RANGER 2 USBL
RANGER 2 USBL – UNDERWATER TRACKING, DYNAMIC POSITIONING, TELEMETRY
Adding Ranger 2 to your vessel, increases your operational capability at sea
Offshore, science, salvage and naval; Ranger 2 is built for wherever your vessel works
Tracks multiple targets to 11 km; ROVs, AUVs, deep towed bodies
Compatible with all makes of DP system – GE, Kongsberg, MT
System accuracy: when fully optimised it will deliver 0.04% of slant range
Valuable features included as standard; incorporates 30 years+ of USBL know-how
Works with a global inventory of pre-deployed Sonardyne 6G hardware
Every survey, research, recovery, construction and data collection project is different; different water depths, different vessels - manned and unmanned - and different targets to track and communicate with. But whatever you’re doing and wherever your working, investing in Ranger 2 - the most capable USBL technology available on the market - means your organisation has the capability to meet any operational requirement.
Ranger 2 comes with an impressive list of standard features, our award-winning 6G (sixth generation) acoustic hardware platform and Sonardyne Wideband 2 digital signal architecture. It provides stable and repeatable acoustic position referencing for your ship’s DP system, including those from GE, Kongsberg, MT, Navis, Thrustmaster and Wärtsilä. It can track your equipment over thousands of metres away in any direction, updating the position of every target, every second.
As your needs grow and become more complex, bolt-on software packs unlock additional capability and protect your investment. Take the DP pack; it enables acoustic ranging to be aided by our inertial navigation technology (DP-INS). This valuable layer of positioning integrity is essential if you’re undertaking critical station keeping activities, for example when close to offshore structures or during salvage operations.
But Ranger 2 is more than just an acoustic tracking and DP reference system. It also supports robust two-way data telemetry allowing you to command our range of seafloor deployed long endurance sensors and recover the logged data inside them.
The system’s made up of software, a vessel-mounted transceiver and in-water transponders. Ranger 2 software brings together all the features surveyors, scientists and DPOs told us they wanted to see. The transceiver, called HPT, is available in a range of different designs to suit your vessel, operating environment and task in hand; deep, shallow and long layback. If you need a solution for a vessel of opportunity, our pre-calibrated, all-in-one Gyro USBL transceiver is perfect. It can be installed temporarily yet it delivers the same precision as a permanent installation. We also supply transceiver deployment machines; either hydraulic through-hull, through-tube and modular over-the-side.
The flexibility of the Ranger 2 family is further extended by our range of transponders to support a wide variety of scientific missions. WMT is a high power transponder capable of operations to 7,000 m, while AvTrak 6 is our most capable acoustic vehicle instrument, combining the functions of a USBL transponder, LBL transceiver and modem for demanding applications such as AUV operations.
With several thousand USBL installations successfully undertaken, we have the experience to work side-by-side with your naval architect, shipyard, DP vendor and crew to make the process of investing in Ranger 2 problem-free and low-risk. It’s all part of the service that helps lower your operational risk, speed up your subsea operations and keep vessel downtime to a minimum.
WHY RANGER 2 USBL
DESIGN
The most powerful USBL system on the market
Incorporates 30 years of USBL innovation and know-how
Recommended for installation on large vessels and USVs
Global vessel track record; offshore, research, cable-lay, salvage and naval
Shares common platform with other Sonardyne USBLs
ACOUSTICS
MF frequency (19-34 kHz) or LMF (14-19.5 kHz)
Sonardyne Wideband 2 digital acoustics for reliable performance in both shallow and deep environments
Supports Sonardyne Messaging Service for data exchange up to 9,000 bps
Compatible with a wide range of 6G transponders
PERFORMANCE
Up to 0.04% of slant range system accuracy
Up to 99 targets tracked, simultaneously
Up to 11,000 m tracking range (LMF)
1 Hz position update rate
Support all industry standard DP telegrams
Supports acoustically-aided INS
OWNERSHIP
What’s in the box: HPT 5000 / 7000 / Gyro USBL, deck cables, software, manual
Warranty: 1 year return to Sonardyne service centre
ITAR Controlled: No (unless being used with Gyro USBL transceiver)
UK Export License: Required
Data sheet
- POSITIONING
- USBL
- TYPE
- ACOUSTIC
- APLICATION
- ACOUSTIC
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