The mobile boom operated system consists of an imaging transducer array mounted to an extendable boom. The boom is attached to a mobile support vessel such as a 40' work boat or smaller RIB (rigid inflatable boat). The transducer arrays are lowered into the water column and are azimuth and elevation controlled by the operator. The vessels of interest are insonified as the boat circumnavigates around the vessel from distances ranging around 200m. Images of the underwater exterior hulls are processed in real time using the COTS (Commercial-Off-The-Shelf) processor suite. The vessels may be insonified by the imaging systems while at anchor or while they are under way.
The sea floor mounted transducers are anchored to the sea floor at optimal locations and offer images to a shore sites or nearby boats via cabling.
The bulkhead or sea wall mounted systems offer the same imaging capabilities while the arrays are mounted to structures such as sea walls, bulkheads, jetties, or bridge fenders (attached with appropriate approvals and permissions).
The technology is also available through licensing.
For further information regarding system performance, capabilities, deployment, pricing, and licensing, please contact Mark Rogers.