Imaging

Meet the Omniscan Family of Imaging Sonars. Enabling explorers, researchers, and search & recovery around the world.

The Omniscan Family

Omniscan features a single narrow and tall sonar beam in common with conventional side scan sonars. The innovation is in the tight integration with the Cerulean SonarView application which uses position and heading information and “paints” the image in real time. In a forward scanning ROV application, you have complete control of where and how you scan by rotating the ROV. This means you can instantly focus on a specific area of interest as well as maintain exquisite situational awareness with a quick 360 degree scan.

As for image quality, think high resolution side-scan. Check out the video to see how image quality and situational awareness compare vs a very popular forward looking multibeam sonar costing 10x more.

Simultaneous image capture of the shipwreck Hercules, an early 1900’s tug boat sunk in Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota 99 years ago.

Omniscan 450 Compact

The Omniscan 450 Compact features a form factor supported by most small ROVs thus simplifying integration. Also featured is an internal Ethernet switch so that up to 2 additional Ethernet devices can be daisy chained while using only a single Ethernet connection to the vehicle.

Omniscan 450 FS 100m & 300m

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

Omniscan 450 SS

The Omniscan 450SS is tailored for side-scan applications. The longer transducer gives better along track resolution and longer range. For scanning both sides simultaneously, order quantity 2. Separate PCBA to be housed in vehicle water tight container.

Omniscan 3D Product Preview

Omniscan Specifications

450 Compact 450 FS 100m 450 FS 300m 450 SS
Price $2990 $2490 $2990 $2590
Frequency (nominal) 450 kHz 450 kHz 450 kHz 450 kHz
Range Resolution up to 1/1200th of range up to 1/1200th of range up to 1/1200th of range up to 1/1200th of range
Maximum Ping Rate 20 Hz 20 Hz 20 Hz 20 Hz
Power 10-30V, 10 watts max (pinging) 10-30V, 10 watts max (pinging) 10-30V, 10 watts max (pinging) 10-30V, 10 watts max (pinging)
Data Interface 100BaseT Ethernet 100BaseT Ethernet 100BaseT Ethernet 100BaseT Ethernet
Internal Ethernet Switch Yes No No No
Internal Electronics Yes Yes Yes No
Electrical Connection single cable w/4 pin JST for Ethernet data + 1 wire pair for power. Options for the 3 ports including Blue Trail bulkhead connector(s). single cable w/4 pin JST for Ethernet data + 1 wire pair for power single cable w/4 pin JST for Ethernet data + 1 wire pair for power PCB assembly has 3 position transducer interface, 4 pin JST for Ethernet interface, 2 pin JST for power.
Maximum Range 100m 120m 120m 150m
Beam Width 1.1 deg 0.8 deg 0.8 deg 0.5 deg
Beam Height 50 deg 50 deg 50 deg 50 deg
Vertical Beam Angle 15 deg downward 0 deg 0 deg 0 deg
Weight in Air 934g 440g 825g 180g (transducer only)
Weight in Water 400g -60g (buoyant) 325g -10g (Transducer only)
Max Operating Depth 300m 100m 300m 300m