Explorer

Featherweight

4.5kgs, soaking wet: Explorer is the world’s smallest and lightest high sensitivity magnetometer without export restrictions. It’s ideal for inshore shallow water work, or offshore towed behind Side Scans, AUVs and ROVs.

Applications:

Ideal for precise offshore survey control

Deployments:

AUV/ASVSide Scan

Made to Integrate

We’ve reengineered our total-field magnetometer for neutral buoyancy so it can follow the path your AUV takes without sinking or floating upwards. It’s ideal for inshore, shallow water work, or offshore towed behind Side Scans, AUVs and ROVs.

It’s ideal for inshore, shallow water work, or offshore towed behind Side Scans, AUVs and ROVs.

From 4.5 kg on the deck to neutrally buoyant in the water.

Precisely follow the path your AUV takes without sinking or floating upwards.

Use RS-232 to connect to most AUV/ASV systems.

Build Quality

Specialization matters

Ultra Low 2 W Power Consumption

Explorer can be powered by a single car battery for up to 200 hours.

One Person Operation

4.5 kgs (9.9 lbs) for the mag 6.9 kgs (15 lbs) for a 50m (164 ft) tow cable

High Sensitivity Without Export Restrictions

With 0.02 nT sensor sensitivity and 0.001 nT counter sensitivity Explorer maintains high sensitivity, without requiring an export permit

Maintenance Free Sensors

No realignment and no consumable parts.

Make Explorer AUV a perfect fit for your application.

Size + Weight

Magnetometer
Length: 89.2 cm
Diameter: 7.6 cm (tube), 24 cm (fin)
Weight: 3.86 kg
Weight in Water: Neutrally buoyant (Fresh Water)

Sensor

Tuned Overhauser for absolute accuracy

Operating Zones: Worldwide
Measurement Type: Scalar

Absolute Accuracy: 0.1 nT
Sensor Sensitivity: 0.02 nT
Counter Sensitivity: 0.001 nT
Resolution: 0.001 nT
Dead Zone: NONE
Temperature Drift: NONE
Range: 18,000 nT to 120,000 nT
Gradient Tolerance: Over 10,000 nT/m
Sampling Rates: 4 Hz – 0.1 Hz

Operation

Depth rating: 1000m
Power Consumption: 2 W
Power Supply: 9-30 VDC or 100-240 VAC

Data

Communications: RS-232, 9600 bps

System

Integrated
Overhauser sensor
Electronics module with Larmour counter
Leak detector

Cable Options

Flotation Tow Cable
AUV/ASV

Conductor: Twisted Quad (4)
Strength Member: Vectran Braid
Breaking Strength: 180 kg
Working Load: 23 kg
Outer Diameter: 13.2 mm
Weight in Air: 140 g/m
Weight in Water: 0 g/m
Cable Termination: Field Replaceable
Data interface: RS-232 (or FSK)
Material: Black PU
Ideal for: Neutrally boyant towing (AUV, ASV, SSS, Shallow water)

Marine Tow Cable (Optional)
Flexible

Conductor: Twisted Quad (4)
Strength Member: Vectran Braid
Breaking Strength: 365 kg
Working Load: 75 kg
Outer Diameter: 6.9 mm
Weight in Air: 57 g/m
Weight in Water: 18 g/m
Cable Termination: No
Data interface: RS-232 or (FSK + CAN)
Material: Black PU
Ideal for: Light-med duty towing (AUV, ASV, SSS, H-Grad)

Software

BOB Survey Software

Easily plan, configure, execute, and analyze your survey –free and native for all our magnetometers. Add-on: Make near-time Total Field and Analytic Signal maps from your survey data.

Overview