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Wavefront Systems - Model Solstice MAS -Multi-Aperture Side-Scan Sonar for Underwater Imaging
Solstice MAS is a state-of-the-art multi-aperture sonar system, carefully crafted to deliver high-resolution imaging for underwater operations. By integrating synthetic aperture sonar capabilities with classic side-scan reliability, Solstice enhances the operational envelope of underwater vehicles, offering wide swath coverage. Its design ensures real-time image processing with significantly reduced power consumption, suited especially for autonomous and towed vehicle operations. Solstice utilizes a sophisticated back-projection beam-forming technique, enabling precise focus on every pixel across the range. Technologies such as Multi-Ping Multi-Look and Motion Compensation are essential features that ensure high-quality, undistorted imaging. Furthermore, Solstice supports co-registered side-scan imagery and 3D bathymetric data collection, making it an ideal choice for tasks such as site characterization, archaeological surveys, and mine countermeasures. With its compact design, easy integration, and user-friendly interface, Solstice MAS stands out as a robust and efficient solution for complex underwater missions.Most popular related searches
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Solstice MAS®; is a unique family of Multi-Aperture Sonars (MAS) designed to provide world-class imagery by blending the high performance of Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) with the reliability and robustness of conventional Side-Scan Sonar (SSS).
Capture every feature and every detail in ultra-high resolution. Solstice MAS significantly increases the operational envelope of your underwater vehicle by providing wide swath coverage, at high resolution – all while consuming very low power.
- Mission ready; designed to support search, classify and map (SCM) and hydrographic operations
- Small and compact arrays; optimised for low-logistic AUV tracking and towed bodies
- Survey more ground in a single pass; 200 m-wide swath ensures high coverage rates
- Along track resolution of 0.15°; best in class delivering maximum detection rates
- Co-registered side-scan imagery and bathymetry
- Consumes only 18 W; power budget friendly increases your AUV’s endurance
High tempo
Large swaths of 100m on each side at speeds < 6 kts ensure large coverage rates, increasing your site characterisation efficiency without compromising on detail.
Pixel perfect
Class-leading imagery is provided to enable operators to make classification decisions with greater levels of confidence in less time.
AUV or towfish
Solstice MAS is the ideal solution for deployment in either an AUV or towfish for Mine Counter Measure (MCM) operations