Cerberus (sonar)
Cerberus
This is a blue egg-shaped ultrasound device to detect submerged divers. It is made by QinetiQ. It can distinguish a diver from a seal or dolphin or porpoise. Its range is about 700 meters = 0.435 miles. It was unveiled at UDT2003. It is semi-intelligent and reportedly can detect an air-filled chest cavity underwater and let its operator tell whether the echo is from a man's or something irrelevant such as a seal's or dolphin's, and to distinguish between: a shoal of fish; a ship's wake; a diver with an open circuit scuba set; a stealth diver with a rebreather; flotsam and jetsam.
External links
QinetiQ pages about Cerberus
- About Cerberus, protecting oil rigs
- Swimmer Detection System (SDS) Cerberus 360
- Cerberus provides diver detection includes image
- Cerberus - Protecting ships and naval assets from attack
- Cerberus protects against attack on oil industry infrastructure
- QinetiQ displays innovative solutions at maritime exhibition
- QinetiQ’s Cerberus protects America’s Cup
- Big image of a Cerberus unit
- A Cerberus unit in a private yacht
