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Teledyne Technologies
Teledyne RD Instruments’ parent company is
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, a leading
provider of sophisticated electronic components,
Electronics &
Communications
T E C H N O L O G Y
Government Systems
Engineering
Aerospace Engines
& Components
F O R
A
C H A N G I N G
Energy
Systems
W O R L D
Teledyne Technologies has structured its organization to serve niche market
segments where performance, precision and reliability are critical.
The organization’s philosophy is to select and acquire key companies that
instruments, and communications products. These
are highly successful on their own accord, with core technologies, talents,
products include: defense electronics; data acquisi-
and capabilities that lend themselves to cooperative development and market
tion and communications equipment for airlines and
growth. Each entity, while retaining all the attributes of its successful
business aircraft; monitoring and control instru-
business, is able to leverage the expanded technology, distribution channels,
ments for industrial and environmental applications
and manufacturing capabilities of the larger Teledyne organization.
and components; and subsystems for wireless and
satellite communications. Teledyne also provides
Teledyne Technologies % Markets Served
systems engineering solutions and information
technology services for defense, space and environ-
Electronics and
Communications
mental applications, and manufactures general
24%
aviation and missile engines and components, as
24%
well as on-site gas and power generation systems.
Teledyne Technologies can be broken out into four
basic technology-based segments, presented here.
15%
20%
15%
industrial and communications companies,
general aviation companies.
Environmental/Industrial
Other
Teledyne’s worldwide customers include major
government agencies, prime contractors and
Defense
Marine Instruments
Defense Electronics
Industrial Instruments
Commercial Avionics
RF and Microwave
Electronics
Test and Instrumentation
Electronics
Missile Defense
Program
Space Programs
Government
Information Technology
Modeling and
Simulation
Environmental Systems
OEM Piston Engines
Cruise Missile Engines
Aftermarket
Parts and Services
Electronic
Engine Controls
UAV Propulsion
Systems
Fuel Cell Stacks
and Test Stands
Advanced
Government
Power Systems
Onsite Hydrogen
Generation
Equipment
Government Systems
Engineering
Aerospace Engines
and Components
Energy Systems
2%
www.teledyne.com
Teledyne Marine
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Teledyne RD Instruments
M E A S U R I N G W AT E R I N M O T I O N A N D M O T I O N I N W AT E R
Teledyne RD Instruments is a proud member of the newly formed Teledyne Marine group. Teledyne Marine is a growing
MEASURE
coalition of undersea technology companies that have been assembled within Teledyne Technologies. In keeping with Teledyne’s
Teledyne RD Instruments, Inc. (RDI), located in Poway, California, specializes in the design
and manufacture of underwater acoustic sonar products for underwater navigation,
philosophy, the organizations within the Marine Group remain committed to their origins and core technologies. However, under
imaging, diving, current profiling, and waves measurement applications.
the Teledyne Marine umbrella, these organizations now share their talents and technology to provide their collective customers
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with a new level of innovation, system integration, and worldwide support. Each Teledyne Marine organization is a leader in its
Company History:
respective field, with a shared commitment to providing premium products backed by unparalleled service and support.
For over 25 years, Teledyne RDI has been providing the
the shallowest stream to the deepest ocean, measuring
ODI
water in motion and motion in water.
Military/Defense
Avg. markets served 24.4%
ODI (Ocean Design, Inc.) www.odi.com
Teledyne ODI (Ocean Design Inc) designs and manufactures subsea electrical,
fiber optic, hybrid and high power interconnect systems.
Originally founded in 1982 as RD Instruments, the company has remained dominant in its field by providing an
unwavering commitment to new product development, superior data quality, and the highest level of service
and support. In August 2005, RDI was purchased by Teledyne Technologies, and now operates as a wholly
Academic/Non-Military
Teledyne Benthos www.benthos.com
Teledyne Benthos provides a wide array of oceanographic instrumentation
and sensor solutions for use in marine environments. Products include acoustic
releases, acoustic modems, hydrophones, geophysical survey systems, and ROVs.
