Oculus M-Series Context

Market context

Oculus M-Series is a compact multibeam imaging sonar family for underwater robot navigation, inspection imagery and target awareness in low-visibility water.

  • Target environment: ROVs, AUVs, diver systems, offshore inspection, aquaculture, marine infrastructure and defense subsea operations.
  • Workflow context: Mounted as an acoustic sensing payload or subsystem on underwater platforms.
  • Customer context: ROV builders, subsea service providers, AUV developers, marine integrators and operators needing real-time acoustic imagery.
  • Deployment model: Commercial component family with multiple model and frequency options.
  • Commercial maturity: Mature subsea sensor family with public model-level range, frequency and resolution data.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on depth rating, acoustic range, frequency choice, power/data interface, software support and platform packaging.
  • Market position: Underwater perception component for marine robotics.
  • Adjacent products: Adjacent to imaging sonars, underwater navigation sensors, ROV payloads and subsea inspection systems.

Audience

Marine OEMs

Workflow

Mounted as an acoustic sensing payload or subsystem on underwater platforms.

Deployment environment

ROVs, AUVs, diver systems, offshore inspection, aquaculture, marine infrastructure and defense subsea operations.

Specifications

  • Range: 0.1 m up to 200 m across the family; frequency range: 375 kHz to 3.0 MHz across models; range resolution: 8 mm down to 2 mm by model/mode
  • Horizontal Field Of View: Up to 130 deg horizontal aperture
  • Vertical Field Of View: Up to 20 deg vertical aperture
  • Frame Rate: Up to 40 Hz update rate
  • Interface: 4-wire 100-BaseT Ethernet or 2-wire DSL extender module
  • Voltage: 12 V to 32 V DC non-isolated for M/MT; 18 V to 32 V DC isolated for MD
  • Dimensions: M/MT: 125 x 122 x 62 mm; MD: 125 mm long excluding connector x 125 mm diameter
  • Operating Characteristics: operating temperature: -5 to +35 °C; storage temperature: -20 to +50 °C
  • Features: beam count: Up to 512 beams
  • Power: power consumption: 10-35 W, model and range dependent
  • Sensor System: integrated sensors: Water pressure and temperature for velocity-of-sound calculation

Family specifications

  • M370s - Max Range: 200 m - Range Resolution: 8 mm - Angular Resolution: 2 deg - Operating Frequency: 375 kHz
  • M750d - Max Range: 120 m / 40 m - Range Resolution: 4 mm / 2.5 mm - Angular Resolution: 1 deg / 0.6 deg - Operating Frequency: 750 kHz / 1.2 MHz
  • M1200d - Max Range: 40 m / 10 m - Range Resolution: 2.5 mm / 2.5 mm - Angular Resolution: 0.6 deg / 0.4 deg - Operating Frequency: 1.2 MHz / 2.1 MHz
  • M3000d - Max Range: 30 m / 5 m - Range Resolution: 2.5 mm / 2 mm - Angular Resolution: 0.6 deg / 0.4 deg - Operating Frequency: 1.2 MHz / 3.0 MHz

Tags

  • Peer Group: Imaging Sonars, Sonar Sensor
  • Workflow: Underwater Robotics
  • Capability: Sonar Imaging
  • Stack Layer: Sensing stack

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