Side-looking reconnaissance
Seabed observation along the vehicle’s path.
SONAR / SIDE SCAN
Omniscan 450 SS
Read the seabed on either side of your route.
Cerulean side-scan sonar for seabed surveys and searches, mountable on ROVs or surface platforms.
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THE SYSTEM IN PRACTICE
How it fits
your work.
Side scan builds an acoustic representation of the seabed as the vehicle travels. Shapes, shadows and differences in return help identify features for further passes or ROV investigation.
The configuration can use one or two units to observe one or both sides. SonarView handles display; georeferencing requires a positioning system and coordinated data integration.
One or two units
Coverage selected for the platform and survey.
Data and position
Scans associated with the path when a position reference is available.
CONFIGURATIONS, EQUIPMENT AND DATA
A closer look.
Side scanning, search and archaeology
One or two units can be mounted on BlueBoat or BlueROV with the appropriate support. Two transducers acquire both sides, with combined coverage up to 180° in the specified configuration. Wreck search and underwater archaeology are among the intended applications.
SonarView, also available as a BlueOS extension, displays and records scans, supports playback and manages settings. Bottom detection can remove the empty central strip from the image. The map and vehicle position display require consistent navigation data; they do not automatically constitute a 3D seabed survey.
SS configuration details
| Frequency | 450khz |
|---|---|
| Range resolution | Up to 1/1200 of the range setting |
| Maximum ping rate | 20 pings per second up to 30 m range, then dependent on range and sound speed. |
| Beam height | 50 ° |
| Power consumption | 10–30 V (5 W minimum) |
| Maximum range | 150 metres |
| Maximum operating depth | 300 metres |
| Weight in air | 180 g (transducer only) |
| Weight in water | −10 g (transducer only) |
| Dimensions | 318x30x20 |
| Software | Included |
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Technical documentation: official Cerulean source ↗. Page reviewed on 11 September 2026. Configuration and compatibility require confirmation; stock availability is not implied.
INTEGRATIONS AND SYSTEMS
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CERULEAN / 3D RECONSTRUCTION
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A system for building point clouds and three-dimensional representations of the seabed and structures during scanning.
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240 kHz bathymetric multibeam for surveying a swath of seabed and building point clouds, particularly suited to small USVs and BlueBoat.
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CERULEAN / SONAR SOFTWARE
SonarView
Cerulean software for viewing, recording and replaying data from supported devices.
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