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UNIVERSAL SONAR MOUNT

KONGSBERG M3

KONGSBERG M3

FEATURES

  • Up to 500m and up to 4000m water depth
  • Portable, cost effective and light weight sonar
  • Generates imaging and bathymetric datasets from one sonar head
  • Produces single-beam image quality with the speed of multibeam
  • Provides GeoTIFF output and creates real-time mosaic using third party software
  • Compliant to IHO Special Order & 1A
  • Uses Linear FM, CW and Doppler pulses

The innovative design of the M3 Sonar® uses two sets of complementary transducers which allow it to generate both imaging and bathymetric data with the same head. Unique to the M3 Sonar® is the patented eIQ (enhanced image quality) mode of operation that generates multibeam images with unprecedented clarity.

The M3 Sonar has the ability to configure applications using complex pulses. The system allows the operator to interleave active pings and passive listening modes, Doppler, multiple true-zoom windows (up to 4) with linear FM and CW imaging modes of operation.

Data outputs are compatible with various third party software such as Caris, EIVA, Hypack and QINSy. The M3 Sonar® has the ability to produce real-time 3D point clouds enabling fast target or object detection. Ideal for shallow water surveys on USV/ASV/ROV and dual head deployment.


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    BENEFITS

    • High update rate
    • Significant time savings during operations
    • Uniform large coverage area
    • MultiMode capability
    • Low power consumption
    • User friendly

    APPLICATIONS

    • Hull Inspection
    • Pier Inspection and Berth Clearance
    • Underwater Search and Recovery
    • Underwater Security
    • Underwater Vehicle Instrumentation

    INSTALLATION OPTIONS

    • Pole mount on a surface vessel
    • Suitable for a wide range of vehicles from large work-class ROVs to small observation class ROVs
    • Tripod mounted

    IHO COMPLIANCE

    • Vertical Accuracy compliance can be met over the full ±60° sector for Order 1 surveys and to at least ±55° for Special Order
    • Special Order target detection (1m cube) is met to 20m and Order 1A target detection (2m cube) is maintained to 40m

    M3 SONAR APPLICATIONSMARINE ENGINEERING & SITE INSPECTION (MESI)

    • Structure inspection in ports and harbours
    • Dam and water intake inspections
    • Bridge pier and dock inspections
    • Shallow water surveys
    • Outfalls and pipe inspections
    • Pipeline surveys
    • Dredge monitoring

    SEARCH & RECOVERY (SAR) / SECURITY

    • Berth clearance
    • Hull inspection
    • Piling inspection
    • Unexploded Ordinance (UEXO) / IED detection
    • Body and evidence detection/recovery
    • Diver direction and supervision

    UNDERWATER VEHICLE INSTRUMENTATION (UVI)

    • ROV - Navigation, obstacle avoidance, rapid mosaicking - Bathymetric survey, pipeline survey
    • Trencher/Plough - Navigation, obstacle avoidance - Trench profiling

    ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

    • Mammal behaviour monitoring
    • Fish monitoring
    • Geological studies (bedforms and gas bubble/seeps)
    • Wastewater ponds & lagoons
    • Archeological sites & ship wrecks detection
    • Coral reefs monitoring

    INSTALLATION OPTIONS

    • Suitable for a wide range of vehicles from large work-class ROVs to small observation-class ROVs
    • Pole mount on surface vessel
    • Tripod mounted

    SYSTEM COMPONENTS