TRINAV EXPRESS A DGPS Positioning Reference for Deep Water Drilling Rigs

Cato Rypdal

Abstract:	Semi-submersible drilling rigs using Dynamic Position- ing are totally dependent on highly accurate and very re- liable GPS positioning solutions. The design of the rigs makes good antenna installations challenging. In addition, the GPS system used must be able to cope with situations such as high multipath envi- ronments and lost reference station links. The reliability of the total positioning solution is critical. An important requirement is that failure of any single component in the positioning system must not cause the positioning service to fail.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 13th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 2000) September 19 - 22, 2000 Salt Palace Convention Center Salt Lake City, UT
Pages:	1489 - 1493
Cite this article:	Rypdal, Cato, "TRINAV EXPRESS A DGPS Positioning Reference for Deep Water Drilling Rigs," Proceedings of the 13th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 2000), Salt Lake City, UT, September 2000, pp. 1489-1493.
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