Side Scan Sonar

Side scan sonar also sometimes called side scan sonar sidescan sonar side imaging sonar side imaging sonar and bottom classification sonar is a category of sonar system that is used to efficiently create an image of large areas of the sea floor.

Side scan sonar.

Marine sonic technology mst is a premier domestic and international supplier of side scan and collision avoidance sonars and depth sounders altimeters. The multiple physical sensors of the sonar called a transducer array send and receive the acoustic pulses that help map the seafloor or detect other objects. Our side scan sonar systems are respected as the standard of excellence in the industry and are deployed by governments navies port authorities surveyors oil companies and universities worldwide. Side scan sonar klein marine systems has over 50 years of experience with the development and manufacture of high performance side scan sonar systems.

Side scan sonar systems at it s best. The side scan sonar creates an image of the bottom using sound waves. Side scan sonar is a category of active sonar system for detecting and imaging objects on the seafloor. While this can look like a picture the image depends on the interaction of the sound waves with the bottom.

The system uses the time of the return to compute a distance and then displays the intensity of the return in a shade of gray.