Product profile
Solstice
Sonardyne Solstice is a low-power multi-aperture side-scan sonar for AUV and towfish deployment, delivering wide-swath high-resolution seabed imagery and b...
Facts
- Company
- Sonardyne
- Product type
- component
- Status
- commercial
- Primary capability
- underwater_survey
- Website
- https://www.sonardyne.com/product/solstice/
About Solstice
Sonardyne Solstice is a low-power multi-aperture side-scan sonar for AUV and towfish deployment, delivering wide-swath high-resolution seabed imagery and bathymetry.
Market context
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Summary
Type: Underwater imaging sonar
Core: Wide-swath side-scan sonar payload
Function: Captures high-resolution seabed imagery for search, survey, classification and mapping missions
Audience: AUV, towfish, marine survey and naval operators
Specifications
- array
- 32 multibeam elements
- deployment
- Designed for autonomous underwater vehicles and towed bodies
- depth_rating
- Depth rated to 300 m or 600 m variants
- power_consumption
- 18 W
- sonar_type
- Multi-aperture side-scan sonar
- swath
- 200 m-wide swath m
Operations
- Environment
- underwater, marine_survey, offshore_operations, coastal_water
- Primary user
- auv_integrators, marine_survey_teams, subsea_service_providers, naval_operators
- Role
- underwater_survey, sonar_imaging, seabed_mapping, mine_detection
- Interaction model
- sensor_integrated, underwater_data_collection, real_time_survey_support
- Mobility class
- embedded_underwater_component, auv_payload, towfish_payload
- Product detail
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