Echo Sounder for River Reconnaissance

Echo Sounder for River Reconnaissance is an indigenously designed and developedMIL-qualified equipment for measurement of water depth, classification of bottom layer,and measurement of layer thickness for Armored Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle ofthe Indian Army. It can classify the bottom layer as Rock, Sand, Clay, Mud, and Silt. It hasbeen integrated with the Indian Army's AERV tank to calculate the bearing strength of the bottom for construction of bridges across rivers/canals.

Use Cases

This equipment works on the principle of Ultrasonic signal transmission and reception. This uses a single ultrasonic transducer of 33KHz. It can measure water depth up to 20 meters and layer thickness up to 150cm.

Salient Features

80 cm to 20 meter depth range
30cm to 150 cm layer thickness measurement
Layer classification as slit, mud, clay, sand, rock
Distance and event markers
Fully AUTO MODE measurement
High capacity session archival
GPS interfacing
JSS55555 specification