Diver detection success in UK port trials
The multibeam sonar tracks divers and alerts operators to their presence on a geo-referenced map of the area.
Underwater acoustic equipment supplier Reson has successfully demonstrated contraband and diver detection systems in UK ports.
A fourth trial for the Royal Navy of the SeaBat 7112 multibeam sonar system was focusing on diver detection. Using the SeaBat 7112 system in conjunction with the SeaBat 7128 system for diver detection, Reson was able to detect targets at a long distance and make positive distinctions between divers and other targets.
The SeaBat 7128 multibeam forward looking sonar has high resolution and installation flexibility and is well suited for a variety of underwater imaging applications from a surface vessel in water up to 6,000m deep.
SeaBat 7112 multibeam sonar system for diver detection consists of a circular array and projector ensonifying a cylindrical volume of water up to 1,000m range. Designed to detect small targets such as divers with closed circuit re-breather equipment, the systems will track and alert operators of their presence on a geo-referenced map of the area.
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