Upcoming Events

MAST Americas 2010

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The first bi-ennial MAST Americas will take place at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Washington, DC between Tuesday 22nd and Thursday 24th June 2010.

Since 2006, MAST has annually united the major shareholders of global maritime security and defence to discuss and debate future maritime capability requirements and concepts, and consider in-the-pipeline and state-of-the-art enabling technologies.

MOOS-DAWG 2010

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The 2010 Working Group Meeting for MOOS developers and practitioners will be held in Cambridge Massachusetts, August 24-25th, on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The objectives of the MOOS-DAWG 2010 meeting are to bring people together who have experience or an interest in using MOOS autonomy middleware and its substantial set of applications, toward the advancement of unmanned autonomous systems.

The format of the meeting will be mostly single-track discussions on

Fielded autonomous platforms using MOOS and/or MOOS-IvP.
Development of MOOS-based software applications.
Panel discussions on best-practices and roadmaps for improvement.
Tutorials.

AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2010

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2010 is the premiere forum for reviewing, assessing and discussing the successes and shortcomings of current unmanned systems. The conference, with an expected record turnout, will bring together the key leaders and decision-makers in the industry. Officials from government and user organizations around the world will be in attendance and participating in the symposium program.

2010 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Workshop focuses on the latest in AUV technologies for accurately obtaining ocean data, imagery, bathymetry and how best to present the various data sets in an integrated fashion.

The Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Showcase

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Showcase is the annual conference of the Society for Underwater Technology's Underwater Robotics Group. The URG committee develop an annual event that includes a conference, exhibition and seminars on every area of UUVs.

Oceans'10 MTS/IEEE Seattle

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Innerspace: A Global Responsibility
"The global ocean is an uncommon resource demanding common responsibility"

The OCEANS Conference, jointly sponsored by the Marine Technology Society (MTS) and the Oceanic Engineering Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE/OES), is a major international forum for scientists, engineers, and responsible ocean users to present the latest research results, ideas, developments, and applications in Oceanic Engineering and Marine Technology.

Topics of Local Interest

SEA 1 Operational Ocean Observing Systems: Contributions to Science and to Society
SEA 2 Research Ocean Observing Systems
SEA 3 Marine Renewable Energy
SEA 4 Coastal Hazards: From Science to Resilience
SEA 5 Enabling Technologies for Ecological Studies of Aquatic Organisms: Zooplankton to Whales

Dalhousie University Workshop and Meetings on Autonomy for Maritime Robotics

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Defence Research and Development Canada, is arranging a workshop at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. The Dalhousie University Workshop and Meetings on Autonomy for Maritime Robots are scheduled for September 23-24, 2010.

Day 1: Techanical discussions on maritime autonomy including (but not limited to):

collaboration in an imperfect acoustic environment
autonomous mission planning (single and multiple maritime robotic vehicles)
arbitration/decision-making (single and multiple robotic vehicles)
design and implementation of multi-vehicle navigation
autonomy for under-ice robotic vehicles
autonomy for vehicle robustness and fault tolerance
multi-agent systems and autonomy

Day 2: Discussions on:
formation of an IEEE OES Technical Committee on maritime vehicle autonomy
special issue of IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics
contributions and plans to attend IROS 2011 (Sept 2011, San Francisco)
presentations on collaborative funding within NSERClike Collaborative Research and Development Grants, Engage Grants, Idea to Innovation, Strategic Projects, etc.
presentations on Institutional funding opportunities like ACOA AIF, ONR, NSF, etc.
opportunities to discuss potential collaborations amongst those present

Workshop on Developing and Testing Unmanned Vehicle Autonomy

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Presented Jointly by the Atlanta Chapters of AUVSI and ITEA

With rapid advances in unmanned vehicle autonomy technologies, the schism between developers and testers grows ever wider. Developers are generating new autonomy capabilities while testers question options of how to effectively and efficiently assess these advances. This gap in communication inhibits both communities because it limits rapid acceptance of new capabilities demanded by consumers. In addition, a lack of experimentation options for developers and few, well-developed and usable standards to support interoperability exacerbates this problem. This workshop brings together leaders from industry, military, and academia to identify challenges and advance discussions on developing and testing autonomous systems.

Goals of the Workshop

Expose testers to emerging technologies in the field of unmanned vehicle autonomy.
Expose developers to the formal test and evaluation processes and engage in test options during development, leading to more successful acquisitions of autonomous systems.
Promote enforcement of standards in unmanned vehicles to facilitate mainstream acceptance, interoperability, and common test and development practices.

Ocean Innovation 2010 : Underwater Vehicles

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Ocean Innovation 2010 will bring together key representatives from government, industry and academe to discuss and debate the present and future state of underwater vehicle technology. During this two-day, single stream event delegates will explore latest innovations and challenges under four sub-themes – engineering, exploration, enterprise and education.

