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2021-02-07

iXblue Delivers Cutting-Edge Tech

iXblue is a high-tech company specialising in the design and manufacturing of advanced marine, photonics and autonomy technologies. At IDEX 2021, the company is showcasing its expertise in innovative systems and solutions devoted to inertial navigation, subsea positioning, underwater imaging, as well as shipbuilding and test and simulation. iXblue technologies support Civil and Defense customers in carrying out their sea, land and space operations with maximum safety, efficiency and reliability. At IDEX, the company has put the following products in the spotlight:

Advans Vega: Uninterrupted Information

By combining Fiber-Optic Gyroscope (FOG) technology’s intrinsic high performances with advanced modelling of environmental sensitivities, specific designs and in-house testing and calibration, iXblue’s Advans Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) can operate in severe environments and withstand extreme shocks, vibrations, sand, dust or rain according to military standards. The FOG is a high-performance rotation sensing device based on the Sagnac Effect. A fibreoptic gyroscope uses optical waves propagating in a fibre-optic coil to accurately measure a rotation rate.

Robustness against GNSS dropouts provide reliable, accurate and uninterrupted position information, ensuring continuous military operations for all forces on the field. Beside these operational requirements, iXblue’ systems also meet the needs of industrial integrators for equipment that is both cost-effective and easy to integrate. The full product range share strong commonalities with regards to hardware, software and interfaces, resulting in significant savings in terms of time for integration, installation, and configuration as well as logistics and maintenance costs.

Phins Surface: High Accuracy

Phins is an inertial navigation system providing position, true heading, attitude, speed, depth and heave. Its high-accuracy inertial measurement unit is based on iXblue’s fibre-optic gyroscope technology coupled with an embedded digital signal processor that runs an advanced Kalman filter.

Marins M5: Superior Reliability

Marins Series enables stealth autonomous navigation for submarines and surface vessels. It provides very accurate heading, roll, pitch, speed and position, included in GNSS-denied environments. It is based on the iXblue FOG technology and offers five grades of performance. This technology is proven for superior reliability and performance.

DriX USV: Seasoned Asset

With over 10,000 hours in operations around the world over the past three years, iXblue’s DriX USV, along with its efficient launch and recovery system, is a seasoned asset in the environment of supervised autonomy. Able to conduct both remote-controlled and supervised autonomous operations (within visual range or Over the Horizon), DriX offers seakeeping and speed capabilities. It is a versatile USV that can host a wide range of payloads and that offers optimum conditions for high quality data acquisition in both shallow and deep waters.

iXblue is exhibiting at stand 07-B25

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