Sonar System Integration

Problem Statement

Current sonar inspections use smaller sonar systems which are not as accurate as bigger systems. However, these bigger systems have their own API, UIs and communication protocols which are very hard to integrate with other systems. Furthermore, bigger systems are not plug and play systems which require tuning based on the deployment conditions, where users may not be able to discern the right setting variables.

Solution

An intermediate driver was used to parse data and broadcast to other systems which the robot uses. This allows the robot to run this external system alongside our current systems so that visibility is maximized to the user. Presets were also created for common deployments such that users can easily switch between different use-cases despite not knowing the required settings