AUVSI 2010 Unmanned Systems Interoperability Conference

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Theme: The Small Business Administration's Cluster Initiative is the conference theme: "Energize the Economy- Maintain Traditions of Excellence - Dominate the Battlespace."

The Unmanned Systems Conference is a venue to discuss a wide variety of topics surrounding various types of interoperability issues:

Interaction with manned systems - unmanned and robotics systems must interoperate with a wide variety of manned platforms, weapons systems, and C4ISR systems

Inter-system - interoperability between different unmanned or robotic systems, which are required for such systems to cooperate and perform complex missions in denied, contested, or permissive environments; or in disaster space

Interaction with personnel "on scene" - whether first responders in a civil emergency, troops operating/working in theater or combat, etc., and in a wide variety of situations such as logistical support, casualty evacuation, manned/unmanned/robotics combined arms operations, etc.

Intra-system - component level interoperability issues to enable interchangeable parts within an unmanned or robotic system.

Special topics of importance are: interoperability of people, their systems, and unmanned systems; the C2 of unmanned systems/swarms; human factors in C2; potential compromise of the control of unmanned systems, and evolving issues such as FAA rules and sensor fusion.

6th Biannual NRC-IOT Workshop on Underwater Vehicle Technology

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The NRC-IOT workshop will be a forum for specialists from industry, university and research organizations. We anticipate having presentations that address the following five major topics.

Multi-agent vehicle systems - what hardware and software is required to make this happen, who is working in this area, what progress has been made, what are the major challenges, where are the opportunities for collaboration?
Autonomous "gateway" or "beacon" vehicles as part of a "fleet" of autonomous submerged vehicles -fleet path planning and optimization, role of COTS software.
Under-ice navigation and tracking - inter-vehicle communications while submerged.
Vehicle technology (gizmos) - what's new, what's over the horizon, what will be the next "technology enabler"?
Customer applications - tracking, monitoring, surveillance and inspection for the Department of Fisheries &Amp; Oceans, National Defence, Canadian Coast Guard and the oil and gas industry, and, other commercial interests.

Unmanned Systems Canada 2010

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

“Innovation through Communication - Communiquer pour mieux innover"

This year’s event will again include 4 concurrent workshop streams on day one

Technical Interoperability Standards
Return to BVR Flight in Canada
UVS for First Responders
UVS For Wildlife Management

These will be followed by morning Plenary Sessions and afternoon breakout sessions on topical themes

Small and Mini UAVs
UVS in the Arctic
Defence UAV Developments
Research and Development
Commercial Applications
UVS in A Maritime Environment

Hydro 2010

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The German Hydrographic Society DHyG is organising and hosting the annual International Hydrographic
Conference hydro2010 on behalf of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies IFHS.

Three day conference with leading experts in Hydrography
On-site possibility for practical / boat demonstrations
Exhibition with international manufacturers and service providers
Workshops and application / product training
Social programme

The 2010 ONR Naval Science & Technology (S&T) Partnership Conference

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The 2010 ONR Naval Science & Technology (S&T) Partnership Conference is sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and supported by the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE). The conference's unique format provides numerous opportunities for dialogue with ONR's subject matter experts. Whether in Pitch a Principal appointments or technology breakout rooms, the signature Information Exchange or on the exhibit hall floor, attendees engage directly with principals pushing the edge of naval technology with their innovative research.

By investing in next-generation technology, ONR pursues the delivery of technological advantages to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. ONR collaborates with the brightest minds from around the world to develop good ideas and innovative concepts that support current naval needs and help build the future force. Many of these partnerships are developed at the ONR Naval S&T Partnership Conference.

Subsea Survey IRM 2010

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The only conference in the world devoted to Oil &Gas and Maritime industry underwater survey and IRM products and services.

"Subsea Survey” in the oil & gas industry means a great deal more than seabed surveys. Subsea Survey IRM 2010 will focus on the work performed by survey, diving, ROV and engineering contractors. The move to perform IRM tasks in shallow to ultra-deep waters using advanced techniques and ROVs, AUVs and specialized tools has led to the expansion of the Subsea Survey technical program and exhibition to include all aspects of the global subsea survey industry.

MAST Europe 2010

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The annual MAST conference is the unique first-in-class forum that gives senior level participants (e.g. 4* admiral and below) the global perspective on future maritime – surface, submarine, and joint operations – capabilities and concepts requirements, and creates discussions and debate surrounding the core enabling technologies needed.

MAST’s exclusive ‘three-tier’ audience (end-users, capability managers, military planners to procurement executives and attaches to scientists, engineers and industry executives) unite at operational/policy level presentations/briefings as well as technical sessions, to gain the complete picture of critical key themes and topics.

