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Note: The\u00a0Ping360<\/em>\u00a0scanning sonar is currently in\u00a0beta<\/u>. It\u2019s well-tested and we are confident in the hardware design, but we intend to improve the features and performance with software updates in the near future.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Ping360<\/em>\u00a0scanning sonar is a\u00a0mechanical scanning imaging sonar. It\u2019s designed primarily to be used on the\u00a0BlueROV2<\/em>\u00a0and other ROVs for navigation in low-visibility water conditions, but it\u2019s also suited for applications such as inspection, obstacle avoidance, target location and tracking, autonomous systems development, and more!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dock Pilings in front of the BlueROV2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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What is a Scanning Sonar?<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re new to scanning sonars,\u00a0here\u2019s how it works: inside the\u00a0Ping360<\/em>\u00a0is an acoustic transducer that sends a narrow beam of acoustic energy into the water and then listens back for echoes. That transducer is mounted to a motor that rotates it in one degree increments and as it does this it generates a circular image of the sonar\u2019s surroundings with a maximum range of 50 meters (165 feet). The result is similar to what you might see from a weather radar on the local news or a laser scanner on an autonomous robot. Here\u2019s an example of a scan of dock pilings straight ahead of the\u00a0BlueROV2<\/em>:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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When mounted on an ROV, the scanning sonar gives you a top-down view of the ROV\u2019s surroundings. You can see echoes from objects like ropes, walls, dock pilings, rocks, shipwrecks, boats, fish, and any other structures or objects that reflect sound waves. With that, you have reference points to navigate from, regardless of water visibility, and you can locate important features in the water quickly. Here\u2019s an example of a 120 degree sector scan showing a rope in front of the sonar:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What\u2019s Inside<\/h2>\n

The\u00a0Ping360<\/em>\u00a0is designed with an oil-filled section at the top that houses the acoustic transducer and an air-filled section at the bottom. It has an anodized aluminum case and a 1 meter (3.3 foot) cable with a pre-installed cable penetrator. It\u2019s rated to a maximum depth of 300 meters (984 feet). The bottom has four M3 mounting holes and interfaces with an included bracket that makes it easy to install on the\u00a0BlueROV2<\/em>\u00a0and in other applications.<\/p>\n

The sonar operates at an acoustic frequency of 750 kHz and has a beam width of 2 degrees horizontally and 25 degrees vertically. Electrically, it can be powered from any clean 11-25 V power source and it communicates via USB, RS485, or Ethernet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Updated Ping-Viewer Interface showing a tire found with Ping360.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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User Interface<\/h2>\n

The\u00a0Ping360<\/em>\u00a0connects to the\u00a0open source\u00a0Ping-Viewer<\/em>\u00a0application\u00a0for control and data display.\u00a0Ping-Viewer<\/em>\u00a0runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux and can connect to the\u00a0Ping360<\/em>\u00a0through a direct connection to the computer or through the\u00a0Companion<\/em>\u00a0web interface on the\u00a0BlueROV2<\/em>.<\/p>\n

For those who wish to integrate the\u00a0Ping360<\/em>\u00a0scanning sonar into other systems and access the data directly, it communicates with a binary message format called the\u00a0Ping-Protocol. We\u2019ve have Arduino and Python libraries for the Ping-Protocol to get you up and running almost immediately.<\/p>\n

Check out the\u00a0Technical Details<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Learn<\/em>\u00a0tabs above for more information!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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