Impact Subsea announces the launch of ISA500 – a 500kHz underwater altimeter which provides heading, pitch and roll.
With 120 meter (394 feet) altitude range measurement capability, ISA500 also provides heading, pitch and roll readings suitable for basic AUV/ROV navigation or to monitor underwater equipment deployment, the company informed.
Under 11cm (4.3”) in length, 4.5cm (1.8”) width and weighing just 0.325kg in water (0.72lbs) makes the ISA500 a highly compact unit, Impact Subsea wrote in a press release.
The integrated pitch and roll sensor can be used to automatically compensate for pitch, roll and altimeter misalignment to provide consistent altitude readings.
Ben Grant , Managing Director of Impact Subsea, commented:
“The ISA500 is a very capable sensor with the benefit of being extremely easy to use. Through the provision of not only altitude but heading, pitch and roll; users are given capability previously unseen from a single device. For many applications, we believe the ISA500 can provide users with a significant equipment cost saving opportunity.”
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