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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this section is to give you some of the theoretical background information needed for LBL calibration and MULBL setup The section is written for general operation and you might therefore find topics not relevant for your use of the system Note that file names, water depths, channel numbers, values in default parameters, interrogation interval, and other settings might be different in live operations than in the screen dumps in this section Note that the screen dumps in this training manual are taken with different APOS software versions and not necessarily fit the software you have on-board or in a standard APOS Trainer Special simulator and setting files must be installed on an APOS Trainer to get the same screen dumps as in this section

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DOCUMENT LOGISTICS
Revision
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Date
25.09.00 18.01.01 03.04.01 06.08.01

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Changes
First edition Minor changes Removed slides : Geographical calibration Removed slides : Error ellipsis New slides : Recover array transponders New information about LBL runtime calibration and wizard Layout changed to fit new graphical profile

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WHAT IS LBL CALIBRATION ?

Long base line calibration is to decide the local coordinate system of the transponders deployed for use in an LBL array

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CONTENTS
01 02 03 04 05-08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Front page Introduction Document logistics What is array calibration ? Contents Planning a LBL array Operating area Seabed footprint - transducer beams Number of transponders Surface footprint - narrow beam Surface footprint - wide beam Array radius - narrow beam transponder Array radius - wide beam transponder Array geometry Transponders with clump weight Transponder channels Pre deployment check list New LBL calibration wizard approach LBL runtime calibration approach LBL array data approach Geographical calibration approach
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CONTENTS
25 26 27-30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Open file with configured transponders Default parameters Array radius as marker SSBL positioning Open New LBL calibration wizard dialog Prepare LBL calibration LBL channels Measure baselines or not Set position mode Array prepared for positioning Locations and error ellipses Open LBL positioning dialog LBL positioning screen dump Initial and calibrated positions Transponder parameters Measured baselines details Position setup

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45 46 47 48 49 50 51-52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65-68 Open LBL runtime calibration dialog Start and stop log buttons Calculate button Measurement residuals Result of measurements - positions Result of measurements - 1 sigma positions Graphically presentation of calculations Update LBL array data with calculated positions Last update information LBL positioning screen dump Blank page for special print-outs Initial and calibrated positions Transponder parameters Measured baselines details Position setup Open LBL array data dialog Calibrated to initial positions Change error ellisis for initial positions LBL calibration mode Baseline measurements

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69 70 71 72 73 74 75 Calculate calibrated positions Decide error ellipsis calculation method Calibrated position Initial and calibrated positions LBL position mode Activate LBL positioning LBL positioning screen dump LBL positioning screen dump MULBL principle Master and backup master transponder TAD & LIC Position intervals MULBL position mode Activate master transponder Activate MULBL positioning MULBL positioning screen dump Dual MULBL setup Activate dual MULBL positioning Dual MULBL positioning screen dump Dual MULBL positioning screen dump details Recover array transponders
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PLANNING A LBL ARRAY

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OPERATION AREA

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SEABED FOOTPRINT - TRANSDUCER BEAMS

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NUMBER OF TRANSPONDERS

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SURFACE FOOTPRINT - WIDE BEAM

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SURFACE FOOTPRINT - NARROW BEAM

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ARRAY RADIUS - NARROW BEAM TP

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ARRAY RADIUS - WIDE BEAM TP

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ARRAY GEOMETRY

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TRANSPONDERS WITH CLUMP WEIGHT

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LBL TRANSPONDER CHANNELS

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PRE DEPLOYMENT CHECK LIST

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NEW LBL ARRAY WIZARD APPROACH

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LBL RUNTIME CALIBRATION APPROACH

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LBL ARRAY DATA APPROACH - STEP BY STEP

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GEOGRAPHICAL CALIBRATION APPROACH

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OPEN FILE WITH CONFIGURED TRANSPONDERS

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DEFAULT PARAMETERS

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ARRAY RADIUS AS MARKER

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ARRAY RADIUS AS MARKER

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DEPLOY AND MONITOR TRANSPONDER

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DEPLOY AND MONITOR TRANSPONDER

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SSBL POSITIONING

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OPEN NEW LBL ARRAY WIZARD

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PREPARE LBL CALIBRATION

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LBL CHANNELS

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MEASURE BASELINES OR NOT

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SET POSITION MODE

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ARRAY PREPARED FOR POSITIONING

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LOCATIONS AND ERROR ELLIPSIS

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OPEN LBL POSITIONING DIALOG

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LBL POSITIONING SCREEN DUMP

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INITIAL AND CALIBRATED POSITIONS

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TRANSPONDER ARRAY PARAMETERS

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MEASURED BASELINES DETAILS

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POSITION SETUP

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OPEN LBL RUNTIME CALIBRATION

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START AND STOP LOGGING

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CALCULATE BUTTON

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MEASUREMENT RESIDUALS

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RESULT OF CALCULATION - POSITIONS

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RESULT OF CALCULATION - 1 SIGMA OF POSITIONS

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GRAPHICALLY PRESENTATION OF MEASUREMENTS

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GRAPHICALLY PRESENTATION OF MEASUREMENTS

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UPDATE LBL ARRAY WITH SUGGESTED POSITIONS

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LAST UPDATE INFORMATION

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LBL POSITIONING

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BLANK PAGE FOR SPECIAL PRINT-OUTS

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INITIAL AND CALIBRATED POSITIONS

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TRANSPONDER ARRAY PARAMETERS

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MEASURED BASELINES DETAILS

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POSITION SETUP

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OPEN LBL ARRAY DATA DIALOG

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CALIBRATED TO INITIAL POSITIONS

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CHANGE ERROR ELLIPSIS FOR ALL LOCATIONS

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LBL CALIBRATION MODE

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BASELINE MEASUREMENTS

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BASELINE MEASUREMENTS

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BASELINE MEASUREMENTS

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BASELINE MEASUREMENTS

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CALUCLATE CALIBRATED POSITIONS

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DECIDE ERROR ELLIPSE CALCULATION METHOD

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CALIBRATED POSITIONS

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INITIAL AND CALIBRATED POSITIONS

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LBL POSITION MODE

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ACTIVATE LBL POSITIONING

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LBL POSITIONING SCREEN DUMP

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LBL POSITIONING SCREEN DUMP

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MULBL SETUP
In a multi user long base line array one extra transponder is normally included in the LBL array The local calibration will be done as with a normal array

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MASTER AND BACKUP MASTER TRANSPONDER

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TAD & LIC

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POSITION INTERVALS

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MULBL POSITION MODE

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ACTIVATE MASTER TRANSPONDER

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ACTIVATE MULBL POSITIONING

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MULBL POSITIONING SCREEN DUMP

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DUAL MULBL SETUP

The vessel has two HiPAP transceivers and transducers You want each HiPAP to calculate a MULBL position

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ACTIVATE DUAL MULBL POSITIONING

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DUAL MULBL POSITIONING SCREEN DUMP

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DUAL MULBL POSITIONING SCREEN DUMP

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RECOVER ARRAY TRANSPONDERS

Read battery status for all transponders in the array

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RECOVER ARRAY TRANSPONDERS

Stop LBL/MULBL positioning Set all transponders in SSBL mode

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RECOVER ARRAY TRANSPONDERS

Release the transponders one by one Monitor the position as it floats up to the surface - it might drift off

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RECOVER ARRAY TRANSPONDERS

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