New Coda Octopus wide-angle development
Edinburgh, UK-based Coda Octopus, the underwater systems specialist with subsidiary bases in Australia, Norway and the US, has extended its patented series of real-time Echoscope 3D sonars with development of a wide-angle 90 x 40-degree 240kHz XD model.
It features multiple projectors with an increased opening angle producing significant improvements in field-of-view and survey areas of coverage.
In addition to real-time 3D imaging enabling the system to realise results in low or zero visibility conditions, the new dual frequency model will enable large area imaging and mapping to be completed in support of a wide range of subsea bathymetry and imaging projects. It can be operated in either landscape or portrait orientation to give increased horizontal or vertical coverage for critical applications, with all frequencies selectable from a dropdown menu comprising proprietary underwater survey explorer software.
Coda Octopus claims its Echoscope systems as the world’s first and highest resolution real-time 3D sonar which is capable of generating over 16,000 soundings per each acoustic transmission. Typical applications range from subsea surveys, marine construction and ROV operations to those for dredging and port security.
By David Goodfellow