Launch & Recovery of Manned & Unmanned Vehicles from Marine Platforms 2010 Symposium

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Symposium Overview

The 2005 & 2008 Launch and Recovery Conferences were outstanding successes drawing upon the leading experts from around the world to discuss emergent technical issues. The 2010 Launch and Recovery Conference of Manned and Unmanned Vehicles from Marine Platforms represents a unique opportunity to also include the vehicles themselves in the discussion and the special interfaces that must exist between the vehicle and the platform. New participants and those who attended the previous conferences are encouraged to present their current cutting edge technology, and discuss progress that has occurred over the intervening two years. Unmanned vehicles are increasingly integrated into the day-to-day operations of naval and commercial maritime operations, from ocean platform inspection, to search-and-rescue, to surface and antisubmarine warfare. At the same time, the use of small manned vehicles is also on the rise, whether high-speed boats on Coast Guard ships or helicopters on research vessels. The need to operate both manned and unmanned vehicles from the same platform is of increasing importance, and so are the means to quickly and safely launch and recover a wide variety of such vehicles – which are evolving at a rapid pace – is an area of intense research and development in national and international naval, commercial and academic sectors.

Acoustic Seabed Classification Workshop

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Time: 9.00am to 4.00pm

Program: Learn about the latest seabed classification techniques, using data from multibeam and sidescan sonar systems. Bring your laptop to practice the techniques. The tutorial takes you through all the stages of classification including data processing, mapping and visualisation. Quester Tangent will provide full working software, with a 30 day licence, for ‘hands-on’ experience, and for you to take away afterwards.

Lead Tutor: Jon Preston, Senior Scientist at Quester Tangent, author of many papers on image-based classification and primary developer of the QTC products.

Cost: $75 – includes lunch and morning and afternoon refreshments.

Abstract

Seabed images, from multibeam or sidescan sonar systems, convey a lot of information about seabed type. Large-scale rocky relief often gives dramatic images, and morphology such as sand waves can be very evident. Fine-grained sediments affect images in less obvious ways. Statistical processing of the backscatter amplitudes generate features adequate for seabed classification that agree with both large-scale interpretation and fine-grained details. The Quester Tangent software products are well-tested versions of these processes that have found widespread acceptance for geological studies and habitat mapping.

The purpose of the tutorial is to provide both a theoretical background and a “hands on” experience of the Quester Tangent approach to seabed classification. Particular emphasis will be placed on data QA, compensation for range and angle effects and production processing techniques. Techniques for post-processing, mapping and visualisation will be presented and discussed. Full working versions of the software will be loaded onto participants PC’s and experimentation with data processing is encouraged. Participants will be provided with 30 day licences for image classification following the workshop.

To reserve your place, please e-mail the following information to Mike Chapman at Mecco Inc mike@meccoinc.com or Tony Tipple at Quester Tangent ttipple@questertangent.com
Name - employer - position - tel. - email

Underwater Battlespace 2011

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Defence IQ’s 9th annual Underwater Battlespace conference will bring the underwater capability and procurements communities together for you, to discuss the current and future requirements for MCM, ASW, naval ISR, harbour security and UUV strategies and solutions.

Key themes of the conference will include:

Examining current mine warfare techniques and MCM technology
Developments in ASW doctrine and capabilities including airborne, surface and sub-surface strategies
Exploring advances in underwater systems across sensors, sonar, acoustics and auto target recognition
Understanding the latest UUV capabilities and its application to a broad spectrum of naval operations
Discussing efforts in harbour protection and security
Understanding the latest conventional and unconventional threats to Naval assets and how to counter them

AUVSI's Unmanned Systems Program Review 2011

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems Program Review 2011 is the must attend event of the new year for unmanned systems industry leaders. The conference will provide updates and information on government and industry programs with each day dedicated to a specific domain. Daily luncheons and receptions are optimal networking opportunities for registered attendees. For more detailed information please visit auvsi.org/uspr

Ground Day - Tuesday, 1 February
Air Day - Wednesday, 2 February
Maritime Day - Thursday, 3 February

MARITIME SYSTEMS DAY:
Thursday, 3 February 2011

0730 – 0800 Registration and Continental Breakfast
0800 – 1200 Program Topics—Joint Interagency Task Force, LDUUV Updates, PEO LMW Programs and Plans, METOC/Gliders Update
1200 – 1315 Networking Lunch
1315 –1715 Program Topics continued—INP/FNC Updates, DARPA UUV and Energy Update, LUE/NEWDC Programs and Plans
1715 –1815 Networking Reception

HIGHLIGHTED SPEAKERS
The Honorable Robert O. Work, Under Secretary of the Navy
Rear Admiral Wendi B. Carpenter, Naval Warfare Development Command

Underwater Intervention 2011

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

In 1993, Underwater Intervention was introduced as the combination of the ROV Intervention Conference and The ADCI Diving Symposium. The success of those early years has continued with Underwater Intervention growing annually into the world's premiere event for Remotely Operated Vehicles, Commercial Diving Contractors, Manned Submersibles, and all other aspects of the Underwater Operations Industry.

