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BlueView BV5000 User Handbook
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System Overview
Through mechanical rotation of the sonar head, the BV5000 is capable of
producing 3D point clouds from a stationary location. Some of the more common
delivery methods (tripods and ROVs) are shown in the figures below. Notice the
volumetric scan zones around the sonar. With each scan, a large amount of high
resolution 3D data is collected.
The system works by mechanically scanning a thin vertical sonar slice around
the selected area as shown in the figure below. At each direction, a profile of the
surface is taken and added to the other direction profiles to create a final 3D point
cloud similar to the one shown below.