Teledyne D.G. O’Brien www.dgo.com
Teledyne D.G. O’Brien incorporates the unmatched reliability of glass-to-metal
seals into optical and electrical solutions.
commercial, scientific and military marine applications. There
operating around the globe in environments ranging from
Teledyne
D.G. O’Brien
Teledyne Geophysical Instruments www.teledyne-gi.com
Teledyne Geophysical Instruments designs and manufactures high-quality,
reliable, and durable marine seismic exploration products including
hydrophones and streamer cables.
industry with leading-edge acoustic Doppler solutions for
C O M M U N I C AT E
are currently thousands of Teledyne RDI products
Teledyne
Benthos
Teledyne RD Instruments www.rdinstruments.com
Teledyne RD Instruments designs and manufactures acoustic sonar products
for underwater navigation, imaging, diving, current profiling, and waves
measurement applications.
Teledyne
RD Instruments
and academic communities. Teledyne Marine currently comprises the following companies:
Teledyne
Geophysical Instruments
Collectively, these organizations represent over 180 years of experience providing undersea solutions to the defense, offshore,
Avg. markets served 11.6%
Offshore/Commercial
Avg. markets served 64.0%
owned indirect subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
Company Structure:
Through market growth and product diversification, Teledyne RDI is comprised of three distinct business units:
Navigation: Precision navigation, imaging, and diver products for the marine environment.
Teledyne Marine % Markets Served
Water Resources: Discharge and flow-measurement products for inland environments.
Marine Measurements: Acoustic Doppler current profiling and wave measurement products
for coastal and deep water oceanographic environments.
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Core Competencies
core competencies in the following areas:
Worldwide
Facilities
• Research & Development
Teledyne RDI employs over 200 multi-disciplined scientists, engineers,
• Sonar Systems Design
technicians, sales, and support personnel, and resides in an 80,000 square foot ISO-9001:2000 certified
Teledyne RDI has over 25 years of experience refining our
• Transducer Design
facility that includes state-of-the art engineering, laboratory, manufacturing, and test areas.
• Signal Processing
In addition to this facility, Teledyne RDI maintains offices in La Gaude, France and Shanghai, China. Teledyne
• Low-Power Electronics Design
RDI has also enlisted and trained local representatives around the globe to ensure consistent world-class
• Systems Engineering
service and support.
• Product Development
Our facilities include:
• Full Scale Production
• Fully computerized sonar electronics and transducer design capabilities.
• OEM Manufacturing
• Build to Print Contracting
• Technical Sales & Marketing
• After Sale Service & Support
25 Years of Excellence...
1982 RD Instruments is founded by Fran Rowe and Kent Deines in San Diego, CA.
1992 Through an ONR (Office of Naval Research) sponsored Phase II contract, RDI develops and commercializes
its now world-renowned Broadband family of Workhorse ADCPs.
1994 RDI applies its acoustic Doppler technology to the world of navigation and develops the industry’s first
Broadband Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) for precision underwater navigation.
1997 RDI opens RDI Europe to support its European representatives and its growing global customer base.
1999 RDI releases its new patented Waves Array product and introduces the industry to a superior way to
measure multi-directional ocean waves.
2000 RDI opens RD Technology in China as a new product development center.
• Complete transducer development and manufacturing capabilities.
• Automated transducer and system test tanks for engineering and production testing.
• Test vessels capable of in-situ testing and verification of system performance on inland lakes,
San Diego Harbor, and the Pacific Ocean.
• Secured facility for government research, development, and manufacturing.
• Full-scale production facilities.
2000 To provide greater market and customer focus, RDI divides its organization into three business units:
Water Resources, Marine Measurements, and Navigation.
2003 RDI receives its first government build-to-print contract for diver navigation products.
2005 RDI is purchased and becomes a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies. The company
changes its name to Teledyne RD Instruments.