ONR Industry Day Notice - Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Science and Technology

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) plans to conduct an Industry Day to present an upcoming Broad Agency Announcements (BAA) for Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Science and Technology.

The purpose of the Industry Day is to discuss technology needed for Large UUVs operating with long endurance in the littorals. The Industry Day will focus on the discussion of Navy Large UUV energy challenges, autonomous operations in the littorals, endurance technologies, and other details related to the forthcoming BAA for this topic. General questions related to the pending BAA will be accepted during the meeting for consideration.

5th EGO Meeting and Glider School

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The EGO -European/Everyone’s Gliding Observatories - Meeting and Glider School is the major forum for scientist, engineers, technicians, students and industry to exchange knowledge into past and forthcoming experiences related to gliders technology and its multidisciplinary applications.

The two-day school section will allow potential new users to gain first-hand experience with glider operation, from the mechanical design, to programming and communications, deployment and recovery and data processing.

Parallel technical workshops to discuss problems, new ideas and solutions will also take place during the week, including a showroom with exhibitors from company providers.

Ocean Business 2011

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

An event that provides an opportunity for ocean technology manufacturers and systems suppliers to meet face-to-face with their users to demonstrate the latest technological advances in equipment, explore opportunities for new applications and to collaborate on design issues and options for future developments.

Running in parallel to the exhibition is a two day conference that focuses on the technology and business issues in the field of offshore surveying.

DARPA Shallow Water Agile Submarine Hunting (SWASH)

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

SPECIAL NOTICE DARPA-SN-11-33, SWASH PROPOSERS' DAY CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT

DARPA will host a Proposers' Day Conference for the Shallow Water Agile Submarine Hunting (SWASH) program on April 7, 2011 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM in Arlington, VA at the Capital Conference Center (703) 351-8200, located at: 3601 Wilson Blvd., 6th floor, in support of the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) DARPA-BAA-11-41. The purpose of this conference is to provide information on the SWASH program; and to promote additional discussion on this topic; address questions from potential proposers; and provide a forum for exchanges with the government team as described in the BAA.

Offshore Technology Conference 2011

Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Founded in 1969, the Offshore Technology Conference is the world’s foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection. OTC is held annually at Reliant Center in Houston.

AUV Technical Session Wed 4 May 1120 600 MARINE ARCHAEOLOGY I
Session Chairperson: Kimberly Faulk, Gems

Deepwater Archaeology AUV Surveys and Photo Capabilities • R. Church, R. Westrick, D.J. Warren, C & C Technologies

AUV Technical Sessions Thurs 5 May 0930-1200 600 SUBSEA INTERVENTION/SUBSEA SURVEILLANCE: ROV Session Chairpersons: Lisa Medeiros, OceanWorks International; Jason Stanley, Schilling Robotics

The Silicon Seafloor, a Discussion of the Constraints That Have Limited the Adoption of Semiconductors in Subsea Production Systems • S. Cohan, T. Schilling, Schilling Robotics; B. Skeels, FMC Technologies

New 3D Acoustic Scanning Tools and Techniques for Underwater Metrology and Inspection • R. Thompson, BlueView; S. Eveslage, Chevron Technology Company

Improving Remotely Operated Vehicle Intervention Capabilities for Blowout Preventer Override Systems • J.E. Davis, Oceaneering International

Refining the Roles of ROVs and AUVs in the Next Decade • M.A. Johnson, Deepwater Research

Review of Cabled Observatory Systems and Their Applications to Deepwater Oil and Gas • A. Woodroffe, S. Pridie, OceanWorks International

Persistent Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Subsea Support • J. Manley, N. Trenaman, S. Willcox, Liquid Robotics

Deepwater Special Operations • A. Vagata, R. Galletti, R. Giolo, B. Reid, I. Roberts, Saipem

Ocean Tech Expo

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Workshop on Underwater Robotics

Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

On May 24, 2011 on the campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland, we will be hosting a Workshop on Underwater Robotics. This workshop is held just one day prior to the joint Canadian Conferences on Artificial Intelligence, Graphics Interface, and Computer and Robot Vision: AI/GI/CRV 2011. It is important to note that registration for the AI/GI/CRV conference is not required. This event will be open to the public. We welcome participants from academia and industry to share their work on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), and any other applications of robotic autonomy in the underwater domain. Please see the Call for Participation [PDF] for further details.

