EM 3002
Multibeam echo sounder
The new generation high performance shallow water
multibeam
(EM 3000 data from S t o r e g g a S l i d e o f f t h e N o r w e g i a n c o a s t . C o u r t e s y o f N o r s k H yd r o )
(855-164771 / Rev.E / 20.06.2006)
System description
Key facts
The EM 3002 is a new advanced multibeam echo
sounder with extremely high resolution and dynamically focused beams. It is very well suited for detailed
seafloor mapping and inspection with water depths
from less than 1 meter up to typically 200 meters in
cold oceanic conditions. Maximum depth capability is
strongly dependant on water temperature and salinity
- up to 300 meters is possible under favorable conditions. Due to its electronic pitch compensation system
and roll stabilized beams, the system performance is
stable also in foul weather conditions.
The spacing between soundings as well as the
acoustic footprints can be set nearly constant over the
swath in order to provide a uniform and high detection
and mapping performance. Dynamic focusing of all
receive beams optimizes the system performance and
resolution for short range applications such as underwater inspections.
Typical applications
Mapping of harbours, inland waterways and shipping
channels with critical keel clearance
Inspection of underwater infrastructure
Detection and mapping of debris and other underwater objects
Detailed surveys related to underwater construction
work or dredging
Environmental seabed and habitat mapping
Mapping of biomass in the water column
Features
The EM 3002 system uses frequencies in the 300
kHz band. This is an ideal frequency for shallow water
applications, as the high frequency ensures narrow
beams with small physical dimensions. At the same
time, 300 kHz secures a high maximum range capability and robustness under conditions with high contents
of particles in the water.
EM 3002 uses a powerful sonar processor unit in
combination with 1 or 2 compact sonar heads. The
Full swath width accuracy to the latest IHO
standard
Swath width up to 10 x water depth (EM 3002D) or
200 m (cold oceanic water)
Depth range from < 1 meter to > 200 meters
Bottom detection by phase or amplitude
high computing power of the EM 3002 sonar processor makes it possible to apply sophisticated and exact
signal processing algorithms for beamforming, beam
stabilisation, and bottom detection. In High Density
processing mode the system has close to uniform
acoustic footprints and resolution over the whole swath
width, and therefore a much improved capability to
detect objects and other details on the bottom.
EM 3002 will in addition to bathymetric soundings,
produce an acoustic image of the seabed. The image
is obtained by combining the acoustic return signals
inside each beam, thus improving signal to noise ratio
considerably, as well as eliminating several artifacts
related to conventional sidescan sonars. The acoustic image is compensated for the transmission source
level, receiver sensitivity and signal attenuation in
the water column, so that reliable bottom backscatter
levels in dB are obtained. The image is also compensated for acoustic ray bending, and thus completely
geo-referenced, so that preparation of a sonar mosaic
for a survey area based upon data from several survey
lines is easy. Objects observed on the seabed image
are correctly located and their positions can be readily
derived.
List of options
Dual sonar heads - EM 3002D
Logging of water column data
Software for Automatic Calibration
CUBE terrain modeling SW
Extended depth raiting for transducer(s): 1500 m
Extended length of transducer cable: 30 or 45 m
Bracket for portable mounting of sonar head(s)
Flight case for safe transportation of 1 sonar head
w/cable
Flight case for processing unit and operators workstation
100% bottom coverage even at more than 10 knots
vessel speed
Real-time ray bending and attitude compensation
Seabed image (sidescan) data output
Sonar heads for 500 or 1500 meters depth rating
Water column data display window + logging
(optional)
Operator Station
The Operator Station is a rugged zed PC workstation running on either Linux or Microsoft Windows
XP. The Operator Station software, SIS, has extensive functionality such as 3D graphics, real-time data
cleaning and electronic map background.
The EM 3002 can be set up to use other operational
software than SIS, for example QINCy or Costal
Oceanographics HYPACK Max, and is also supported by software from Triton Elics International,
EIVA and others.
Interfaces:
Sound Speed Sensor
Tide
Center depth output
Storage
media
POWER
Operator
Station
Optional, may also be
connected to the ship's ethernet.
