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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 53 ble of profiling currents at up to 128 individual points in the water col- umn. Through the years, RD Instruments experienced steady growth and remained dominant in the industry by providing an unwa- vering commitment to new product development, superior data quality, and the highest level of customer service and support. In August 2005, RD Instruments was purchased by Teledyne Technologies, and now operates as a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies, Inc. Upon acquisition, the company's name was changed to Teledyne RD Instruments. Teledyne RDI is also now a member of the growing Teledyne Marine group, which also includes: Teledyne Benthos, Teledyne Geophysical Instruments, Teledyne DG O'Brien, and ODI. Through market growth and prod- uct diversification, the Teledyne RDI is now comprised of three distinct business units: • Marine Measurements: Acoustic Doppler current profiling and wave measurement products for coastal and deep water oceanographic envi- ronments. Navigation: Precision navigation products for the marine environ- ment. Water Resources: Discharge and flow-measurement products for inland environments. Teledyne RDI continues to lead the industry by providing our customers with innovative Doppler technology backed by unparalleled customer service and support. Technology Profile: From it's incep- tion in 1982, Teledyne RDI has con- tinually expanded its core acoustic Doppler technology to create a wide array of current profiling products for environments ranging from the shal- lowest stream to the deepest ocean. Today, Teledyne RDI's ADCP's are the de facto standard instrument used worldwide by scientists and field engineers to improve their under- standing of water current circulation. With well over 10,000 ADCPs deliv- ered worldwide, Teledyne RDI deliv- ers the industry's most field- proven ADCPs available. Teledyne RDI's ADCPs offer the following advan- tages: • Patented BroadBand processing for significantly improved data quality, power efficiency and error detection; A patented two (2) dimensional phased array transducer design for significantly reduced size, weight, and deployment complexity; A unique 4-beam configuration to ensure data quality and reliability. Teledyne RDI has also applied its ADCP technology to a line of Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs) and diver navigation products. Teledyne RDI's Workhorse Navigator DVL provides high rate, high precision velocity and altitude updates for a wide array of applications spanning the military, commercial, and scien- tific markets. Most recently, Teledyne RDI launched the new Explorer DVL. Explorer's compact size, weight and low power require- ments make it ideally suited for today's littoral vehicles. MTR100 MTR#6 (49-64).qxd 7/18/2008 1:19 PM Page 53
