Designed to overcome the limitations of traditional acoustic systems, Fusion seamlessly integrates raw acoustic positioning data with other appropriate data from available sensors e.g. position, attitude, heading and velocity data. The result is more accurate, faster and more robust subsea navigation, the freedom to utilise new positioning techniques and the ability to maintain performance in all water depths from all types of vessel.

Key Benefits

One of the principle benefits of Fusion ownership is the elimination of separate hardware normally required to undertake the many different positioning tasks encountered everyday offshore. With Fusion, the same vessel hardware can be used to undertake a USBL towfish tracking project one day and a complex LBL construction project the next. This ‘one-box’ approach generates substantial cost savings through improved product utilisation and reduced overheads.

Acoustic pollution is an important aspect of today’s crowded offshore environment. Fusion systems incorporate many new features and techniques that help operators to overcome this, enabling more vessels to work independently of each other whilst maintaining full and autonomous control.

To protect customers. existing investment in Sonardyne equipment, Fusion systems are compatible with previous generation subsea equipment. In addition, the new range of transponders and transceivers support the use of modern broadband signals enabling improved performance.

Applications

Fusion has been developed to meet the needs of all offshore, subsea positioning applications from single arrays through to wide-area networks that provide acoustic coverage for an entire field development.

With a wide range of equipment options and support for different sensor technologies, all Fusion systems provide an unparalleled level of operational flexibility and performance. A common look and feel across all LBL and USBL software applications increases familiarity and reduces operator training.

Fusion is modular, flexible and cost effective. It provides robust acoustic performance coupled with ease of operation. It is the low risk solution, building on Sonardyne’s proven acoustic and engineering expertise.

A Typical fusion USBL System

A Typical Fusion LBL System

Features :-

• Incorporates Sonardyne's latest Wideband Technology
• A single solution for every project
• Provides a dramatic improvement in the performance, utilisation and cost-effectiveness of subsea acoustic navigation.
• Allows true multi user, multi vessel operations without interference
• A platform for the future with upgrades easily installed by the user
• Allows for USBL and LBL using common vessel hardware
• Compatible with existing MF frequency transponder inventories .