Cerberus (sonar)



Cerberus 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 metres = 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 or something irrelevant such as a seal or dolphin, 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.

QinetiQ pages

 * 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

Other links

 * Security Park: Cerberus provides diver detection