Short baseline acoustic positioning system information
Class of underwater acoustic positioning systems used to track underwater vehicles and divers
Figure 1: Method of operation of a short baseline (SBL) acoustic positioning system for ROV
A short baseline (SBL) acoustic positioning system[1] is one of three broad classes of underwater acoustic positioning systems that are used to track underwater vehicles and divers. The other two classes are ultra short baseline systems (USBL) and long baseline systems (LBL). Like USBL systems, SBL systems do not require any seafloor mounted transponders or equipment and are thus suitable for tracking underwater targets from boats or ships that are either anchored or under way. However, unlike USBL systems, which offer a fixed accuracy, SBL positioning accuracy improves with transducer spacing.[2] Thus, where space permits, such as when operating from larger vessels or a dock, the SBL system can achieve a precision and position robustness that is similar to that of sea floor mounted LBL systems, making the system suitable for high-accuracy survey work. When operating from a smaller vessel where transducer spacing is limited (i.e. when the baseline is short), the SBL system will exhibit reduced precision.
^The ROV Manual, Section 4.2.7 Advantages and Disadvantages of Positioning Systems, Robert D. Christ and Robert L. Wernli Sr., 2007, ISBN 978-0-7506-8148-3
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