2006 Teledyne Technologies purchases Benthos, Inc., and the Teledyne Marine Group is born. This new group
now includes Teledyne RD Instruments, Teledyne Benthos, Teledyne Geophysical Instruments, Teledyne D.G.
O’Brien, and ODI. New joint product developments and other initiatives are now underway...
Our commitment to you
At Teledyne RD Instruments,
we aspire to maintain leadership in
our marketplace, enlisting customers
as partners to work together in
enduring relationships built on
mutual trust and mutual benefit.
From this foundation, we will
continually evolve our products
and services to meet our
customers’ needs
Teledyne
RD Instruments
What is a DVL?
What sets our DVL apart?
Teledyne RDI’s Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) is a multi-function Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) acoustic sensor
Technology:
that provides highly accurate velocity information. In addition to providing speed over ground and speed through
• Patented Broadband Doppler Processing
• Highly Accurate, Precise and Reliable Data
water, the instrument uses other sensors to provide position updates for both subsea and surface platforms. The
• Patented 4-Beam Janus Configuration
• Built-in Redundancy
DVL provides information by collecting, compiling, and processing a full suite of data parameters which include:
• Patented Bottom Tracking
• Built-in Data Quality Control
• Velocity
• Altitude
• Depth
• Heading
• Pitch and Roll
• Temperature
The DVL can be used as a stand-alone navigation system or incorporated into an
Navigation
Business Unit
Teledyne RDI’s Navigation business unit was formed to
provide a strong focus on Teledyne RDI’s growing line
of Doppler navigation products and capabilities. This
business unit actively pursues acoustic navigation business
opportunities around the globe, while supporting their
customers’ unique technical and service requirements.
With highly trained Navigation personnel in our San Diego,
France, and China office, Teledyne RDI is at your service
when and where you need us.
Teledyne RDI’s navigation product line includes:
• Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs)
• Diver Navigation and Mapping Systems
• Contract Manufacturing Service
• Research and Development
existing marine navigation system to significantly enhance system performance.
Where is it used?
• Quieter, Faster Measurements for Real-time Navigation
Service:
• Research and Development
• Custom Engineering
• Systems Integration
• Data Analysis
Support:
• Free Online Training
• Field Support
• 24/7 Customer Service • On-site Training
Experience:
Teledyne RDI’s DVLs are ideally suited for a wide variety of scientific, military, and commercial applications.
Teledyne RDI’s DVLs are the industry standard for Doppler aided navigation around the globe. Our DVLs are operating on
Typical DVL platforms include:
board over 95% of the world’s commercial and military AUVs. Only Teledyne RDI has the critical combination of technology,
• Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV)
• Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV)
• Towed Systems
• Surface Ships
• Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV)
• Submarines
• Swimmer Delivery Systems
• Divers
experience, and support required for your precision navigation needs.
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)
BPAUV, image courtesy Bluefin Robotics
array of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). The unit’s
compact size and low power requirements, combined with its
use on ROVs to monitor vehicle motion and speed. The DVL can also be used to enhance the current industry standard automatic
control modes (heading and depth) to include station-keeping. This works in the same manner as a vessel DP system, providing a
true ROV dynamic positioning capability. This allows the operator to automatically control vehicle motion and position, and focus
on other tasks.
Teledyne RDI’s DVLs are installed on a growing number of ROVs. A partial list of
these platforms includes:
Image courtesy Oceaneering
Teledyne RDI’s DVLs are ideally suited for installation on a wide
ROVs are increasingly being asked to perform more demanding and complex tasks. An increasing number of DVLs are currently in
versatile, proven technology make it the tool of choice for AUV designers and manufacturers around
the world. In fact, Teledyne RDI DVLs are now installed on virtually every operational commercial
and military AUV designed to date.
The Workhorse Navigator DVL can be used stand-alone to collect high-precision velocity data, or can
be integrated into an existing navigation system to provide frequent and crucial navigation updates.
but also precision current profiling data from the Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) unit—all
in a single self-contained unit.
