Dredging control system installation on the Farvater floating excavator

The Farvater floating excavator was equipped with a dredging control system. Work began with a technical visit and preparation of a system diagram for approval by the customer.

Equipment supplied and installed included a differential draught sensor; three sensors for vertical movement of the boom, stick and bucket; a roll and pitch sensor; an interface converter unit; a workstation running Teledyne PDS V305 Excavator Monitoring; and a three-antenna GNSS receiver for determining the orientation of the tower and pontoon.

The project also included surveying sensor offsets, creating a PDS project and a 3D vessel model, system start-up and calibration, and sea trials in the dredging area.