Based on input from harbor security professionals, OIC sought to develop a hull scanning solution that provides advanced threat detection capabilities while minimizing vessel traffic disruptions. The result is HullSweep, a software platform that bundles robust and state of the art capabilities in an easy to use interface.

HullSweep has been designed to control and synthesize data from two R2Sonic 2024 multibeam echosounders that are inverted (pointing upward) and mounted on the bottom of a channel. In addition to the two multibeam systems, HullSweep also interfaces with motion and speed sensors. Hull scanning stations can be built directly in existing transit corridors to passively scan all incoming or outgoing vessel traffic. With the sonar heads pinging, vessels that travel over and between the two heads are canned, thus producing a 3D model of the vessel's hull. In addition to the data acquisition module, HullSweep also comes with a 3D editor that allows users to clean up the data, take measurements of hull and "feature" dimensions, analyze anomalies, and output a 3D model or HTML report.

Click here to download the HullSweep Spec Sheet.