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Fibre Optic Gyro Compass

NAVIGAT 3000 Gyro Compass The NAVIGAT 3000 Compass and Attitude Reference System provides all motion data required for surface ship‘s steering. The fibre optic gyro compass that has the capability for precise sea alignment.

Key Benefits of NAVIGAT 3000:

• Less installation space needed due to its small size and low weight
• No moving parts for cost savings on maintenance
• High dynamic accuracy
• Very short settling time
• Provision of heading, roll, pitch, x/y/z rate and heave sensor
• Solid state, fully electronic strap down technology
• High Performance, Low Maintenance

The NAVIGAT 3000 Fibre Optic Gyro Compass  system is maintenance free (MF) meaning regular maintenance or calibration is not required. It provides precise heading, roll, pitch, x/y/z rate and heave  information. Unlike the classic spinning-mass gyrocompass, the fibre optic gyro compass has no moving parts and does not rely on inertial resistance to any movement. Hence, this is the most reliable alternative to the mechanical gyrocompass. Because of their intrinsic reliability the NAVIGAT 3000 is used for high performance.

The NAVIGAT 3000 high quality fibre  optical gyrocompass system provides autonomous and fast heading alignment at sea. The highly reliable Fibre Optic Gyro Compass (FOG) provides a compact and very cost effective AHRS (Attitude and Heading Reference System) that offers simplicity of use, reliability and very high accuracy.

Standard Features

Standard NAVIGAT 3000 features include the provision of roll and pitch data x/y/z rate and heave in addition to heading  information, with a settling time of maximum of 30 minutes. Its solid state nature is unaffected to  speed / latitude error and provides 12 serial interfaces for heading repeaters plus 6 serial interfaces for heading receivers and analogue outputs. Besides the primary sensed angular rates and acceleration in all 3 axes also the velocities and dynamic heave are computed and transmitted.

The NAVIGAT 3000 can be extended to a heading management system by using an operator unit and a distribution unit. The Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine NAVIGAT X MK 1 gyro compasses and magnetic compasses can also be added.

Easy Onboard Installation

An installation tray is provides for easy onboard installation, at any vertical mounting orientation,  where the respective mounting correction angles are entered in the NAVIGAT 3000 during installation. The NAVIGAT 3000 comprises Sensor Unit & Interface, Power Supply Unit & Control and Display Unit.

The NAVIGAT 3000 offers small size (volume = 3,6l ) and low weight (< 3,5 kg) for applications onboard mega yachts, cargo vessels and cruise liners.

Easy Onboard Installation
The full NAVIGAT 3000 specifications are listed below:

• Performance (under all conditions):
  Heading ≤ 0.4° secant latitude RMS
  Roll/Pitch angle ≤ 0.1° for angles ≤ 45° RMS
  Rate of Turn ≤ 0.018° / minute
  x/y rate ≤ 0.4° / minute
  Heave 0,1m
• Will drive a max.  of 12 repeaters
• Integrated monitoring of the supply powers, gyroscope current and follow up system
• High speed follow up system 100°/sec
• Automatic power changeover from AC mains to DC emergency supply and status alarm
• Self-synchronizing repeater compasses
• Electronic alignment error correction in setup program
• 180° heading offset function for shuttle vessels
• 6 independent serial outputs RS 400 & IEC 61162-1 and IEC 61162-2
• 4 analogue outputs for rate-of-turn, roll and pitch signals
• 2 independent 6 steps /° heading outputs (0.5A)
• High Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)
• Power supply: 1x 115/230 VAC, 1x 24 VDC inputs

For more information about Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine’sNAVIGAT 3000 Fiber Optic Gyro Compass, please contact us.