NIMROD V2 - Underwater Navigation & Sonar System
Description
A compact and lighter weight modular diver hand-held underwater sonar and navigation console.
The system combines standard:
- GPS receivers – internal & external
- 15m tether and float
- Mission planning
- Digital compass/gyroscope
- Depth reading
- Clock/stopwatch
Typical uses are the search & relocation of the following. . .
- Unexploded ordnance by navy mine clearance divers
- Commercial EOD divers
- Seabed infrastructure within the offshore oil & gas environment (e.g. pipelines, well heads and structures)
- Lost property, vehicles, aircraft, wrecks by police or search and rescue divers
- Seabed/lake-bed antiquities by marine biologists, archaeologists, sport divers, etc
What's included with the NIMROD V2?
- NIMROD unit
- GPS float
- 15m of GPS float cable
- Battery charger
- R.A.I.D storage case
- USB to micro USB cable
- Spare O-rings
- User instructions
- USB software
- Allen keys (8mm + 6mm)
- NavQuest 600 micro DVL (optional addition)
- Single Beam Sonar (optional addition)
HOUSING
Dimensions (Console): 169mm(L) x 134mm(W) x 76mm(H)
Weight: ~2.3kg in air, ~0.6kg in water (inc battery)
Weight: (with Sonar & DVL) ~3.75kg in air, ~0.8kg in water (inc battery)
Construction: aluminium (AL 6061-T6)
Finish: black hard anodised
Connectors: LEMO W Series connectors (External GPS, Sonar, DVL and auxiliary)
Operating temperature: 0°C to +45°C
Storage temperature: -10°C to +50°C
Operating depth: 100m
ELECTRICAL
Power supply: 12 -24V DC nominal from internal supplied battery pack (configurable)
Processor: 32BIT ARM CORTEX processor
Display: 5 inch, 320 x 240 pixel, 16-bit colour liquid crystal display
Viewing angles: 30 to 60 deg.
DATA STORAGE & LOGGING
Internal 16Gb Flash memory (other capacities available on request)
Data Logging capacity (2Mb per minute) > 100hrs on internal storage
TW1421 High Gain Dual Feed Embedded GPS/GLONASS Antenna
- Architecture Dual, Quadrature Feeds
- 1 dB Bandwidth 31MHz
INTEGRATED SENSORS
Pressure sensor for depth calculation
Internal sensor for leak detection
Altitude /Heading reference system:-
- Pitch and roll
- Electronic magnetic compass
- Rotational rate gyros
- Battery voltage level indicator
INTERFACES
User interface: 5 solid-state piezo button interface for menu navigation
Communication interfaces:
- Bluetooth communication for sending and downloading missions
- USB port for connection to a PC, used for updating Firmware software
SYSTEM EXTRAS
- Forward looking single beam sonar
- DVL (Doppler-Velocity-Log) tracking
- Thruster control
- Acoustic Modem
NIMROD & DT4 COMPATIBILITY
The Nimrod V2 is fully compatible with our DT4 Thrusters.
Demonstrations are available for this piece of kit. Contact our sales team to discuss.
Downloads
![NIMROD V2 User Manual](/storage/uploads/documents/2017/9/screenshot-2021-09-13-at-trYk.png)
NIMROD V2 User Manual
![NIMROD V2 Datasheet](/storage/uploads/documents/2018/4/screenshot-2021-09-13-at-BdCV.png)
NIMROD V2 Datasheet
![NIMROD Sonar Solutions](/storage/uploads/documents/2019/4/screenshot-2020-12-15-at-zxf0.png)