telemetry. The TRIAXYS sensor unit is comprised of three (3) accelerometers, three (3) rate gyros, a fluxgate compass, the proprietary TRIAXYS Processor and a sea surface temperature sensor. The resolution of the buoy motion in three dimensions (six degrees of freedom), provides more accurate measurements. Ten solar panels and four batteries warrant yearlong uninterrupted operation.
Solar TRIAXYS Wave Measurement Buoy
SUCCESS FOR TELEDYNE BENTHOS
At the beginning of 2008, three German institutions successfully started operating
new towed BENTHOS Sonar Systems combining wide swath bathymetry, side-scan sonar ,
and sub-bottom technology. Supplemented by patented sonar imaging, the systems deliver
a 3-dimensional look at the seafloor with unprecedented resolution. Whereas the research
center FWG chose the Model 1625, the test center WTD 71, and the IfG of the University
Kiel both use the Model C3D. All sensors are housed in the same tow body so that they
look identical from the outside. Please contact us and/or the website of the manufacturer
for technical details.
 BENTHOS Sonar Towing System being deployed |
 Side-Scan Sonar image with bathymetry data |
DFG ORDERS DEEP-SEA AUV "REMUS 6000"
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has placed the order for an Autonomous 6000m Underwater Vehicle
(AUV) with HYDROID, the U.S. manufacturer represented by us. The System was delivered to the
Leibniz-Institute for Marine Sciences IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel, in October 2008. The contract worth approx. USD 3.2
Million is the largest single order received in our 30 year company history.
The underwater vehicle REMUS 6000 is 3,84 m (12.6 ft) long, has a diameter of 0.71 m (28 in),
and weighs 862 kg (1900 lbs) in air. Subject to speed and sensor configuration, the autonomous
mission duration can be up to 22 hours. Launch and recovery from a research vessel is accomplished
with the aid of a special hydraulic frame (LARS).
The instrument package comprises a.o. swath bathymetry, side-scan sonar, sediment profiler,
ADCP, CTD, optical sensors, photo cameras, and navigation equipment.
The system is stored and transported in two 20 ft containers allowing deployment from various
research vessels.
 AUV "REMUS 6000" during trials |
 "REMUS 6000" in LARS on board research vessel |
UNIVERSITY HAMBURG
The Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Sciences recently accepted delivery of a remotely operated
underwater vehicle (ROV) of Sub-Atlantic, Model MOHAWK, for 1000 m water depth. Supplemental to the
original Color and B/W Video Cameras of the ROV, we supplied an IMAGENEX Scanning Sonar, an RDI ADCP,
a SEA-BIRD CTD, an AANDERAA Oxygen Sensor, and an ORE Tracking System for acoustic positioning, which
were integrated in a Survey Skid. Our service company Oktopus added a special, fast Photo Camera System
allowing high-resolution biological takes. In view of the many instruments to be connected, fiber-optic
telemetry was chosen. The first field deployment in the North Sea was a great success.
Sub-Atlantic 1000 m ROV "MOHAWK" with additional survey equipment installed.
IFM-GEOMAR KIEL
reports about the deployment of a McLane Moored Profiler MMP in the tropical Atlantic approx.
5°N, 23°W. The sensor platform is the core element of a 4210m deep mooring carrying among
others an RDI Long Ranger ADCP and two Sea-Bird MicroCats for reference.
The motor driven MMP Profiler is crawling slowly up and down the
mooring wire measuring various parameters on its way between 100m and 1000m water depth.
McLane Moored Profiler MMP equipped with FSI CTD system, FSI Acoustic Current Meter, and Aanderaa Oxygen Cell while being deployed from RV METEOR. Photo: Courtesy of Dr. Peter Brandt, IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel.
Benthos supplies 3-D Side Scan Sonar
After successful trials of the system in the Kiel bay in the spring of 2004,
we are delivering the first combined side-scan sonar and bathymetry system model
C3D to the German Navy Research Center (FWG) in 2005. The modular design is allowing
them to employ this new, patented high-resolution technique on AUVs or towed from research vessels.
The topside processor is connected via Ethernet, and there are additional interfaces for optional external sensors.
BENTHOS C3D Sonar System at the Kiel bay.
Digital Deep Sea Photo Camera System
In May 2005 we delivered a 6,000m Digital Photo Camera System to the Leibniz-Institute of Marine Sciences in Kiel.
The Camera System, which was designed by Ocean Imaging Systems, has a resolution of 6.1 Megapixel and is completely built from Titanium.
It will be used for the first time in June of 2005 during Alkor Cruise 259 on a lander in the North Sea.
 Digital Photo Camera System in DOS-Lander |
 Components of 6,000m Digital Photo Camera System |
THE GERMAN NAVY TEST CENTER WTD 71
in Eckernfoerde placed the first order for an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle REMUS with us. This vehicle was originally developed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and is now manufactured in series by HYDROID, Inc.. It was selected by the U.S. Navy Fleet for mine counter measure operations.
