Fusion 2 is our most powerful, most configurable and most efficient navigation and positioning software ever. One system from which you can control all of your subsea Long BaseLine (LBL), Sparse LBL and SPRINT Inertial Navigation System (INS) projects.
At a glance
Our fastest, most capable survey and construction software system yet
A single solution for your LBL and aided SPRINT INS projects
Less vessel hardware and less interfaces
Intuitive and customisable user interface; less training needed
Supports real-time SLAM calibration of sparse LBL arrays
Optimised for new 6G+ and Wideband 3
Our fastest, most capable survey software yet
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Combined LBL transponder and AHRS - Gyro Compatt 6+
Trusted, field proven subsea LBL technology
6G+ instruments use the new Wideband 3 signal technology
Fusion 2 allows you to control all of your subsea LBL, Sparse LBL and SPRINT INS assets
Supports USV and remote data harvesting
Why Fusion 2 is perfect for your operations
Do more with less
Fusion 2 allows you to control all of your subsea LBL, Sparse LBL and SPRINT INS projects so you need less hardware mobilised offshore.
Built for 6G+
Our latest 6G+ instruments use the new Wideband 3 signal technology, which is key to unlocking the benefits of Fusion 2.
Faster operations
Fusion 2 LBL allows users to run calibrations in real time. This means less time spent calibrating and more time collecting the right data, first time.
Overview
With Fusion 2, gone is the need to operate two independent software and hardware systems to control your 6G LBL and SPRINT INS. Fusion 2 does it all in a single interface, designed from the ground up with intuitive workflows so there’s less to learn. It also means reduced set-up time, reduced interfacing and reduced onboard hardware.
For the first time Fusion 2 enables seabed transponders to be SLAM calibrated in real-time for easier and faster Sparse LBL operations. The UI can be customised using docks, and includes light and dark themes. And by embedding sensor data with high update navigation ranging data, there’s no more interruptions to positioning updates at critical moments.
With Fusion 2, you’ll begin to see the benefits even before your project teams head offshore. Acoustic and INS projects can be configured and checked in the office prior to vessel mobilisation – saving you time, streamlining procedures and helping you to further de-risk operations.
For those who want to tailor their operations, you can quickly do multiple computations, compare different set-ups, and pick the one you want. Sparse LBL might suit one operation more than LBL and vice versa. Now it’s easy to check, on-site, which works best for you.
To further increase operational efficiency, we have developed a new digital signal processing protocol, Wideband 3, that you’ll find inside the latest evolution of our trusted 6G platforms, Compatt 6+ and ROVNav 6+. The good news is that this functionality is available to existing Compatt 6 and ROVNav 6 users, with a firmware upgrade.
Wideband 3 delivers a major step-up in your positioning update rates; 1Hz LBL tracking of structures as they are lowered and moved in the water column.
Wideband 3 allows you to get sensor data at the same time as navigation ranging data, which means operators can get real-time positions and sensor data. By combining ranging and telemetry data, Wideband 3 will accelerate update rates by a factor of 10, eliminating issues operators face with latency.
Fusion 2 also supports use of our SPRINT 300 for LBL INS, giving you lower start-up costs for practical, reliable LBL INS.
Why invest
Design
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Optimised for 6G+ and Wideband 3
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Combined acoustic LBL and INS navigation
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Intelligent troubleshooting inbuilt
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Reduced hardware requirements
Subsea hardware options
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INS/DVL hybrid navigation SPRINT-Nav
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High precision Compatt 6+
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High power, long-range ROVNav 6+ transceiver
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Combined LBL transponder and Lodestar AHRS Gyro Compatt 6+
Support
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Work side-by-side with our Projects Group from concept to deployment
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Systems are manufactured and tested before delivery at our world-class in-house facilities
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Work with our experienced team about our USV data harvesting service
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24-hour support, whenever and wherever you are in the world
Compatible 3rd party software
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24-hour support, whenever and wherever you are in the world
Fusion 2 case studies
Energy
Deepwater structure installation made easy
Read if you’re interested making subsea developments safer, cleaner and more efficient than ever before, and how our GyroCompatt helped China Offshore Fugro Geosolutions achieve its project goals
Client: China Offshore Fugro Geosolutions
Energy
Rewriting the subsea survey rules
Fusion 2 is not just simplifying offshore survey operations, it’s changing how people operate – for the better. Mike Clark, Global Survey Manager, i-Tech 7, told Baseline about their route to demonstrating reductions in offshore vessel schedules for Subsea 7’s deepwater field development projects using the real-time SLAM capability in Fusion 2.
Client: i-Tech 7
Energy
Using a hammer to crack a nut? Try using a USV instead
USVs are no longer a niche tool used within defence, they’re now regularly patrolling our oceans, gathering hydrographic and oceanographic data. Is it time that they were also used to support smarter, cleaner and more cost-effective offshore construction operations? Ed Moller, Head of Energy, thinks so.
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| Feature | Specification |
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| Design | The most powerful INS and LBL system on the market |
| Seamlessly combines INS and LBL positioning techniques | |
| Incorporates 50 years of subsea navigation innovation and know-how | |
| Positioning for all phases of construction survey | |
| Full range of real-time array calibration options: SLAM, Baseline and Box-In | |
| Comprehensive EPSG geodesy database | |
| Calibration and positioning calculations in scale-free reference frame | |
| Performance | Better than 4 times precision improvement over USBL with SPRINT INS |
| Up to 3 cm Range-aided positioning accuracy with SPRINT INS | |
| Up to 3 cm LBL positioning accuracy | |
| Simultaneous LBL tracking of ROVs and structures with heading computation at up to 1 Hz | |
| Acoustics | Sonardyne Wideband 3 digital acoustics for reliable performance in all environments |
| Support for Multiuser Compatt 6+ | |
| Embedded Wideband 3 sensor data retrieval from Compatt 6+ for seamless tracking and faster calibration |
