Klein System 3000 Side Scan Sonar

Description

The Klein System 3000 from Klein Associates, Inc. is a digital side scan sonar with simultaneous dual-frequency operation at 100 kHz and 500 kHz. The system consists of a stainless steel towfish, a Transceiver Processor Unit (TPU) and a Klein sonar workstation running SonarPro software. The datasheet states that the System 3000 meets IHO and NOAA survey specifications.

The 100 kHz channel (132 kHz ±1 % actual) has a 0.7° horizontal beam and the 500 kHz channel (445 kHz ±1 % actual) a 0.21° horizontal beam, both with a 40° vertical beam. Transmission is a tone burst selectable from 25 to 400 µs, with independent pulse controls for each frequency, and beam tilt is adjustable to 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25° down. There are 15 range scale settings from 25 to 1000 m, and maximum range is 600 m at 100 kHz and 150 m at 500 kHz.

The Klein System 3000 towfish is 122 cm long with an 8.9 cm body diameter, weighs 29 kg in air and has a depth rating of 1500 m as standard, with other options available. Roll, pitch and heading sensors are standard, and magnetometer, pressure, acoustic positioning and sub-bottom profiler are options. The TPU runs VxWorks, fits a standard 19-inch rack or table mount, outputs 100Base-Tx Ethernet LAN, accepts NMEA 0183 navigation input and draws 120 W at 120/240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, including the towfish.

The workstation is an industrial PC with Windows NT, 2000 or equivalent, recording SDF or XTF data to internal hard drive or CD/DVD-RW. SonarPro provides data display, target management, navigation, data recording and playback, sensor display, multiple display windows, survey design, networking of multiple real-time workstations and comparison with historical data. Klein offers coaxial Kevlar-reinforced lightweight cables, double armoured steel cables and interfaces to fibre optic cables, all fully terminated at the towfish end.

Technical Specification

Frequencies

100 kHz (132 kHz ±1 % act); 500 kHz (445 kHz ±1 % act); simultaneous dual-frequency operation

Transmission pulse

Tone burst, operator selectable from 25 to 400 µs; independent pulse controls for each frequency

Horizontal beam

0.7° @ 100 kHz, 0.21° @ 500 kHz

Vertical beam

40°

Beam tilt

5, 10, 15, 20, 25° down, adjustable

Range scales

15 settings, 25–1000 m

Maximum range

600 m @ 100 kHz; 150 m @ 500 kHz

Depth rating

1500 m standard; other options available

Construction

Stainless steel

Body length

122 cm (48 in)

Body diameter

8.9 cm (3.5 in)

Weight in air

29 kg (63.9 lb)

Standard sensors

Roll, pitch, heading

Towfish options

Magnetometer, pressure, acoustic positioning, sub-bottom profiler (optional)

TPU operating system

VxWorks with custom application

TPU hardware

Standard 19-inch rack or table mount, VME bus structure

TPU outputs

100Base-Tx, Ethernet LAN

Navigation input

NMEA 0183

Power (includes towfish)

120 W @ 120/240 VAC, 50/60 Hz

Interfacing

Interfaces to all major sonar data processors

TPU options

Splash-proof packaging (optional)

Workstation operating system

Windows NT, 2000 or equivalent

Sonar software

SonarPro

Data format

SDF or XTF or both, selectable

Data storage

Internal hard drive, CD/DVD-RW

Workstation hardware

Industrial PC

Workstation options

Waterproof laptops (optional)

SonarPro modules

Main program, data display, information, target management, navigation, data recording and playing, sensor display; multiple display windows; survey design; target management; sensor window; networking (master and slave); wizards; data comparisons to historical data

Tow cable

Coaxial Kevlar-reinforced lightweight cables, double armoured steel cables, interfaces to fibre optic cables; all fully terminated at the towfish end

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