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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!
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.
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.
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.