Teledyne RDI manufactures both standard and specially designed DVLs, which allows our
• Lockheed Martin
• SAAB Underwater Systems
• Perry Slingsby Systems
• Phoenix International
• Sperre AS
• Sonsub
Custom and standard Teledyne RDI DVLs are installed on a variety of military and scientific
customers to configure the unit to suit their unique requirements.
manned submersibles to provide inertial system aiding, precision positioning, and speed
Teledyne RDI’s DVLs are currently installed on a growing
number of AUVs, including:
• Lockheed Martin
• The Boeing Company
• Hydroid, LLC
• Bluefin Robotics
• Kongsberg Maritime
• BAE Systems
• Hafmynd
• ISE, Ltd.
• Atlas Maridan
• ECA
• Prizm Advanced Communication Electronics
log capability.
AN/WLD-1, image courtesy Lockheed Martin
Autosub AUV, image courtesy University of Southampton
• Oceaneering International
Manned Submarines
and Submersibles
Teledyne RDI’s DVLs play a key role in these vehicle configurations, providing not only navigation,
REMUS AUV, image courtesy Hydroid, Inc.
• Schilling Robotics
Image courtesy Perry Slingsby
Autonomous
Underwater
Vehicles (AUVs)
DVLs can be found on submarine rescue
vehicles, swimmer delivery vehicles, and
manned submersibles, including the Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Alvin
vehicle, Russia’s Mir vehicles, and Ifremer’s
Nautile.
Towed Platforms
Diver Navigation
Teledyne RDI’s DVLs provide enhanced platform navigation and survey/
Teledyne RDI has applied its proven Doppler technology to commercial and military diving applications. Teledyne RDI
vehicle positioning onboard towed platforms, including side scan sonars,
now offers the MapTac Diver Navigation and Mapping Console, designed to assist military and commercial divers
deep tow systems, magnetometers, mine sweeping instrumentation,
in reconnaissance and mapping applications. This navigation and survey platform is completely autonomous and
synthetic aperture systems, etc. The DVL is highly effective regardless of
operates without the need for acoustic baselines or floating surface buoys. By integrating the data from a
whether the system is being towed from a surface vessel or helicopter.
Doppler Velocity Log (DVL), fluxgate compass, and pressure transducer, MapTac allows the diver to quickly
Teledyne RDI’s DVLs are currently installed on numerous military and
commercial tow vehicles. A partial list of these platforms includes:
Teledyne RDI boasts a stellar record for quickly bringing tools out of the design phase, into manufacturing and
AN/AQS-20A Minehunting Sonar
ultimately into the hands of US military divers. Contracts delivered and/or in-house include:
• Teledyne Benthos Towed Systems
Underwater Imaging Sonar (UIS), awarded by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division. The UIS system was designed by the Applied Research
• L3 Klein Towed Systems
• EdgeTech Towed Systems
Surface Vessels
survey the bottom using geodetic data points.
Teledyne RDI has become a leading supplier of build-to-print and development contracts to the US military.
• Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems,
AN/AQS-20A, image courtesy Raytheon
and easily map the bottom topography, navigate accurate grid patterns, mark and relocate waypoints, and
Image courtesy L3 Klein
Laboratory (ARL), University of Texas to replace the US Navy’s aging ANPQS/2A units, which have been utilized by EOD divers for over 20 years. The new UIS integrates
a pulse scanning sonar with highly sophisticated electronics to produce a compact, low magnetic signature package designed for hand-held diver applications. The UIS
allows divers to search, detect, classify, and chart underwater obstacles and mine-like objects utilizing sector scan technology. Teledyne RDI was tasked with pre-production evaluation, production, and post-production service and support for this program.
