Canopus Intelligent beacons for offshore undersea acoustic positioning and maritime surveillance

The object of the CANOPUS project was to develop intelligent beacons for undersea operations with a capacity to communicate and calculate as part of the process of managing the positioning of different undersea vehicles.

The project provided an opportunity to work on aspects of undersea acoustic communication, involving sea trials, signal processing and algorithms to optimise beacon autonomy and improve localisation performance.

CANOPUS produced a new long-life positioning beacon for use at depths of up to 4,000 metres. Its market launch is scheduled for 2018.

Advances made particularly in electronic architecture are paving the way for a new range of undersea products – acoustic releasers, acoustic remote controls, USBL system, recorders, etc.

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