Operation in a Pool

Pools are acoustically quite different when compared to natural aquatic environments and are often difficult for sonar devices, including the ROV Locator. Most pools are very sonically reflective, the reflections are usually very specular, and the reflective surfaces are many and are close to the sonar device. These reflections turn the pool into a mess of interference patterns.

Generally, ROV Locator performance in a pool is not predictive of performance in natural environments.

If you try to operate an ROV Locator system in a pool, you can expect erratic connections and large errors in estimates of bearing, elevations, and slant range.