Diy Side Scan Sonar Plans

Sidescan sonar kit underwater hardware specifications.

Diy side scan sonar plans.

There are lots of high dollar commercial side scan units but hummingbird. The sss projects have all failed. It really depends on how far you want to see and with what resolution. This article looks pre duino as it currently is in rev 1 post initial issue it has a current publishing of 2010 but as an electronics archeologist i can honestly assess the original design as pre atari.

It is designed a long range system that will cover the maximum possible area. The only person who managed to build great home brewn transducers is garry burton. Range scale 250 single side displayed. The schooner which was carrying a cargo of coal was rammed in the stern.

Windows xp vista 7 8 10. These units are intended to work when mounted on to the bottom of a boat. 4 side scan sonar image analysis probably one of the most difficult search operations requires locating a drowning victim without some type of vehicle or automobile to act as a guide. Yes a diy sss unit you can build yourself.

It is near impossible to build ones own transducers. Without a large easily detectable target looking for drowning victims alone is a difficult task requiring advanced sonar analysis skills and a bit of luck. The side scan sonar is needed to increase the area that the fathometer covers in searching. The sonar image shows the bow and upright foremast cargo hatches across typo s deck and the broken stern with a pile of spilled coal.

1 8 x 60 800 khz. Mbtelectronics has an embedded link to a free pdf of the studied diy sss side scan sonar unit. Best wishes christian linkback. Mark s side scan sonar is towed a few feet below the surface behind his boat to reveal wrecks which he then dives on.

At its most basic a sidescan like any active sonar sends out a ping of sound and then listens for the response. To sum up it is unfortunately not possible to buy a good working side scan sonar oneself and there are no plans out there. With an efficient transducer and lots of effective power an area hundreds of feet wide can be searched by the system. Lowrance structure scan will add some competition to the low end market.

Side scan sonar image of schooner typo which collided with steamer w p. Suffice to say this is not a trivial task. Ketcham in october of 1899. 0 7 x 30 range resolution.