 | DRAGSENSIt is used for the exact position estimation of a towed body, sensor. |
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DRAGSENS Ranking & Summary
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- License:
- Shareware
- Price:
- Free to try
- Publisher Name:
- By Killet Software
- Operating Systems:
- Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows, Windows NT, Windows 7, Windows XP
- Additional Requirements:
- None
- File Size:
- 1.8 MB
- Total Downloads:
- 285
DRAGSENS Tags
- sensor data sampler sensor data Estimate GPS Sensor motion sensor sensor monitor position Sensor Output gps tracking GPS position GPS Sensor temperature sensor sensor handler remote sensor proximity sensor monitor sensor sensor network sensor data manager Accelerometer Sensor light sensor image sensor sensor dust sensor defects sensor artifacts sound sensor
DRAGSENS Description
DRAGSENS Geo Software is used for the exact position estimation of a towed body, sensor, camera, array or net, dragged behind a ship, aircraft or vehicle. The software allows a real-time estimation of the position of a dragged sensor based on the location of a GPS-receiver. The sensor thereby can be dragged underwater, at water or earth surface or by airborne. The software calculates the position of the sensor along the direction opposite to the course by compensation of the drift rate, the rolling and the cornering ability of the towing vehicle. DRAGSENS receives current position data from a standard GPS string (RMC string). From these positions it averages a direction vector. Knowing the length of the tow cable, and the sensor depth, the sensor position is estimated and output in both kilometric and geographic formats. Suitable coefficients help keeping this estimation precise, considering, for example, the cable not as a straight line but as a parabolic arch. DRAGSENS runs under Microsoft Windows and uses two independent serial ports. That also may be USB ports, controlled by a serial port driver. The input port receives the standard position data from the NMEA bus, while the output port gives the sensor position back in both geographic and kilometric format. Several strings with coordinates in different coordinate systems, date / time and additional information are broadcast on the second serial port. They all follow the NMEA standard for the RMC specifications including the checksum bit for transfer controlling.
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