CEO Comments
Karl Kenny, Kraken President and CEO said, “This is the third AquaPix® contract from this customer. The reason this customer has once again selected AquaPix® is because it is the industry leading sonar system, which provides military grade technology enabling superior 3D seabed imaging, faster data processing and a lower cost than competing sonars. With the increasing focus on AUV technology, Kraken’s line of underwater sensors are well-positioned in this high-priority, high-potential growth area. We thank our customer for their ongoing confidence in our technology and products.”
AquaPix® is designed for operation on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), manned and unmanned surface vessels and towed platforms. The modular system uses the latest electronics, transducer arrays and real-time signal processing software optimized for the demanding size, weight, power and cost constraints of unmanned maritime vehicles.
To fully realize the potential of unmanned systems, underwater vehicles must carry sensors to observe the underwater environment, and sensor data must be processed in real-time for systems to intelligently interpret the environment and adapt their behavior accordingly. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar, such as Kraken’s AquaPix® is an ideal tool for seabed survey operations because of its superior area coverage rate and resolution compared to conventional sidescan and multibeam sensors.
