Argos

Hand-held Single Sensor Gradiometer

Argos configuration render

Extra Sensor Perception

Your mag survey found your anomalies. You’re close. In the old days, you’d rely on luck to find your target buried somewhere below a flat, indistinguishable patch of sea floor. Or not.

Expensive multi-day searches that send surveyors home empty-handed are the norm because even a narrowed down target area can be a lot of ground to cover. Especially when some of that area is underground.

Now you can augment your efforts with the world’s first handheld total-gradiometer.

Applications:

Ideal for diver search

Deployments:

Diver heldROV

Mini mag

A full powered single sensor gradiometer in your hands for pinpointing last metre guidance.

<p>Mount it to your ROV</p>

Mount it to your ROV

<p>5 nT/m sensitivity cuts through sediment and low visibility where metal detectors fail.</p>

5 nT/m sensitivity cuts through sediment and low visibility where metal detectors fail.

<p>Take it up to 100m deep.</p>

Take it up to 100m deep.

<p>Follow the gradient in real-time — Argos steers you to the target, not just near it.</p>

Follow the gradient in real-time — Argos steers you to the target, not just near it.

Build Quality

Specialization matters

Grip molded for hands

Handheld, neutrally buoyant at depth for natural use.

See and hear signal strength

Follow LEDs, in-ear tones or digital signal proportional to how magnetic or close the target is.

5 m Range

Find large ammunition from 1m away up to an anchor from 5m away

Digital Signal

Connect topside to align yourself with your previously computed gradient maps

Make Argos a perfect fit for your application.

Size + Weight

Magnetometer
Length: 71.2 cm
Diameter: 7.6 cm
Weight in air: 3 kg
Weight in water: -11 g

Grip
Height: 18.9 cm
Diameter: 9.9 cm

Sensor

Overhauser

Operating Zones: Worldwide
Measurement Type: Scalar
Range: 18,000 nT to 120,000 nT
Gradient Sensitivity: 5 nT/m
Sampling Rates: 1 Hz – 5 Hz.

Operation

Depth Rating: 100 m
Battery Life: ~15 hours (based on conditions)
Power Supply: 20-30 VDC (125/240 VAC compatible)

Data

Communication: RS-232, 38400 bps

System

Underwater Audio Transducer
Feedback pings: Speed is proportional to how magnetic or close the target is

Software

Argos Monitor

Monitor live magnetometer data and system diagnostics.

Overview
Argos Monitor

Required Accessories

Pelican Case model 1700

Length: 96.8 cm, Width: 40.6 cm, Height: 15.5cm
Shipping Weight: 12.0 kg

Charging Cable
Male 8-pin Subconn Inline Micro Circular Connector: 1.65 m

Audio Interface
Male 8-pin Subconn Inline Micro Circular Connector: 1.75 m

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Underwater Audio Transducer
24V Universal Power Supply
PC Interface Cable