Do Vessel Motions affect your Research Data?
Whether you are towing a camera or a towfish, or deploying scientific equipment under the vessel, Active Heave Compensation can assure high data quality in all weather conditions.
Install mTrack AHC Controller and take the Vessel Motion out of the Equation.
• Off-the-shelf AHC controller with integrated MRU.
• A game-changer that makes AHC affordable even for smaller winches and cranes used for subsea operations.
• Includes all the tools you need for easy installation and commissioning, no need for expensive experts.
Applications
AHC
CTD / Rosette
Grabbing
Core Sampling
ROV Operations
Plankton Sampling
Towing AHC
Towed Cameras
Other Towed Bodies
Sidescan Sonars
ROTV
Plankton Sampling
Features
AHC
Keep your scientific equipment stable independent of vessel motion.
Auto Depth
Deploy your equipment smoothly and precisely to the desired depth, or to set depth intervals.
Follow Seabed
Maintain constant distance to the seabed when towing camera or Towfish.
Active Heave Compensation vs Constant Tension
Scientific winches are usually fitted with a constant tension function (CT) that is intended to stabilize the equipment in the sea, but since the scientific equipment is usually lightweight and has a streamlined shape, CT has a little stabilizing effect in bad weather.
Active Heave Compensation (AHC) measures the boat's movement and controls the winches so that this movement is filtered out and the equipment in the sea is kept in stable incorrect position regardless of weight and shape.
AHC technology has mainly been available on large offshore winches, but Scantrols new solutions make it economically feasible to add AHC to small and medium winches.
How to Retrofit mTrack to Existing Winches
Many winches are suitable for AHC operation, reuse of your winch represents a major cost reduction compared to buying a new winch and results in a reduced carbon footprint.
We can help you determine if your winch is suitable for AHC.
