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Sub-bottom Profiling Module

Sub-bottom Profiling Module

The Gavia Sub-Bottom Profilng Module Is Derived From Field Proven Chirp Iii Technology From Teledyne Benthos, Pioneers in Chirp Technology

The Chirp Sonar uses digitally produced 14kHz-21kHz acoustic transmission and matched-filter processing to achieve both high resolution and good penetration in soft sediments.

Description

The SBP module for the Gavia AUV allows users to quickly integrate sub-bottom profiling into their survey suite sub-bottom profiling into their survey suite. The combination of SBP, Sidescan, swath bathymetry and camera modules on the Gavia AUV provides a true multi-dimensional look at the ocean floor and sub-bottom layers from a cost-effective, man-portable, self-contained survey solution.

Key Features

  • Greater dynamic range
  • Enhanced resolution
  • Repeatable transmitted waveforms
  • Constant temporal resolution

Specifications

DIMENSIONS

Length: 602 mm Diameter: 200 mm

WEIGHT

19.4 kg

SIGNAL RESOLUTION

16 bit

DATA STORAGE

Stores data in SEG-Y format

PING RATE

15 pings/second maximum

PULSE LENGTH

User selectable from 1 msec to 15 msec

OUTPUT POWER

1.8 kW peak @ 16 kHz, or 216 Watts average at a 12% duty cycle @ 16 kHz

TRANSDUCER

Chirp bands 14 to 21 kHz

OPERATING DEPTH

1000 m

CONTROLS

HW gain (single channel) 0-42 dB/channel; repetition rate control

POWER CONSUMPTION

35 watts

DATA STORAGE

32 GB

TIMING

1 pps

Applications

  • Rig debris clearance
  • Buried pipeline surveys
  • Environmental surveys
  • Mining and dredging
  • Pre-trenching surveys
  • UXO-MCM surveys

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Specifications

Mode of operation

Platform type

Signal composition

Frequency

General

Power type

Portability of logger

Data Processing

Connections

Internal logging

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