The easy to handle AUV is equipped with Side-Scan Sonar and various other sensors. It navigates by transponder interrogation and DVL dead reckoning in a pre-programmed grid to 100 m water depth. The recordings serve for searching mines, lost objects, debris, wrecks or simply topographic ocean floor mapping for hydrographic and scientific applications.
The WTD 71 will conduct elaborate trials of the REMUS AUV during 2004.
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle REMUS
HADCP installation at Puttgarden
Vertical ADCP on catamaran MESSIN®
The ocean currents are constantly measured by an RDI Horizontal ADCP 300kHz with a range of approx. 300m. The instrument is mounted on a jetty wall at the entrance of the ferry harbor. During the trial phase, additional measurements were taken by an RDI Vertical ADCP on the remote controlled catamaran MESSIN® which can cover large areas in great detail.
The measured current data is transmitted to the vessels by the AIS transponder
system and integrated into the ECDIS system on the bridge of the ferry.
Predictive Simulation with Wind and Ocean Current
Ferry approaching Puttgarden Harbor
Photo by:WSA Stralsund
THE SHIPYARD HOWALDTSWERKE - DEUTSCHE WERFT AG (HDW),
Kiel, took delivery of a handling system for a towed sonar fish at MacArtney
A/S in Esbjerg, Denmark. The system consists of an electro-hydraulic winch
with 1.000 m armored tow cable including coax and fiber optic conductors,
slip ring assembly and connectors, all installed in a 20' container with
air-conditioned control room. The towed body will be built by HDW and
will serve for submarine sonar equipment testing.
THE INSTITUTE FOR MARINE RESEARCH KIEL (IfM),
Kreports about the successful operation of a 75 kHz Ocean Surveyor
"phased array" Doppler Current Meter System of RD Instruments,
San Diego, California, USA. In this vessel mounted system the four
acoustic beams are formed by a single flat transducer unit. The
small dimensions facilitate hull mounting considerably. The diameter
of the 75 kHz transducer is 432 mm, the height only 85 mm. Two switchable
methods of signal processing allow the operation of the ADCP either
in NarrowBand mode for maximum range or in BroadBand mode for highest
possible resolution. After successful trials of the new concept
on the German research vessel SONNE in the Atlantic off Brazil in
November 2000 the first system of this kind was installed on the
German Research Vessel METEOR in 2001. The moving vessel now measures
current profiles over the whole water column to 600 m depth. The
larger 38 kHz Ocean Surveyor achieves ranges of more than 1000 m.
This version is being operated successfully on foreign research
vessels as well.
BENTHOS, INC.
has bought and fully integrated the American company Datasonics. One of
the consequences is a worldwide change in the network of representatives.
This means for us a valuable addition to our product line. In the future
we will market Benthos/Datasonics Side-Scan Sonar Systems, Chirp Sub-Bottom
Profilers, and Acoustic Telemetry Systems. We will also sell the broad
range of Benthos Remote Operated Underwater Vehicles (ROVs).
All required information is immediately at your disposal.
THE INSTITUTE FOR MARINE RESEARCH KIEL (IfM)
reports about the successful deployment of 10 APEX floats delivered
by the Webb Research Corporation within the framework of the German
CLIVAR program in the tropical Atlantic off the coast of Brazil.
Please refer to the website of the IfM for details.
Further APEX floats were ordered by the Alfred Wegener Institute Bremerhaven
(AWI).
TRITON ELICS INTERNATIONAL
has contributed to the data processing capabilities for Sonar Data at
the Institute for Geosciences in Kiel by supplying ISIS Sonar Acquisition
and Processing Software and the DELPH MAP 98 System. The installation
on the IFG computer was done in France.
Further deliveries were made to the FWG in Kiel (Navy Research
Center) and the BSH in Hamburg (German Hydrographic Institute).
KVH INDUSTRIES, INC.
maintains two divisions in both production and sales: Satellite communication equipment for Television,
Internet, and Telephone on mobile land vehicles and boats is one, electronic compasses, fiber-optic gyros
(FOGs), and tactical navigation systems for armored vehicles the other. - We are responsible for the
industrial and military business in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. - KVH has just introduced a new
generation of FOGs, the so-called DSP-3000, which offers excellent performance for a moderate price.
Please refer to www.KVH.com for technical details.
BENTHOS, INC.
introduced a so-called "Pop Up Buoy" at the MOTN Workshop
on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The unit serves for diverless retrieval
of instruments which were moored at the bottom in shallow waters. The
buoy consists of a float made of syntactic foam, an approx. 80 m long
Kevlar line in a canister, and an acoustic release.
The complete unit is deployed together with the mooring. For retrieval,
an acoustic signal is sent from the deck unit; the buoy separates from
the canister and brings the Kevlar line to the surface.
BENTHOS "Pop Up Buoy" for retrieval of shallow water equipment, next to a bottom frame with RD Instruments Workhorse ADCP Sentinel and additional external battery case.
IMPORTANT NOTE: "ADCP" = Acoustic Doppler
Current Profiler is a registered trademark of RD Instruments
(RDI), San Diego, CA, USA. "ADCPs" with patented high-resolution
BroadBand technology can, therefore, only be supplied by RDI or authorized
RDI representatives.
For details please refer to: www.rdinstruments.com