Basics of Side Scan Sonar
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- Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
- How to select, adjust, and use imaging sonars of most types. This lecture was created for First Responders but can be used by anyone who would like to improve the quality of their sonar imaging and understand the differences between most types of commonly used sonars to locate objects on the sea floor.
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Thank you, Mr. Lipinski. this will go a long way in my education to help locals in my country. Your extensive knowledge on the subject matter is absolutely astonishing.
Beginner here! What a great content! You were able to grasp the concept and explain it effectively to the audience. Thank you for this
Muito Obrigado, era o material que estava precisando pra estudar sobre SSS para meus exames...
Explicação de forma simples e objetiva..
Salvou meu dia.
I learned a lot from this video. I hope to buy a side scan sonar for finding targets to explore, while diving, on our state's largest lake. I can see I would have made many mistakes in buying the wrong electronics for my boat.
Very very very pedagogical video, helped me understand a lot of things on side scans as a engineer point of view thanks a lot
Great content and easy to follow explanation of terms.
AWESOME VIDEO ... will be following ... THANK YOU
Hi Regan, I just bought a (preloved) SSS600 JW Fisher and am an avid wreck hunter. Having no experience in SSS your video was extremely informative. I will look forward to watching more informative videos from you.
Good luck with the new to you Fisher.
Thank you very much. This is the best clip with a lot of knowledge transfer. I learned so much, I vote this for the best education vid.
Thank you! Feel free to join us on the FaceBook Group “The Technical SAR Side Scan Sonar Group” if you would like to learn more. Ill also be creating more videos for this channel in the upcoming months.
Wonderful info! I am just getting started with this and hope you will discuss tricks for scanning through a thermocline if no towfish is available.
Awesome video, and for EMS applications, it's effectively true, but the speed of sound is not constant in water.
Great vid!
I think you mean "The tow fish couldn't care less", as to be able to care less means that the tow fish currently cares.
Yes, you’re correct!
Great presentation!!!
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your professional knowledge here! Do you believe that SSS can scan moving object like whale and submarine etc?
Great presentation, well-designed, informative and engaging
Thanks for this nice lecture. Is there a reason for completely ignoring AUVs? Some of the problems you mentioned during your presentation could be solved by using an AUV. So I'm just wondering why it is not even mentioned.
This lecture was specifically for Towed and Hull Mounted SSS used by First Responders. Most Police/Fire Agencies do not have AUV Capabilities. I also instruct SSS for AUV, UUV, and ROV.
hi, wanted to thank you for this class, im a chilean underwater archeologist and this was very usefull...btw, have you been to chile? i noticed the last picture where chilean marines.
Hi there, thanks for the comprehensive lecture. Do you mind sharing why would sonar transmission in air damage its transducers?
It wouldn't in most well built transducers. However, because of the vibration (Frequency is vibration) they can heat up and crack in some systems using certain materials.
@@SonarTechSkills what would be a good sonar for using off a beach to find drowning victims who have been pulled out to sea by a rip
@@goldcoasttime The ARC Explorer MKII by Marine Sonic is my go to for victim recovery down to depths of 300 feet. It's used for near shore recoveries by many agencies.
Hi Common Man ,
thanks for this great presentation firstly, watched all your videos, again thanksç. I want to design a sonar for AUV but i don't know where to start . can you help me ?
by the way ı am a student at departmant of EEE
thank you so much :)
Amazing overview - Are there freely available MST/ XTF / side scan sonar software packages around that you can recommend? (looking to play around with some data for my university studies :) ) Would be amazing to see things in a waterfall type view :D (or is sea scan survey free software? That's amazing if it is!)
Sea Scan Survey from Marine Sonic is only used with Marine Sonic sonars, but it is free to download and I can send you a survey file to play with. All side scans or sonars in general will come with their own software. However, there are several Collection and Post Processing software packages available like Sonar Wiz, Hypack, and Sonar TRX. All at different price points with different degrees of tools and user friendly ability.
