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News Release from: SRD | Subject: Eclipse
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 10 April 2008
Sonar imaging system measures in 3D
Aimed at the ROV market, Eclipse is ideally suited to all but the smallest subsea vehicles.
Eclipse is a novel sonar imaging system with 3D measurement capability from subsea visualisation specialist SRD This is the first product launch since SRD's inclusion within the Tritech International Group
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 14 Feb 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Aimed at the ROV market, it will be supported by Tritech's global distribution network.
Eclipse is ideally suited for all but the smallest subsea vehicles.
A single housing incorporates an orthogonal pair of dual transmit and receive multibeam arrays, operating at 240kHz with a range of up to 120m.
Eclipse uses SRD's innovative electronic transmit beam-shaping technology, providing the user with a high performance imaging system which is considerably more versatile than conventional 2D sonar.
Eclipse can be used in volume visualisation, forward looking and profile imaging modes.
3D volume visualisation provides a realistic graphical representation of scanned objects.
By electronically steering the horizontal or vertical transmit beam, successive scans illuminate a volume ahead of the sonar over a 120 x 45-degree field of view.
This is converted in real time into a full 3D image.
A scan rate up to 140kHz is possible at close range, with 7Hz update rate at 100m range.
Additional flexibility allows the user to generate images in either vertical or horizontal planes, with a measurement tool providing range and bearing to any acoustic target.
In forward looking mode the transmit beam is electronically shaped to provide an instantaneous wide field of view.
In the profile imaging mode the vertical or horizontal transmit beam is electronically narrowed for enhanced measurement capability.
Eclipse is ideal for many subsea and surveillance applications.
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