Important Dates

April 15, 2011: Deadline for submission of abstracts for those who wish to present
April 22, 2011: Notification of acceptance
May 24, 2011: Workshop

Location

This workshop will be held on the campus of Memorial University in St. John's, Canada. Further details on the room number will be posted when they become available.

Navy 2011 Opportunity Forum

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Preview, evaluate and discuss over 200 technologies developed by small businesses funded by the Navy's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Combined with opportunities funded by the Office of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA), over 200 technologies will be showcased in the 2011 Opportunity Forum®. The largest event of its kind - the Forum is designed to facilitate the rapid assessment of strategic sources for open innovation.

IEEE OES OCEANS 2011 SANTANDER SPAIN

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Organising Committee and the IEEE-OES Spanish Chapter are proud to invite you to OCEANS’11 IEEE Santander Conference, which will be held in Santander (Cantabria), Spain, from 6th- 9th June 2011.

Since June 2005, the prestigious OCEANS conference series is celebrated every year promoted by the Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) of the IEEE. Its goal is that engineers and scientists promote, disseminate and exchange their knowledge and scientific-technical advances in the fields of Marine Technology, Ocean Science and Ocean Engineering. This is done with the purpose of raising awareness regarding the important role played by the sea in our lives and our environment and the use of technology to preserve it.

Undersea Defence Technology 2011

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

UDT Europe 2011 will focus on the current and future priorities and needs of the undersea defence and security community.

UDT is the leading global exhibition and conference for undersea security, underwater warfare and sub-surface platforms, detection and combat systems, exploring the expanding security requirements of civil sub-surface systems, resource infrastructure and communications.

4th Symposium on Energy Storage: Beyond Lithium Ion

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

June 7-9, 2011
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Battelle Auditorium
902 Battelle Blvd.
Richland, WA. 99352

Widespread adoption of electric vehicles could greatly reduce dependence on finite petroleum resources, reduce CO2 emissions and provide new scenarios for grid operation. Although new electric vehicles with advanced lithium ion batteries are being introduced, further breakthroughs in scalable energy storage, beyond current state-of-the-art lithium ion batteries, are necessary before the full benefits of vehicle electrification can be realized.

Motivated by these societal needs and by the tremendous potential for materials science and engineering to provide necessary advances, a consortium comprising IBM Research and four U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories (Pacific Northwest, Lawrence Berkeley, Argonne, and Oak Ridge) will host a symposium on June 7-9, 2011, at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington.

This is a unique forum focused on the future of energy storage technologies for transportation applications. The main themes of the symposium are (i) reviewing groundbreaking technical progress, (ii) exploring future directions and (iii) understanding critical challenges impeding progress. At the symposium, leading researchers and manufacturers will discuss critically necessary materials, diagnostics, scaling and manufacturing issues associated with better performing energy storage devices in an open-format dialogue. Through this discussion, organizers aim to accelerate innovation, reduce costs, and improve the safety of advanced, electrochemical energy storage concepts and systems "beyond lithium ion."

THE 15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED ROBOTICS

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Robotics is a synergistic technology absorbing discoveries and inventions from various fields of science and technology. With this inspiration from other disciplines we are able to build new kinds of robots that are better able to serve humans in new and novel ways. The theme of ICAR 2011 is New Boundaries for Robotics. It will seek to share new ideas, weird connections, unexpected mixes of technologies, methods and approaches which have been applied to solve new kinds of problems in new application areas.

Marine Robotics Workshop June 20, 2011

http://www.icar2011.org/index.php?page=site&cid=4&lid=12&type=2&id=28

Mast Europe 2011

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: LAND - SEA - AIR - EUROPE 2011

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Schwabenlandhalle
Tainer Straße 7
Fellbach, Stuttgart
D-70734, Germany

This is the world's only event that covers all forms of electric vehicles - land, sea and air. Uniquely, it concentrates on the potentially disruptive breakthroughs in the future, to include radically new materials, components and forms. The total market for electric vehicles is about double that for cars and will remain so as the total market almost quintuples in the next ten years.

THIS EVENT PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR:

electric vehicle manufacturers to diversify and make vehicles for many uses
components and subsystems suppliers to make their products available for as many vehicles as possible - land, sea and air
electricity suppliers, regulators, analysts and investment experts to assess the whole market while others miss most of these aspects
research efforts, challenges and future breakthroughs to be covered

WARSHIP 2011: Naval Submarines and UUV's

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Warships 2011 will be the 31st in the successful Warship series of conferences organised by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, and the tenth to cover the topic of 'Naval Submarines'. Warships 2011 will also, for the first time, include the rapidly growing new field of military Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), which have an expanding role and are increasing in both complexity and capability.