MST & SDS are proprietary file Formats for Marine Sonic and XTF is the universal file format for the industry. MST files are used on systems pre 2009 and SDS is the primary file system after. We have free convertors that will transfer MST to SDS to XTF. If you are working with an after market software package you will need to convert to XTF.
With All that said, Id be happy to help. You can start by going to MarineSonic.com and registering for the site. Once registered you can download SeaScan Survey (You won't need the drivers unless you have a sonar). Then shoot me an email (My email address is in the last few min of the video) and I'll send you a survey or two that you can play with. I also have a video showing how to use the software but its pretty intuitive. Hope that helps...
Thanks a lot. The lecture was beneficial.
I wonder if I can find written material about it
Shoot me an email and I can send you the power point presentation for the full class. There is also an awesome book written by a friend of mine Mark Atherton that you can get on Amazon called Echoes and Images, It's excellent. www.amazon.com/Echoes-Encyclopedia-Side-Scan-Scanning-Operations/dp/098690340X
Would you please send me your email
@@fatoomashaqqal9625 Hey, my email is listed in the last few minutes of the video. If I post it here it will scanned by bots and fill my email folder with spam.
Sorry, I tried sent you an email, but there is something wrong
@@fatoomashaqqal9625 No problem, try going to our website MarineSonic.com and under Support you will find Contacts then click Contacts again and you will see a list of a few names. Find me and click on my name. That will send a direct email to me.
Sorry for not wanting to post it here, Ive battled the spam war before and don’t want to do that again.
Sir, can you suggest a software for simulation of SSS sonar images (xtf, MBE) for research purpose ? We need a software for generating synthetic sonar images for modeling and testing. If you can suggest one , it will be very helpful sir. Thank you
Two companies come to mind that could possibly help. Google "Hypack Sonar Software" and "SonarWiz" both are professional survey software packages that may have what you're looking for.
@@SonarTechSkills Sir, will these softwares help to generate synthetic data. ? Due to security reasons , we are not getting enough side scan sonar data. I hope you can help me to sort this issue. Thank you sir.
Hello Sir, we are looking to purchase an imaging system that allows us to "see" the bottom of a inclinated dam wall down to 40 mts deep, before we put divers in the water to install sealing fabric over cracked areas of the wall, need to have the most possible good definition, depth reading , measuring the objet observed and GPS location, all data to be set on a mosaic graphic plane
Hope I could make myself clear in my explanation Spanish is my mothers tongue
what would be your kind recommendation, thanks very much
@@joseanunez5309 I would recommend the Marine Sonic ARC Explorer MKII 900/1800kHz Side Scan for the Survey. It has a built in variable angle bracket and adjustable transducers designed specifically to do vertical images as you described for the seawall. The 1800kHz will give 0.5cm resolution to see the details in the cracks and fabric. marinesonic.com/product/arc-explorer-mkii
A mosaic image would be created in a separate post processing software. There are several of those to choose from different at price ranges. Hypack or SonarWiz are the two professional software packages that I would recommend, but if you are on a budget then SonarTRX is an OK option.
What is the cost of the side scan sonar?
Depends on make, model, brand, and how deep you need to go. Of the professional systems you can expect to pay around 50k. The system I would recommend is the ARC Explorer MKII from Marine Sonic that comes with everything needed to get to 120’ of depth. It has a max depth configuration of 300’ and choice of chirp dual simultaneous frequencies of 600/1200kHz or 900/1800kHz. Let me know if you would like more information.
@@SonarTechSkills Which type of side scan sonar would you recommend for Dredging? This dredge works is for a Port so that it can allow for bigger vessels to pass through and anchor.
If you are using it for Dredging you will probably need to precisely measure depth and width down to about 65 feet. The Explorer MKII 600/1200 will do everything you need and be able to map out the coordinates. You may need an additional piece of software like Hypack, Sonar Wiz, or Sonar TRX so you can create a geo tiff chart overlay depending on how you need to display the results.
If you are doing advanced dredging around cables, pipes, tunnels etc. The client may want Bathymetric data too which is a different type of system.