Dredge Production Monitoring

Category:

Production Monitoring

Description:

IHC Systems provides electronic products for IHC. They have developed several tools for

improving the efficiency of dredging and dredge monitoring. IHC Systems have standard

equipment such as transducers, DGPS multibeam survey equipment, and dredge simulators for

training dredge operators. For hopper dredges, it is standard procedure to mount transducers to

determine the depth of cut and angle of cutterhead/depth of cut for each dragarm. Multibeam

transducers within the dredge allow for real-time surveying of the bottom before and/or after the

dredge has made its cut. Several hopper dredges have multi-beam systems placed in the hull to

conduct real-time management. Dredge simulators are used to train dredge operators and

determine the operating limitations of some dredges (i.e., how accurate can a backhoe operator

be when dredging contaminated materials).

Reviewer:

N. McLellan

Company / Organization(s):

Information Sources:

Interviews:

Interviewee:

Arie Korevaar

Interviewer:

Bob Hopman, Neil McLellan

Interview Date:

7/28/98

Interview Location:

Sliedrecht, Holland

Field Investigations: Date:

7/28/98

Chapter 5 Other Technologies Reviewed