Echoscope Real-Time 3D Sonar Deployed
CodaOctopus Products is delivering Coda Echoscopes for deployment on various underwater construction projects to dredging company Van Oord. Two of three Echoscopes ordered by Van Oord have already been delivered for their Middle East operations.
In an interesting new application, the systems assist crane operators to correctly position massive 10 ton blocks (Accropodes) on the seabed, 7.5 metres (25 feet) below the surface of the water. In trials, the Coda Echoscope enabled operators to interlock these specialised Accropode blocks significantly faster than conventional technology and with considerably less risk, as it removes the need to use divers to position the concrete blocks. The real-time 3D information provided by the Coda Echoscope allows operators to work with an extremely high level of accuracy based on visualisation to an extremely high resolution.
