The VMM 200, a sophisticated new vessel motion monitoring solution from Kongsberg[ds_preview] Seatex, Kongsberg Maritime›s specialist position reference and satellite positioning division, is designed to improve the safety and efficiency of operations where accurate vessel motion data is critical. This unique new attitude determination solution is the first of its kind and is made possible through decades of position and motion reference experience and deliveries.
Until the release of the VMM 200, real-time monitoring of the vessel motions in 6-degrees-of-freedom in any point from one motion sensor source has not been possible. The VMM 200 takes input from Kongsberg Seatex›s own Motion Reference Units (MRU) and Seapath. It also integrates data from existing navigation and weather sensors. Many vessels already have the majority of these sensors onboard and the VMM is able to combine their data to ensure that an accurate representation of a vessel›s motion at various points can be presented within its user-friendly interface.
»By combining the MRU, navigation and meteorological sensor input, the VMM 200 enables the user to monitor the motion of any user defined point of interest on the vessel. The system will give alarms and warnings when the motion level exceeds user-defined limits,« comments Finn Otto Sanne, VMM Product Manager, Kongsberg Seatex. »The vessel motion data supplied by the VMM 200 has never been available before in such a dedicated format.«
The VMM 200 presents real time vessel motion data in addition to real time statistical analysis and includes data recording functionality. The presentation of trends in vessel motion helps operators to define limits at certain points of a vessel with alarms and warnings to ensure operations do not take place when it is unsafe to do so. This makes the VMM 200 a decision support tool for marine operations such as light well intervention, offshore crane operations, module handling on deck and over moonpool, and launch & recovery of ROVs.
