Under-Water PipeLine Protection
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Compufix PipeUnderGuard Sonar (PUG-S): Is designed specifically to counter the threat of
sabotage, vandalism and terrorism to underwater oil pipelines.
PUG-S node: Is positioned centrally on top of the pipeline, and actively scans to a distance of 1km per
PUG-S node, with 25m coverage on either side of the pipeline(North and South), and 50m vertically
(East and West). The PUG-S has no limits to system size, and any length of pipeline can be fully
protected with this system.
PUG-S: Provides alarm activation when a diver (fishermen or intruder with metal or any other type
instrument) enters the scanned detection sector, alerting the operator of a potential threat. The
system is also equipped with passive hydrophone receivers that listen for attack that may be made
on the pipeline (drilling for example). This feature provides a secondary back up and confirmation to
the diver detection sonar, and makes the PUG-S the ultimate in underwater pipeline protection.
The system (PUG-S) has been designed to perform the following tasks:
- Detection of divers, swimmers and swimmer delivery vehicles (SDV) in automatic and
manual modes; - Automatic GIS target (intruder) tracking;
- Determination of target data like bearing, range, course, depth, speed, aspect angle, length
and level; - Display of processed detection and classification echoes together or alter¬native to acoustic
"raw" data; - Display of tactical information on the surveillance display with graphical picture of the
protected area, sector coverage of the sonar head, target markers, track symbols, track history; - Initiating an electronic countermeasure (low frequency high power sources);
- Passive hydrophone pipeline monitoring to confirm attack and drilling of the pipeline.
- Improve the response to real-time security events, by sharing location, video and
geographical information between the control center and security personnel acting in the field.
PipeUnderGuard Sonar system (PUG-S) Fig - 1
Compufix PipeUnderGuard Sonar (PUG-S) Installation by Expert Divers
GIS Digital Image Group
Central Command Group
Rugged AirForce Group
BruceFroce 750i Jungle Group
Security Field Car Group
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Compufix PUG-S: will detect divers (in closed breathing apparatus) or fishermen to a distance of 1km
(500m in each opposite direction from the PUG-S Node).
Automatic Under-Water Robots
Virtually all systems for underwater imaging are deployed from either survey vessels or Remotely
Operated Vehicles (ROV, see Figure 2d). ROVs are underwater robots controlled from a pilot onboard
a surface vessel.
They have the ability to get close to the bottom or underwater structures such as oil platforms.
Traditional ROVs are connected to the mother ship via a so-called umbilical cable. They are slowly
being replaced for survey purposes by so-called Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) that can
perform a survey without direct human interference. This allows the mother ship to perform other
duties while the AUV is surveying an area.
Underwater remote system applications can be divided into two main groups:
1. Hydrographic
2. Geological survey.
1. Hydrographic Survey system: This system is concerned with the accurate mapping of water
depth and uses systems such as multibeam echo sounders, bathymetric LiDAR and scanning
profilers.
2. Geological Survey System: This system is concerned with bottom structures ranging from the
seabed to depths that are hundreds of meters to kilometers below the seabed. It uses systems such
as Side Scan Sonar, Sub Bottom Profiler and Imaging Sonar.
Remote Under-water Vehicle-Robot Fig - 2
(500m in each opposite direction from the PUG-S Node).
Automatic Under-Water Robots
Virtually all systems for underwater imaging are deployed from either survey vessels or Remotely
Operated Vehicles (ROV, see Figure 2d). ROVs are underwater robots controlled from a pilot onboard
a surface vessel.
They have the ability to get close to the bottom or underwater structures such as oil platforms.
Traditional ROVs are connected to the mother ship via a so-called umbilical cable. They are slowly
being replaced for survey purposes by so-called Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) that can
perform a survey without direct human interference. This allows the mother ship to perform other
duties while the AUV is surveying an area.
Underwater remote system applications can be divided into two main groups:
1. Hydrographic
2. Geological survey.
1. Hydrographic Survey system: This system is concerned with the accurate mapping of water
depth and uses systems such as multibeam echo sounders, bathymetric LiDAR and scanning
profilers.
2. Geological Survey System: This system is concerned with bottom structures ranging from the
seabed to depths that are hundreds of meters to kilometers below the seabed. It uses systems such
as Side Scan Sonar, Sub Bottom Profiler and Imaging Sonar.
Remote Under-water Vehicle-Robot Fig - 2
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COMPUFIX INTERCOM U.S.A. INC.,
10804 Robincreek Lane, Frisco, Texas 75035. U.S.A.
Tel: 469.228.6028,
Toll Free: 1-800.676.3300
Fax: 469.252.1550
Email: e-Secure@compufixintercom.us
Web Site: www.compufixintercom.us
10804 Robincreek Lane, Frisco, Texas 75035. U.S.A.
Tel: 469.228.6028,
Toll Free: 1-800.676.3300
Fax: 469.252.1550
Email: e-Secure@compufixintercom.us
Web Site: www.compufixintercom.us