AUVSI Foundation and ONR's 14th International RoboSub Competition

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Co-sponsored by the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR),the goal of this competition is to advance the development of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) by challenging a new generation of engineers to perform realistic missions in an underwater environment. This event also serves to foster ties between young engineers and the organizations developing AUV technologies.

MOOS Development and Applications Working Group 2011

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The 2011 Working Group Meeting for MOOS developers and practitioners will be held in Cambridge Massachusetts, July 19-20th, on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A Summary of Topics:

Autonomy / Collaborative Autonomy (20)
Unmanned Surface Vehicles (4)
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (20)
MOOS-IvP (18)
IvP Helm Behavior Development (7)
Acoustic Communications (7)
Mine Countermeasures (8)
Anti-Submarine Warfare (5)
The Ocean Explorer UUV (4)
The Ocean Server Iver2 UUV (2)
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (2)
High Fidelity Ocean/Autonomy Simulation (3)
Other topics: Mission Planning / Configuration(3), Mission Control / Visualization(2), The Bluefin MUSCLE Vehicle(1), The Yellowfin UUV(1), Autonomy Middleware(1), The Goby Project(1), Ocean Modeling (2), Automatic Target Recognition(1), MOOS-Core (1), Plume Tracking (1), WHOI Acoustic Modem (2), Behavior Development with Matlab(1), EvoLogics Acoustic Modem(1), Image Compression(2), The Kingfisher USV (1)

Objectives and Format
The objectives of the MOOS-DAWG 2011 meeting are to bring people together who have experience or an interest in using MOOS autonomy middleware and its substantial set of applications, toward the advancement of unmanned autonomous systems.

The format of the meeting will be mostly single-track discussions on

Fielded autonomous platforms using MOOS and/or MOOS-IvP.
Development of MOOS-based software applications.
Panel discussions on best-practices and roadmaps for improvement.
Tutorials.

Glide with the Tide

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Teacher Technology Experience – Glide with the Tide

Dr. Jim O’Donnell, a physical oceanographer at the University of Connecticut’s Department of Marine Sciences will lead this COSEE-TEK Teacher Technology Experience (TTE) that will focus on the use of autonomous underwater gliders to collect temperature and salinity profiles in Long Island Sound. Dr. O’Donnell will attempt one mode of deploying a glider called a “virtual mooring” (Rudnick et al. 2004) sampling design for use of a glider that will rely upon the tides that occur in eastern Long Island Sound. The plan will be to deploy the glider to dive into the incoming tide down through the water column and surfacing for the duration of the flood tide. The program will then instruct the glider to reverse direction and dive into the outgoing tide down through the water column and returning to the surface at the end of the ebb tide. If successful this sampling pattern will allow the glider to profile the water column in a defined three-dimensional space.

Industry Day for Autonomous and Unmanned Systems

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

You are cordially invited to attend an Autonomous and Unmanned Systems Support Industry/Academia Day, hosted by the SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific). This event will take place on 21 July 2011 at the SSC Pacific Auditorium, 53560 Hull Street, San Diego, CA 92152-5001 from 1-5 PM.

SSC Pacific is interested in partnering with industry, academia, non-profit, and not-for-profit entities for the purpose of advancing the state-of-the-art of autonomous and unmanned systems technologies leading to the next generation and generation-after-next cross-domain integrated technology solutions. In addition to a traditional Multiple Award Contract approach, it is SSC Pacific's intent to also enter into an Other Transaction Agreement with a consortium in order to leverage investigations and development of advanced concepts with both traditional and non-traditional entities.

Consortium members will participate with their Government counterparts to inform and shape SSC Pacific's annual autonomous and unmanned systems research plans. These plans will focus on key elements of SSC Pacific's Science and Technology framework. It is expected that consortium members will provide input on a wide array of enabling technologies.

The purpose of this event is to engage interested members of the autonomous and unmanned systems private sector to consider the benefits and opportunities for entering into either a traditional Multiple Award Contract or an Other Transaction Agreement with SSC Pacific. The following information will be presented to attendees:
   - A DoD Perspective on the Autonomous and Unmanned Systems
   - An Overview of on-going DoD Activities and Studies
   - Partnering with SSC Pacific. The Consortium Construct
   - Proposed Way Forward
No sensitive or classified information will be discussed. Foreign-owned, controlled, or influenced firms are advised that security restrictions may apply that may preclude their participation in these efforts.

Registration for the Autonomous and Unmanned Systems Industry/Academia Day is free. Attendees for Industry/Academia Day are limited to two (2) individuals per company. Point of contact for registration and questions is Ms. Jessica Black at jessica.c.black@navy.mil. Please respond by 11 July 2011 indicating your intent to attend. Provide company name, attendee names and point of contact information. Detailed instructions will be provided to attendees by 14 July 2011.

