Table of Contents

Dredging Monitoring Systems

for marine excavators:
Existing technology and future developments

Alex Kempkes
SEATOOLS BV
The Netherlands

Table of Contents

Introduction
What is a Dredging
g g Monitoring
g System?
y
z

An electronic system
y
that does the
registration and visualisation of the
dredging process in real-time.

The visualisation is showing the dredger

and its surroundings:
the required design bottom profile
z the realized bottom profile from the registration.
z

WEDA - Brazil Chapter Conference 2007

Table of Contents

System layout

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

Table of Contents

Operator view (typical)

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

Table of Contents

System function
The system needs to calculate and visualize
the position of the dredge tool using:
z sensors on the joints of the different
excavator parts measuring the angles
between these components.
p
z the dimensions of the parts (boom length,
g etc.))
stick length

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

Table of Contents

System inputs sensors

Sensors needed for the calculation of the dredge tool position

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

Table of Contents

System inputs sensors (1)

z

Bucket joint (or lever) rotation sensor

Measures the angle (direct/indirect) between
the bucket and the stick. In essence, the sensor
is a potentiometer.

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

Table of Contents

System inputs sensors (2)

z

Stick joint rotation sensor

Measures the angle between the stick and
boom.

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

Table of Contents

System inputs sensors (3)

z

Boom joint rotation sensor

Measures the angle
between the boom and
excavator base.

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

Table of Contents

System inputs sensors (4)

z

Excavator slewing angle

Measures the rotation angle between excavator
and pontoon.

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

10

Table of Contents

System inputs sensors (6)

z

Pontoon draught sensor

Measures the depth (pressure)
at the bottom of the pontoon.

Tidal receiver
Tid
Tide information
i f
ti is
i usedd in
i calculating
l l ti the
th
correct height between the waterline and the
design profile.
profile

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

11

Table of Contents

System input - dimensions

Dimensions needed for the calculation of the dredge tool position

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

12

Table of Contents

Software options (1)

Pontoon protection alarm
Digital terrain models
Soil Simulation
Maps/charts

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

13

Table of Contents

Software options (1)

z

Pontoon pprotection alarm

Prevention against damaging
the pontoon with the bucket
by alarming any
dangerous situation.

Di i l terrain
Digital
i models
d l
Using survey data, show the
current seabed line and the
design profile together
in one picture.

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

14

Table of Contents

Software options (2)

z

Soil ssimulation
So
ua o
Simulating the dredging process by adapting the digital
terrain model (survey data) based on the interaction
b
between
the
h ddredge
d tools
l andd soil
il

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

15

Table of Contents

Software options (3)

z

Harbour charts
The dredge master can position the dredger
precisely to a know spot assisted by the map.
Map can include
information about
sections to be
dredged, subsea
cables or pipelines.
GPS is required

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

16

Table of Contents

Practical example of a DMS

z

DipMate from Seatools

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

17

Table of Contents

Clients using DipMate

ACP - R.M. Christensen

Jan De Nul Il Principe

20 systems
installed
worldwide

H
Heron
- Machiavelli
M hi lli

Hydro Wacht - Johannes

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

18

Table of Contents

Future of DMS
z

Monster Machines
Currently the biggest backhoe dredges in operation are
the Pinocchio and the New York, both carrying
Liebherr P 996 Litronic dredging excavators

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

19

Table of Contents

Future of DMS
z

Monster Machines Backacter BA1100

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

20

Table of Contents

Future of DMS
z

Monster Machines
The Backacter BA1100 will be the largest
backhoe dredger that has been designed
especially for marine dredging purposes.

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

21

Table of Contents

Future of DMS
z

Real time 3D survey

Visualise to the operator the status of the
seabed condition while dredging takes place.

Backhoe Simulator
For selection and training of operators.
operators

Motion Control
Optimizing the excavation process by
controlling the hydraulics.

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

22

Table of Contents

Conclusion
The Dredging Monitoring System helps the
operator to excavate more economically.
New technologies incorporated in DMS will
improve the productivity of the backhoe
dredgers even more.

WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

23

Table of Contents

Q&A

for more information

web: www.seatools.com
web: www.dredgemate.nl
tel: +31 186 680 000
e-mail:
il info@seatools.com
i f @
l
WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

24

Table of Contents

Thank you for your attention

for more information

web: www.seatools.com
web: www.dredgemate.nl
tel: +31 186 680 000
e-mail:
il info@seatools.com
i f @
l
WEDA - Brazil Chapter 2007

25