Ethernet
Internal
Ethernet
3002
Processing Unit
(CD21510)
Multibeam
Sounder
Echo
EM
S1
S2
S3
Serial interfaces:
Positioning systems
Attitude (roll, pitch and heave)
Heading
Clock
V
+5
+ 3,3
Special interfaces:
Trigger input/output
Clock synchronization
Supply voltage:
115 or 230 Vac 50/60 Hz
Sonar Head
Second Sonar Head
(optional)
Typical system configuration with desktop Operator
Station, Processing Unit and one or two Sonar Heads.
Note that Kongsberg Maritime AS does not take
any responsibility for system malfunction caused by
third-party software.
Advanced functions
Bottom detection uses a combination of amplitude and phase
processing in order to provide a
high sounding accuracy over the
whole swath width.
All beams are stabilized for pitch
and roll movements of the survey
vessel, by electronically steering
the transmit beam as well as the
receive beams.
Dynamic focusing of the receive
beams is applied in order to
obtain improved resolution inside
the acoustic near-field of the
transducer.
Swath coverage with one sonar
head reaches 130 degrees, but can
be manually limited while still
maintaining all beams inside the
active swath. For deeper waters
the swath width will be reduced
due to reduced signal-to-noise
margin. The system will automatically re-locate all beams to
be within the active swath.
With two sonar heads the swath
width will reach 200 degrees to
allow for inspection of constructions up to the water surface, as
well as for efficient mapping of
beaches, rivers and canals. On
a flat shallow seabed the swathwidth can be about 10 x depth.
Operator controlled equidistant or
equiangular beam spacing.
The image of a sunken wreck at 20 m depth.
Technical specifications
Operational specifications
Frequencies....................................293, 300, 307 kHz
Number of soundings per ping:
Single sonar head.................................... Max 254
Dual sonar heads..................................... Max 508
Maximum ping rate............................................40 Hz
Maximum angular coverage:
Single sonar head............................... 130 degrees
Dual sonar heads................................ 200 degrees
Pitch stabilisation...................................................Yes
Roll stabilisation....................................................Yes
Heave compensation..............................................Yes
Pulse length.......................................................150 s
Range sampling rate.......................14, 14.3, 14.6 kHz
Depth resolution...................................................1 cm
Transducer geometry..................................Mills cross
Beam spacing.................... Equidistant or equiangular
Beamforming:
Time delay with shading
Dynamically focused receive beams
Seabed image data
Composed from beamformed signal amplitudes
Range resolution 5 cm.
Compensated for source level and receiver sensitivity, as well as attenuation and spherical spreading in
the water column.
Amplitude resolution: 0.5 dB.
External sensors
Position
Heading
Motion sensor (Pitch, roll and heave)
Sound velocity profile
Sound velocity at transducer.
Clock synchronisation (1 PPS)
Environmental and EMC specifications
The system meets all requirements of the IACS E10
specification.The Operator Station, LCD monitor and
Processing Unit are all IP22 rated.
Dimensions and weights
Sonar head:
Shape....................................................Cylindrical
Housing material..................................... Titanium
Diameter................................................... 332 mm
Height....................................................... 119 mm
Weight........................ 25 kg in air, 15 kg in water
Pressure rating.................. 500 m (1500 m option)
transducer cable length.................................. 15 m
Sonar Processing Unit:
Width........................................................ 427 mm
Depth........................................................ 392 mm
Height....................................................... 177 mm
Weight........................................................14.5 kg
Operator Station:
Width........................................................ 427 mm
Depth........................................................ 480 mm
Height....................................................... 127 mm
Weight...........................................................20 kg
19 industrial LCD monitor:
Width......................................................... 483mm
Depth.......................................................... 68 mm
Height....................................................... 444 mm
Weight...........................................................12 kg
Resolution............................... 1280 x 1024 pixels
All surface units are rack mountable. Dimensions
exclude handles and brackets.
Kongsberg Maritime is engaged in continuous development of its products, and reserves the right to alter the specifications without further notice.
Kongsberg Maritime AS
Strandpromenaden 50
P.O.Box 111
N-3191 Horten,
Norway
Telephone: +47 33 02 38 00
Telefax: +47 33 04 47 53
www.kongsberg.com
E-mail: [email protected]
