Post on 14-Dec-2015
Cutter Suction DredgesCutter Suction DredgesInclinometerInclinometer
Water LevelWater Level
Chart DatumChart Datum
Channel Design DepthChannel Design Depth
Channel Design OverdepthChannel Design Overdepth
SpudSpud
Ladder ArmLadder Arm
Cutter HeadCutter Head
TrunnionTrunnion
• Position (GPS)Position (GPS)
• Orientation (Gyro, GPS)Orientation (Gyro, GPS)
• Inclination of LadderInclination of Ladder
• Tide & DraftTide & Draft
Cutter Suction ConfigurationCutter Suction Configuration
Needed:Needed: Dredge PositionDredge Position Cutter Head Cutter Head PositionPosition DredgeDredge Orientation Orientation Cutter Cutter Head DepthHead Depth
Mobile = MainMobile = Main Mobile = Digging ToolMobile = Digging Tool
ConfigurationConfiguration
• Add the GPS.DLL to your ‘Boat’ mobile.
• Create a 2nd mobile and name it ‘Cutter’.
• Add the Inclinometer.DLL to the 2nd mobile.
• For swing-ladder dredges, add the HD25A.DLL to the 2nd mobile.
Zimwit Dredging
Inclinometer CalibrationIn HYPACK HARDWARE:• Click on the Inclinometer
device.• Click on the Setup button.• Select the Inclinometer Type.• Enter the length of the ladder
arm, from trunnion to the digging tool.
• Enter the radius of the cutter head.
In HYPACK SURVEY:• Set the cutter head on the
water surface.• In the Inclinometer driver
window, click the ‘Calibrate’ button.
• Lower the cutter head to a known depth and compare it with the depth shown in the SURVEY program.
Swing ladder optional HD25ASwing ladder optional HD25A (Only for cutter suction dredges that have a ladder arm that can swing left-right from the center.)
In HYPACK HARDWARE:• Click on the HD25A device.• Click on the Setup button.• Position your ladder in its
center position.• Enter 0 (zero) in the Angle
field• Click the angle button.• Move the ladder left or right
to its full range of motion and return to the 0 (zero) position.
• Check your calibration.• Repeat as necessary.