Oculus M-Series

Oculus M-Series is Blueprint Subsea compact multibeam imaging sonar family for underwater vehicles and marine operators. It provides high-resolution sonar imagery for ROVs, AUVs and divers working in inspection, navigation and target identification.

Facts

  • Company: Blueprint Subsea
  • Type: Sonar Family
  • Core: Multibeam imaging
  • Function: Sonar
  • Audience: Marine OEMs
  • Status: Commercial
  • Website: https://www.blueprintsubsea.com/oculus/oculus-m-series

Specifications

  • Depth Rating: M-Series depth rating to 500 m; MT-Series to 1000 m; MD-Series to 4000 m
  • Range: 0.1 m up to 200 m across the family
  • Horizontal Field Of View: Up to 130 deg horizontal aperture
  • Vertical Field Of View: Up to 20 deg vertical aperture
  • Frame Rate: Up to 40 Hz update rate
  • Interface: 4-wire 100-BaseT Ethernet or 2-wire DSL extender module
  • Input Voltage: 12 V to 32 V DC non-isolated for M/MT; 18 V to 32 V DC isolated for MD

Family specifications

  • M370s - Max Range: 200 m - Range Resolution: 8 mm - Angular Resolution: 2 deg - Operating Frequency: 375 kHz
  • M750d - Max Range: 120 m / 40 m - Range Resolution: 4 mm / 2.5 mm - Angular Resolution: 1 deg / 0.6 deg - Operating Frequency: 750 kHz / 1.2 MHz
  • M1200d - Max Range: 40 m / 10 m - Range Resolution: 2.5 mm / 2.5 mm - Angular Resolution: 0.6 deg / 0.4 deg - Operating Frequency: 1.2 MHz / 2.1 MHz
  • M3000d - Max Range: 30 m / 5 m - Range Resolution: 2.5 mm / 2 mm - Angular Resolution: 0.6 deg / 0.4 deg - Operating Frequency: 1.2 MHz / 3.0 MHz

Market context

Oculus M-Series is a compact multibeam imaging sonar family for underwater robot navigation, inspection imagery and target awareness in low-visibility water.

  • Target environment: ROVs, AUVs, diver systems, offshore inspection, aquaculture, marine infrastructure and defense subsea operations.
  • Workflow context: Mounted as an acoustic sensing payload or subsystem on underwater platforms.
  • Customer context: ROV builders, subsea service providers, AUV developers, marine integrators and operators needing real-time acoustic imagery.

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Research

  • Volumetric Path Planning and Visualization for ROV-Based Forward-Looking Sonar Scanning of 3D Water Areas - 2026-02-27 - Research Publication - The model uses the Oculus M750d's dual-frequency ranges and beam geometry as the representative forward-looking sonar configuration. Researchers evaluate three-dimensional scan coverage and mission duration for systematic… - source: doi.org
  • The accuracy of length measurements made using imaging SONAR is inversely proportional to the beamwidth - 2024-04-08 - Research Publication - Researchers tested three Oculus M-Series systems—the M750d, M1200d and M3000d—across four center frequencies. The experiment measures how horizontal beamwidth affects the accuracy of object-length estimates from… - source: doi.org
  • Quantifying the ability of imaging sonar to identify fish species at a subtropical artificial reef - 2023-10-26 - Research Publication - The team alternated Oculus M750d and M3000d imaging sonars on an Oceanbotics SRV-8 ROV while recording synchronized optical footage. The study compares acoustic observations across different sonar frequencies, fish sizes… - source: doi.org

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