CUTTER SUCTION DREDGES HYPACK 2013

Screen Capture of Working Cutter-Suction Dredge

Cutter Suction Dredges Inclinometer Position (GPS) Orientation (Gyro, GPS) Inclination of Ladder Tide & Draft Spud Trunnion Water Level Chart Datum Ladder Arm Channel Design Depth Channel Design Overdepth Cutter Head

Cutter Suction Configuration Water Level Chart Datum Channel Design Depth Channel Design Overdepth Ladder Arm Cutter Head Needed: Dredge Position Cutter Head Position Dredge Orientation Cutter Head Depth Mobile = Main Mobile = Digging Tool

Configuration Add the GPS.DLL to your ‘Boat’ mobile. Create a 2nd mobile and name it ‘Cutter’. Add the Inclinometer.DLL to the 2nd mobile. For swing-ladder dredges, add the HD25A.DLL to the 2nd mobile.

Inclinometer Calibration In HYPACK HARDWARE: Click on the Inclinometer device. Click on the Setup button. Select the Inclinometer Type. Enter the length of the ladder arm, from trunnion to the digging tool. Enter the radius of the cutter head. In HYPACK SURVEY: Set the cutter head on the water surface. In the Inclinometer driver window, click the ‘Calibrate’ button. Lower the cutter head to a known depth and compare it with the depth shown in the SURVEY program. Zimwit Dredging

Click on the Setup button. Swing ladder optional HD25A (Only for cutter suction dredges that have a ladder arm that can swing left-right from the center.) In HYPACK HARDWARE: Click on the HD25A device. Click on the Setup button. Position your ladder in its center position. Enter 0 (zero) in the Angle field Click the angle button. Move the ladder left or right to its full range of motion and return to the 0 (zero) position. Check your calibration. Repeat as necessary.

CUTTER.DLL Optional Graphics Display for Cutter Suction Dredges Setup of CUTTER.DLL Assign ‘CUTTER.DLL’ to mobile assigned to digging tool. Arm_prof.shp Cutter1.shp Body_prof.shp Body_front.shp Arm_front.shp