Pulse Structural Monitoring, an Acteon company, has launched INTEGRIpod NXT, the third generation of INTEGRIpod subsea motion and data logging sensor systems.
INTEGRIpod NXT, a new addition to the INTEGRI range of structural monitoring sensor systems, offers features in a standard, modular format. Typical applications for the INTEGRIpod range include linear displacement and static and dynamic inclination of subsea structures such as BOPs, wellheads, conductor systems, mooring lines, and jumpers. With on-board processing capabilities, measured data is processed in real-time and transmitted wirelessly or hardwired enabling instantaneous operational decision-making. The new platform also allows for deployments in excess of one year between battery change-outs due to new features such as ‘Smart Logging,’ which enables the device to deploy and only record phenomena over client-defined thresholds.
“At the core of the new platform is a 32-bit ARM processor, which offers low power consumption with significant on-board processing capability,” said Sandip Ukani, technical director, Pulse. “The on-board MEMS gyroscopic sensors deliver precision and accuracy. The platform allows communication over various connectivity options, including hardwired and acoustic, and can communicate over various industry standard open communication standards, such as RS232/485. Additionally, a multitude of connectors allows direct integration of Pulse’s proven sensor family, including the INTEGRIstick (Curvature Sensor), INTEGRIstrain (Custom Bonded Strain Gauge Packages) in addition to any third party sensor package.”
The third generation INTEGRIpod platform underwent extensive sea trials in the harsh weather of the North Sea, and in deepwater offshore Brazil. It is now ready for deployment as part of Pulse’s offerings of structural monitoring systems.
Image: INTEGRIpod NXT/Pulse Structural Monitoring
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