Hydrographic Mapping Unit (HMU), awarded by Naval Sea Systems Command. The
Teledyne RDI’s DVLs have been installed on a wide array of commercial, research,
HMU is utilized by military divers to conduct hydrographic reconnaissance missions. The
and military vessels, either stand-alone or as a component of an integrated
fully integrated sensor and navigation system will be used to provide a more accurate
navigation system. Surface vessel positioning is typically provided by Global
and expedient method of collecting, recording, analyzing, and transferring hydrographic
Positioning Systems (GPS); however, gaps in navigation data can occur in GPS denied
reconnaissance data.
environ-ments, under bridges, and around structures. The integration of DVL position
data greatly improves these situations, providing high-rate dead reckoning position
Tactical Hydrographic Survey Equipment (THSE), designed for use by the US DOD.
information, as well as precision Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling (ADCP) data.
The THSE is a diver navigation and mapping platform which builds on our commercial
diving platform with the integration of more accurate sensors, the application of higher
computing power and various operational breakthroughs.
MCM Class, image courtesy Coastal Systems Station, Panama City, FL
Teledyne RD Instruments
Navigation Products
Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs)
Diver Navigation and Mapping Systems
Workhorse Navigator DVL
CobraTac
The Workhorse Navigator is Teledyne RDI’s flagship DVL. This unit has been installed on board hundreds of underwater and
CobraTac is a comprehensive, independent, underwater navigation and mapping system designed for diver operation.
surface platforms around the globe, providing precision navigation in a wide array of environments and applications.
CobraTac enables divers to navigate pre-planned routes, waypoints, and search patterns, while simultaneously mapping
The Workhorse Navigator is rated for operation in up to 6000M of water and is available at 300, 600, or 1200 kHz.
the sea floor beneath the diver and recording the diver’s actual track.
MapTac
Explorer DVL
The Explorer DVL is the newest addition to the Teledyne RDI family of navigation products. The compact size, light weight,
low power draw, and remote head make this the ideal navigation tool for smaller, littoral vehicles. The Explorer is rated for
operation in up to 300M of water and is available at 600 kHz.
The newest addition to the Teledyne RDI family of Diver products, the MapTac incorporates a variety of additional features
and capabilities to those outlined for the CobraTac. With improved processing power, the MapTac incorporates an internal GPS
receiver, a high-performance compass, and other sensors that provide more accurate navigation results which are
displayed on an upgraded full color display with heads-up positioning and dive route guidance.
Product Research and Development
Government Contract Manufacturing
Custom DVL Designs
At the core of Teledyne RDI’s success is the company’s philosophy to never settle for the
Teledyne RDI has a proven track record as a performance supplier of sonar technology
status quo. The company was founded based on a revolutionary new product devel-
to the military. Our facilities and resources provide a range of solutions, from purpose
Teledyne RDI offers the proven capability to customize your Doppler Velocity Log to meet your unique requirements.
opment, and the evolution of this technology continues to be our guiding principle.
designed and built sonars to standard commercial off-the-shelf products. From build-to-
A variety of transducer designs allow customers to minimize the instrument’s impact on the hydrodynamics of your vehicle,
Product and software enhancements and new product developments are an ongoing
print, to proof of concept, to product development and support, Teledyne RDI carefully
vessel, or platform while maximizing size and weight reductions. Remote transducer head configurations allow system
process at Teledyne RDI, as we continue to meet the industry’s growing and changing
oversees every phase of government contracting to ensure that our end-users receive
electronics to be conveniently located inside a vehicle, while flexible data output formats facilitate simple interfacing to
needs. New product advancements are being made daily within the Navigation business
precisely what was anticipated in a timely and efficient manner.
other equipment on board.
unit, as well as our newly emerging acoustic imaging product line.
Teledyne
RD Instruments
Worldwide
Teledyne RD Instruments
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USA
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Teledyne RD Instruments Europe
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06610 La Gaude
France
Tel. +33-49-211-0930
Fax +33-49-211-0931
E-mail: rdie@teledyne.com
Teledyne RD Technologies
1206 Holiday Inn Business Building
899 Dongfang Road, Pu Dong
Shanghai 20122
China
Tel. +86-215-830-6939
A member of Teledyne Marine
All information subject to change.
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