ONR Undesea Signal Processing Program review

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Attendance is by invitation only. Contact John Tague for an invitation.
John Tague
Technical Lead and Passive
Sonar Program Officer
703-696-4399
john.a.tague@navy.mil

AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2011

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

AUVSI’s annual conference and exposition is the premier forum for reviewing, assessing and discussing the current state of the unmanned systems market. The event brings together the key leaders and decision-makers in the industry. Officials from government and user organizations around the world attend and participate in the symposium program.

Navy Unmanned Systems Panel
Thursday, 18 August

This 90-minute session will offer attendees the opportunity to hear from Navy leadership discussing the latest developments in the service’s unmanned systems programs. This session promises to be lively and interactive featuring key panelists from ONR, NAVSEA, NAVAIR and OPNAV. Be sure to attend this session to learn from our excellent speaker line-up and participate in the question and answer session.

Session Chair RADM (Ret.) Tim Heely, Cobham, PLC
Panelist 1 RADM Nevin Carr, Chief of Naval Research, Office of Naval Research, U.S. Navy
Panelist 2 RADM Matthew Klunder, Director of ISR Capabilities, U.S. Navy
Panelist 3 RADM Bill Shannon, Program Executive Officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons, U.S. Navy
Panelist 4 CAPT Duane Ashton, Program Manager Unmanned Maritime Systems, U.S. Navy

17th International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology (UUST11)

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Autonomous Undersea Systems Institute (AUSI) is sponsoring the 17th International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology (UUST09). The Symposium will be held August 21-24, 2011 at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside in Downtown Portsmouth, NH USA.

Technical Areas:

* Applications of AUV Technology * Autonomous Manipulation * Bio-engineering
* Communications * Distributed Control * Energy * Guidance and Control Systems
* Hydrodynamics * Intelligent Systems and Technologies * Modeling & Simulation * Navigation
* Operational Systems Experience * Reliability * Sensor Systems and Processing
* Underwater Imaging * Launch & Recovery Concepts * Modularity

Defence and Security Equipment International DSEi 2011

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

DSEi 2011, the international exhibition for land, sea and air applications of defence and security products and technologies, will get underway at ExCeL London in the week following the 10th Anniversary of the deadly terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon in Washington DC.

Robotics & Unmanned Systems Showcase
DSEi is launching the worlds largest Robotics and Unmanned Systems Showcase area. This new feature will showcase all unmanned vehicle systems. Live demonstrations of these will be conducted in the exhibition hall.

2nd GLOBAL OPV and Maritime Unmanned Systems Summit

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

In it’s second year, the Offshore Patrol Vessel and Maritime Unmanned Systems summit will again bring together the latest from key OPV programmes globally as well as the latest capabilities and technology in maritime unmanned systems. The summit will showcase and discuss imminent future acquisitions from Navies and Coast Guards, as well as the latest strategies in coastal defence duties including combating terrorisms and preparing for asymmetric threats, as well as engaging in various border protection roles including anti-smuggling, anti- piracy, fisheries patrol, immigration, law enforcement and rescue operations. Similar to last year, the event will bring together senior buy side and industry representatives in a five star environment in Turkey, a country famous and renowned for it’s ship building as well as hospitality

Oceans 11 MTS/IEEE Kona

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The OCEANS Conference, jointly sponsored by the Marine Technology Society (MTS) and the Oceanic Engineering Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE/OES), is a major international forum for scientists, engineers, and responsible ocean users to present the latest research results, ideas, developments, and applications in Oceanic Engineering and Marine Technology.

Autonomous Underwater Robotics for Intervention

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

IROS 2011 First Workshop on Autonomous Underwater Robotics for Intervention

Will be held in conjuction with, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Description
Research activities in Autonomous Underwater Robotics have been so far mainly focused on vehicles performing exploration and observation missions, with important applications in the fields of oceanographic sciences, environmental monitoring and security.

Autonomous Underwater Intervention, involving grasping, manipulation and transportation tasks, did not yet registered the same rate of growth and has been experimented just within some pioneering research projects.

It is however deemed that the interest of the international community on autonomous intervention systems is currently registering a significant growth. The recent dramatic accident of the Gulf of Mexico has just contributed to evidence the importance of working on the realization of smart underwater robots executing intervention tasks in a totally autonomous way.

Performing underwater operations like maintenance, repairing, rescue and items recovery, without the human supervision is certainly not an easy task. However today the field of Underwater Intervention could benefit from several technologies developed for exploration and monitoring missions. Results registered in fundamental topics like underwater localization, acoustic communications, optical and acoustic imagery, guidance navigation and control, mission planning and mapping seem to be ready for being efficiently integrated with the achievements in the field of manipulation tasks, and more generally intervention activities.

