BETTER AIMING FROM EVERY ANGLE.
With the Sound Metrics ARIS Rotator AR2, easily and accurately aim the ARIS Explorer with 2-axis control of pan and tilt or tilt and roll.
The AR2 rotates 360° to enable complete imaging of the surrounding environment. Varying the roll angle on a target provides a 3D-like perspective and also rolls the sonar to the best possible angle to image the seafloor, ship hulls, dam faces, etc.
Manual and automated control is simple using the ARIScope software interface. Both the sonar and the AR2 operate on a single standard cable.
The Wideband Sub-Mini 6 (WSM6) is Sonardyne’s latest generation of versatile USBL transponders or responders that support WBv2 signals.
The WSM6 is designed for positioning ROVs, towfish and other mobile targets in water depths up to 4,000 metres.
The compact and rugged design is based on the field proven WSM mechanics and is available in MF Directional and MF Omni-Directional versions.
The latest Sonardyne Wideband®2 signal technology has been incorporated, which offers superior ranging accuracy and fast USBL position updates.
The Wideband Sub-Mini 6 Plus (WSM 6+) is Sonardyne’s latest generation of versatile USBL transponders/responders that support WBv2 signals.
The WSM 6+ is designed for positioning ROVs, towfish and other mobile targets in water depths up to 4,000 metres.
The compact and rugged design is based on the field proven WSM mechanics and is available in MF Directional and MF Omni-Directional versions.
The latest Sonardyne Wideband®2 signal technology has been incorporated, which offers superior ranging accuracy and fast USBL position updates.
Sonardyne’s existing Wideband Sub-Mini transponder (WSM) is typically interrogated by a responder trigger sent down the ROVs’ umbilical or a narrow band tone signal.
In some situations, reverberation or multipath of the tone interrogation can cause interference problems.
The WMT is Sonardyne’s first mini-sized transponder.
It is slightly larger than the WSM and provides full two-way Wideband interrogation and reply which completely mitigates interference from and to other users.
HIGH INTEGRITY 600 KHZ DOPPLER VELOCITY LOG
Syrinx is a 600 kHz Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) for surface and subsea vehicles. It combines the high altitude, high resolution features of 300 kHz and 1200 kHz DVLs in a single, easy to install navigation instrument. The adaptive bottom lock technology inside Syrinx provides consistency and reliability over challenging and changing topography and works at an altitude higher than 85%of the world’s subsea infrastructure. This reduces the amount of time a vehicle has to dive on free inertial.
Part of Sonardyne’s Coastal Acoustic Product Range, the Type 7967 OBC/LRT Deck Unit is used to command and programme Sonardyne’s range of TZ/OBC transponders and Lightweight Release Transponders (LRTs).
It comprises of a deck unit and dunking transducer supplied with 10 metres of cable.
The deck unit is used initially to program the acoustic identity of the transponder, test the transponder and, in the case of the LRT, load the release ‘bit’ prior to deployment. Once deployed, it can be used to measure ranges to the transponder and prior to sending a secure release command, relocate the transponder.
The deck unit can also be controlled via RS232 enabling raw range data to be logged to a PC for processing.
SHALLOW WATER SUBSEA TARGET TRACKING SYSTEM
Scout USBL is a complete vessel based acoustic positioning system designed for tracking divers, ROVs and towfish in waters up to 1,000 metres.
The system calculates the position of a subsea target by measuring the range (distance) and bearing (heading) from a vessel mounted transceiver to a small acoustic transponder fitted to the target; a technique known as Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) positioning.
USBL is widely used by the offshore survey and ocean scientific industries as it offers high accuracy performance combined with efficient subsea tracking operations.
