The Omniscan 450FS, is the most affordable forward imaging solution on the market, and it is now available for the M2 Pro Max ROV platform! The days of paying tens of thousands of dollars for imaging sonar capabilities are over!

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HS Code: 9015.80


Description

The Omniscan 450 FS is ideally suited for forward looking ROV applications. The transducer and electronics are housed in a single enclosure with the CHASING Ethernet + power interface. Two enclosure options are available for 100m or 300m depth rating.

As the M2 Pro Max moves, Cerulean SonarView “paints” the image of the scanned area of the sea floor giving excellent situational awareness in the murkiest conditions. For vehicles without positioning information, Omniscan's Dopper Position Tracking can be used for translational information in the direction of the beam. Using a pair of Omniscan 450 FS units, one forward and one 90 degrees to either side, full 2d motion tracking is available.

Animated screen capture of SonarView illustrating how vehicle motion scans the seafloor. This is not a simulation. It is screen capture of SonarView replaying an actual Omniscan log file.


Operator Scanning

Using Omniscan 450 FS on an M2 Pro Max, the scanning is under the direct control of the ROV driver so that they can focus on specific areas of interest rather than waiting for a mechanical scanning sonar to slowly come around to sweep the particular sector they want to see. Using the “Heading Up” mode in SonarView makes this manual scanning very intuitive and provides excellent situational awareness.

CHASING M2 Pro Max equipped with two OS450FS and a ROVL MK II


Easy install and operation

Links

SonarView Manual

Omniscan User Manual

Installation instructions

Introducing Doppler Motion Tracking

STEP files

Omniscan Sample Images

What comes in the Box

Omniscan 450FS 100m: OS450FS with CHASING ethernet cable

Omniscan 450FS 300m: OS450FS with ethernet cable and buoyancy module.

Product Specifications

Viewing Software

SonarView by Cerulean

Frequency

450 kHz

Range Resolution

Up to 1/1200 of range setting

Maximum Ping Rate

20 pings per second up to 30m range, thereafter limited by range and speed of sound. Examples: 10 pps @ 50m, 5 pps @ 140m range setting

Power Supply

10-30 Volts, 5 watts max at idle, 10 watts max while pinging

Data Interface

CHASING Ethernet cable

Electrical Connection

CHASING Ethernet cable

Maximum Range

100m

Far Field (Note 1)

7m

Beam Width (Note 2)

0.8°

Beam Height

50°

Maximum Operating Depth

100m and 300m versions

Weight in Air

440g(100m), 825g(300m)

Weight in Water

-60g(100m), +325(300m)

Overall Dimensions

55x67x200mm

Note 1: Far Field distance is the range beyond which the beam width specification is valid. At nearer distances the effective beam width gets wider, and sidelobes get larger. Note 2: This is the nominal theoretical 2-way (transmit and receive) 3dB beam width.