an introduction to ixblue jti 2015
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2Brief History
Photonetics founded in 1978 Specializes in Fiber Optic telecom test
equipment Herve Lefevre publishes “The fiber-optic
gryroscope” 1993 Photonetics sold to GN-Nettest in 2000 iXCorp founded with profits from
Photonetics sale. iXSea formed in 2000 as a spin off from
the Fibre Gyro activity of Photonetics
3Early strategy & Growth
Develop products based on the unique fiber gyro technology for civilian marine applications.
Acquire complementary technology to supplement the product offering for civilian markets. (Oceano 2002)
Penetrate military markets once established
Evolved to iXBlue in 2012
2014 turnover > 110M€
2014 employees 600
5Internal Organisation
Photonics Solution Navigation Systems Acoustic Systems
Sea Operations Motion Systems Marine Works
7Worldwide Presence
• FRANCE, Marly Le RoiCorporate Sales OfficeEMEA-LATAM
• UNITED KINGDOM,Aberdeen, Portsmouth• THE NETHERLANDS,Haarlem• GERMANY, Frankfurt• ITALY, Milan
• USA, Houston • CHINA, Beijing• SINGAPORE, SingaporeCorporate Sales OfficeAPAC
• UAE, Dubai
• BRASIL, Rio de Janeiro • AUSTRALIA, Brisbane
• USA, BostonCorporate Sales OfficeNORAM
• INDIA, Delhi
8Services Training & Support
Training Courses In house engineering
team Training centres on all
continents Sea Trials
A range of vessels available
La Citotat Shipyard Support Team
24/7 +33 1 30 08 98 98 [email protected]
9Acoustic Systems Division
Photonics Solution Navigation Systems Acoustic Systems
Sea Operations Motion Systems Marine Works
11GAPS
4,000m range USBL system Compatible with third party beacons 200 degree coverage LUSBL capability Pre Calibrated – save setup time Fully Integrated. Light weight Highly accurate – 0.06% slant range.
12POSIDONIA
10,000m range USBL system LF Frequency Band Deployable or flush mount Can be supplied pre-calibrated Very accurate – 0.2% slant range Compatible with RAMSES (LF) 100deg coverage LUSBL capability
13RAMSES
Acoustic Range meter with smart features LF or MF variant MF variant compatible with 3rd party beacons Sparse array navigation On the fly array calibration
15SAMS
Deep tow synthetic aperture sonar system. 50cm resolution 1500m width 6000m depth rating Integrated SBP Integrated INS Modular systems available
16Echoes Sub Bottom Profilers
3500 t3 3500 t7 5000 10000
Mounting Hull or Pole Hull or Pole
Tow or Vehicle
Pole
Frequency 1.7-5.5kHz 1.7-5.5kHz
1-6kHz 5-15kHz
Power 2 or 4kVA 4 or 6kVA 1 or 2 kVA 2 or 4kVA
Resolution 20cm 20cm 25cm 8cm
Weight in Air / Water 160/120kg 363/265kg
83/25kg 26/13kg
17Geophysical Software
A complete range of acquisition, processing and interpretation software
Delph Sonar Delph Seismic Delph Mag Delph SAS
Open Data formats Batch processing Very fast processing flow Simplified Robust data acquisition software 3D multi-sensor data integration Optimized workflow for greater productivity Survey-scale quality control and interpretation
18Navigation Systems
Photonics Solution Navigation Systems Acoustic Systems
Sea Operations Motion Systems Marine Works
19FOG based Products
IPD Product lines
FOG50
ADVANS VEGA
QUADRANS OCTANS SURF PHINS SURF/HYDRINS
PHINS6000OCTANS3000/ROVINS
MARINS
ATLANS
OCTANS NANO
LANDINS AIRINS
FOG90 FOG120 FOG200
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Military ControlledADVANS LYRA
21OCTANS NANO
Only 5kg in water. True north seeking gyroscope Heading accuracy 0.5°* Pitch and roll 0.1° 4000m depth rating No ITAR components, managed under EAR in US
22OCTANS
Heading Pitch Roll & Heave Data 0.1°heading accuracy* 0.01°Pitch and roll accuracy 3000m depth rating Mature product, 13 years in production
23ROVINS
Based on OCTANS hardware with INS firmware – Full INS capability
Position, heading, attitude, speed, depth, and heave 0.05°heading accuracy* 0.01°Pitch and roll accuracy 3000m depth rating DVL Mounting kit available Position drift with DVL 0.2% distance travelled.
24PHINS
Top spec commercial INS Position, heading, attitude, speed, depth, and heave 0.02°heading accuracy* 0.01°Pitch and roll accuracy 6000m depth rating DVL mounting kit available Position drift with DVL 0.1% distance travelled.
25Marine Works
Photonics Solution Navigation Systems Acoustic Systems
Sea Operations Motion Systems Marine Works