Omniscan 3D Products Overview
Omniscan 3D Hardware Components
A key aspect of the Omniscan 3D architecture is that it is possible to upgrade any of the current Omniscan products to 3D capability by adding the new Omniscan 450 RX16 receive array module. This includes the very popular Omniscan 450 SS which is the initial focus, but the 3D capability can equally apply to the OS 450 FS, and the OS 450 Compact.
The Omniscan 3D product range will expand throughout 2026 with a variety of configurations, but in 2025 we will be shipping two related variants: the full Omniscan 450 SS3D, and the upgrade to convert the Omniscan 450 SS to the Omniscan 450 SS3D. In addition, the stand alone Omniscan RX16 Receive Array will be available for integrators with sufficient technical capabilities.
Omniscan 450 RX16 Receive Array
The Omniscan 450 RX16 Receive Array listens to the sonar echo signal on 16 hydrophone channels directed along the same (horizontal) axis as the transmit beam from the Omniscan 450 SS. At each range step, the phase of each of the 16 received signals are combined using advanced DSP algorithms to determine the vertical angle from which the echo was received. The RX16 includes a base plate so that the SS transducer and the RX16 array can be mounted together as show in the photo below.
