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How the GIB System works?
The GIB (GPS Intelligent Buoy) portable tracking system was developed by ACSA and is based on a surface buoys network that measures the time-of-fight of acoustic signals emitted by an acoustic transmitter mounted on a AUV, ROV, diver...
Every cycle (typically 1 second), the acoustic transmitter transmits 2 successive signals, one synchronous to GPS time and the other delayed proportionally to the depth. Each buoy measures the GPS time of arrival of those 2 signals and transmits this information together with its own D-GPS position to the Control and Display Unit (radio link).
The propagation time is directly converted to the pinger/buoy distance, knowing the sound velocity. As the depth is precisely known (measured on each buoy), the position of the acoustic source is given by triangulation method.
The positions of the buoys are known in WGS-84 coordinates and so is the acoustic source position.
The GIB systems are composed of :
- A set of 4 to 12 buoys. Two designs of buoy are available, one small (15 kg) for coastal areas and one spar buoy (6-m height, 60 kg) for offshore operations.
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- Acoustic pingers. The frequency range of pingers compatible with GIB systems ranges from 8 to 50 kHz.
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- 1 Control and Display Unit (a laptop, deck unit containing all the necessary electronics and 3 antennas).
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The GIB Systems are the first and only systems to offer true real-time GPS tracking underwater.
The main advantages of the GIB system are:
- Fast installation on board non dedicated ships,
- Easy to deploy & recover, no calibration,
- Real-time multi-mobiles capabilities,
- Metric accuracy in 3D,
- Accurate time stamping of positions and payload data,
- High repetition rate and real-time Quality Control.
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