Multi-Beam Echosounders
Jumping from single beam to multi-beam is a big change. This graphic from Blue Robotics shows how this device is grabbing slices of a swath of returns to get a better image of the subsurface.
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This type of transducer gives you resolution that you just can't get with a single beam. Multi-beam sonar brings details out in the high resolution data that can fine tune your understanding of your underwater environment from tailings ponds to lake topography or port terminals.
Cerulean Surveyor 240-16
The Surveyor 240-16 is a compact, low-cost multibeam echosounder perfect for the BlueBoat and other small USVs. It has a depth range of 50 meters and a built-in IMU to provide pitch and roll compensation for accurate results, even in rough water. Paired with SonarView software, the Surveyor generates real-time 3D point clouds of the seafloor for bathymetric surveys and mapping.
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