MULTIBEAM SONAR SYSTEMS
NORBIT Subsea offers two series of multibeam sonar/echo sounder products: the WINGHEAD series provides ultra high resolution bathymetry and imaging, and WBMS series which offers industry leading resolution in the worlds most compact, low power platform. Use the illustration to find multibeam sonar system to cover your needs.
- Integrated Bathymetric Systems
- Bathymetry systems
- Advanced Monitoring Systems for dredging, construction and renewables
- Forward looking (FLS) wide area imaging
- Advanced Imaging systems for Obstacle Avoidance/MCM
- Above Water Laser (NORBIT iLiDAR integration option)
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Multibeam Sonars for Every Application
The NORBIT WINGHEAD series are the most high performance sonars available on the market, designed for used in the most challenging conditions and applications.
The WINGHEAD series is based on NORBIT’s unique cylindrical sonar technology, featuring high resolution, wide swath, Low Power and ultra portable form factor.
NORBIT WINGHEAD Multibeam Echo Sounder Family
The Ultra Compact Wideband Multibeam Sonars
The WBMS Sonar series is the most compact sonars designed for use on all platforms. With low power consumption, the system is suitable to operate from battery.
NORBIT’s wideband multibeam technology facilitates long range real-time data collection and at the same time achieves high resolution data.
NORBIT WBMS Multibeam Echo Sounder Family
Bathymetric Echo Sounders
Sonars Specifically for Dredging and Construction
The first turn-key real-time dredge monitoring system geared to pay for itself within days or weeks of use on your active underwater infrastructure project.
Featuring NORBIT´s ISTX360 all-in-one tightly integrated broadband multibeam sonar system combined with the NORBIT´s construction/dredging software utility NORdredge.
High Performance Wide Band Multibeam Sonars for Imaging
The WBMS imaging sonar (FLS / forward looking sonar) is designed to be easily deployed on a variety of platforms including ASV, ROV and AUV as well as surface vessels.
NORBIT’s compact, low power platform delivers high performance acoustic imagery for a variety of applications such as Search and Recovery, Obstacle Avoidance and Navigation.
NORBIT Product Accessories and Software to Optimize your Survey Solution
NORBIT’S highly integrated accessories are suited to expand the functionality of your multibeam products. We offer full turnkey monitoring solutions for dredge, construction and other applications, super portable carbon fiber mounting options, software solutions, antifouling, custom cables, integrated LiDAR, and more – contact subsea@norbit.com for further information.
Other Products
Antifouling for Marine Products
Use the illustration to find the multibeam sonar
system to cover your needs
- Surface Platforms
- Subsea Platforms
NORBIT Bathymetric system
XApplications: Hull-mounted sonar of corrosion resistant material for open ocean and coastal surveys.
NORBIT Integrated Bathymetric system
XApplication: Compact high-resolution multibeam system with tightly coupled GNSS/INS inertial navigation system is ideal for installation on smaller surface vehicles.
Options for GNSS/INS upgrades, as well as option for narrow along track beam pattern, exist.
NORBIT Forward-Looking System (FLS) – Obstacle Avoidance Sonar
XApplication: NORBIT ultra compact sonar for forward-looking operations such as obstacle avoidance.
NORBIT Integrated Bathymetric system
XApplication: Compact high-resolution multibeam system with tightly coupled GNSS/INS inertial navigation system is ideal for installation on smaller surface vehicles.
Options for GNSS/INS upgrades, as well as option for narrow along track beam pattern, exist.
NORBIT Above-Water Laser, NORBIT iLiDAR (integration option)
XApplication: Terrestrial mapping sensor fully integrated with NORBIT bathymetric multibeam systems. The iLiDAR is ideal for for mapping above water surface terrain to provide a complete picture from a single pass.
NORBIT Bathymetric system
XApplication: AUV systems for gap-filling, bathymetry, obstacle avoidance and guidance.
Option for deep water: 4500m and 6000m
NORBIT Bathymetric system
XApplication: Systems for bathymetric applications on ROVs are specially configured with suitable cabling for easy integration to ROV. No extra devises or bottles needed.
Option for deep water: 4500m and 6000m.
For dual head applications please contact NORBIT at subsea@norbit.com.
NORBIT Forward-Looking System – FLS
XApplication: NORBIT ultra compact sonar for forward-looking operations, such as obstacle Avoidance. FLS can detect targets in the water column automatically.
Option for deep water: 4500m and 6000m.
NORBIT Bathymetric system
XApplication: Towfish installation can be a conventional bathymetric application or a gap-filler for high-end side scan.
NORBIT Bathymetric system
XApplication: Stationary installations for easy large-area surveillance and detection of subsea leakages. Many variations of this product exist. Contact subsea@norbit.com for information.