Exail and Kongsberg Discovery mentioned Tuesday they had been collaborating within the subject of Lengthy Baseline (LBL) subsea positioning options.
“Since June 2023, Kongsberg cPAP LBL transceiver and Exail Ramses LBL transceiver have achieved full compatibility, marking a big milestone within the LBL positioning business. This development empowers prospects with enhanced capabilities to optimize underwater operations and obtain unparalleled precision in navigation,” the businesses mentioned.
This new compatibility, which includes Exail’s Ramses system straight controlling Kongsberg’s cPAP transceiver, allows the seamless integration of each units on the identical subsea car. This achievement unlocks superior LBL capabilities, providing substantial advantages to prospects who’re already using Kongsberg’s HiPAP and cNODE transponders, based on a press launch issued Tuesday.
Based on Exail, the purchasers can now incorporate Exail’s Inertial Navigation System (INS) expertise into their sparse-LBL or LBL operations, permitting any car geared up with the Exail INS system to navigate inside an array of cNODE transponders.
This considerably enhances flexibility in offshore operations, with specific relevance to the oil and fuel sector, the place LBL positioning is extensively employed, Exail mentioned.
“By intensive engineering integration efforts, the Exail and Kongsberg Discovery groups have efficiently partnered to allow clean knowledge trade between their techniques, unlocking cost-saving operational flexibility.” mentioned Pierre-Yves Morvan, Enterprise Improvement Supervisor at Exail. “This compatibility achievement underscores the experience and dedication of each corporations in advancing expertise for the advantage of our prospects”.
