Autonomous mission workflows demand speed, clarity, and confidence. Klein’s MANTIS UUV represents a new implementation of advanced side scan sonar technology for unmanned underwater vehicles, combining latest-generation components with advanced processing for dynamic focusing, multiple-look processing, and adaptive beamforming. The result is consistent, high-resolution sonar imagery across changing survey ranges and speeds, creating an ideal foundation for machine learning and AI-assisted analysis.
Innovative side scan sonar technology for unmanned underwater vehicles
MANTIS UUV brings Klein’s advanced multi-channel side scan sonar technology to unmanned underwater vehicles in a compact sonar payload designed for efficient integration. By embedding electronics directly in the array, MANTIS UUV helps reduce the integration footprint while preserving valuable vehicle space, power, and payload capacity.
Built for demanding UUV missions, MANTIS UUV helps operators cover more ground, capture clearer imagery, and assess targets with greater confidence in missions where speed, clarity, and integration matter the most.
Key Features
- Multi-channel side scan sonar technology.
Provides high-quality side scan imagery using multi-channel array technology and multibeam side scan sonar processing. - Higher-speed operation
Supports operation 6 to 8 knots across all ranges. - Onboard processing
Processes sonar data onboard in real time, supporting real-time machine interpretation and action. - Streamlined UUV integration
Designed to make UUV integration easier, MANTIS UUV uses Ethernet-centric, control and data flow to help reduce the overall integration footprint. - Motion-tolerant performance
Designed for demanding UUV missions where vehicle motion and speed can make sonar performance more challenging. - Flexible frequency options
Baseline operation at 600 kHz, with additional configurations at 720 kHz and 850kHz to support different coverage and resolution requirements.
Advanced performance in a compact UUV payload
MANTIS UUV is built for missions where coverage, image quality, and target confidence matter. In its baseline 600 kHz configuration, the system supports up to 150 meters per side, delivering a total swath of up to 300 meters, with 1.0 cm across-track resolution and nominal 10 cm along-track resolution to 50 meters.
Applications
- Route Survey (MCM)
- Search and Recovery (SAR)
- Hydrographic and Geophysical Survey
- Offshore Infrastructure Inspection.
- Environmental and Habitat Mapping
SmartArray Technology™
SmartArray Technology™ is Klein’s integrated approach to sonar design, embedding key electronics directly in the transducer array to help reduce total system footprint, lower size and power demands, and preserve valuable UUV payload space.
For UUV operators and vehicle manufacturers, this means a sonar solution designed not only for image quality, but also for practical integration into modern autonomous platforms.
Designed for integration. Built for mission confidence.
MANTIS UUV brings Klein imaging performance to autonomous platforms where space, power, speed, and data handling are all critical to mission success. With Ethernet-based data output, real-time onboard processing, and support for SonarPro NXT review, playback, and analysis workflows, it helps simplify the path from vehicle integration to mission-ready performance.
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