Moving from the above considerations, the workshop has three objectives: i) evidencing and possibly classifying the current and future needs of underwater intervention applications; ii) evaluating the existing enabling technologies, their current status of development, and their potential improvements for being tailored to the specific application field; iii) having a better look at the market opportunities that autonomous underwater intervention could open in a mid-term time horizon.

As a final goal, the workshop aims to strengthen and extend the underwater community, by stimulating also the interest of others researchers, not working in the field, toward an area that certainly provides significant research challenges.

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2011) will be held in San Francisco, California, USA, during September 25-30, 2011. The theme of the conference will be Human- Centered Robotics, and its format will feature innovations in the form of interactive multimedia presentations and special-topic symposia celebrating 50 years of robotics.

Teledyne RD Instruments ADCPs in Action Users' Conference

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Teledyne RD Instruments ADCPs in Action Users' Conference returns to San Diego.

Teledyne RD Instruments invites you to join us for our highly popular biennial users’ conference in which speakers, influencers, and attendees from around the globe converge to share their Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP); Conductivity Temperature and Depth (CTD); and Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) knowledge and experience.

Teledyne RDI’s ADCPs in Action (AiA) Users’ Conference is our industry’s leading community forum dedicated specifically to our customers’ needs. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to share your experience, learn from your peers, and increase your product knowledge. Our 2011 event will once again entail three days jam-packed with peer presentations, product and software training, demonstrations, panel sessions, users’ forums, one-on-meetings, and access to the latest third party solutions offered by our event co-sponsors.

We sincerely hope you'll plan to join us!

And --- at this time, we are actively seeking AiA speakers, co-sponsors, and poster paper presenters. If you have an interest in any of these areas, please contact Margo Newcombe at mnewcombe@teledyne.com.

4th Russian Science-Technical Conference

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Technical Problems of World Ocean Development

Technical Areas:
    - unmanned underwater vehicles and their systems: autonomous, remotely operated and tethered objects, technology and utilization problems;
    - technical facilities and methods of acoustical, geophysical and physical-chemical Ocean investigation;
    - signal processing methods and their applications in UUV systems;
    - Ocean resource development: energy, bio-technology and ecology;
    - practical applications and actual tasks of evolution of underwater technique.

Sponsored by Institute for Marine Technology Problems FEB RAS

Science Planning for the OOI Regional Scale Node at Axial Seamount

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

An important community workshop, “Science Planning for the OOI Regional Scale Node at Axial Seamount”, to be held Oct 5-7 in Seattle. There have been many developments since the science community last gathered to discuss plans for the cabled observatory on the Juan de Fuca ridge. This is your opportunity to learn about the research opportunities of OOI-RSN and provide ideas for how to maximize the scientific return on this important investment in research infrastructure. The workshop is sponsored by NSF and NOAA/PMEL, with additional support from the RSN Implementing Organization (IO) at the University of Washington.

Our goals for this workshop are to inform, involve, and prepare the scientific community for the RSN. Discussion themes will include:
    -Interdisciplinary science background and future opportunities at Axial Seamount
    -RSN sensor network design and installation timeline
    -Optimization of sensor locations and experiments
    -Cyber-infrastructure: how to access and use RSN data
    -RSN data products and displays for interdisciplinary science and outreach
    -Event response in the cabled observatory context
- Role of non-cabled science
    -Interaction of RSN with other regional and global programs

Across all of these subjects, we are seeking a community-wide dialog between the RSN Implementing Organizations, Cyber-Infrastructure, funding agencies, and a broad representation of scientists to discuss how we can best prepare to produce transformative, interdisciplinary science. This is your chance both to learn and to let your voice be heard.

Fiber-Optic Gyro Technology

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

IXSEA will holding a series of lectures on FOG (Fiber-Optic Gyro) technology in October 2011 . Attendees will learn about FOGs through presentation of technical information and direct interaction with IXSEA’s FOG engineers. These sessions will be technical in nature and designed to answer questions relating to FOG design, capabilities, and applications.

Ag e n d a To p i c s :
Physics and Design of Fiber Optic Gyros
Navigation & Gyrocompass principles
Effects of sensors parameters on navigation errors
Present and future FOG Based System Applications
Technical discussion of FOG technology and applications in casual setting

The seminars typically will be held in the morning in each venue with scheduled presentations as follows:

Tuesday               October 4 -                    Woods Hole MA;
Wednesday           October 5 -                      Pittsburgh PA;
Thursday              October 6 –                     Norfolk VA;
Friday                   October 7 -                     Washington DC

Interested persons should contact Louise Kearns at IXSEA Inc in Cambridge MA at louise.kearns@ixsea.com to confirm participation and get on the mailing list for additional information. There will be no fee for attendance.

IEEE Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing Workshop

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Workshop Information

The objective of this workshop is to provide an informal atmosphere for discussions of original research on signal processing techniques with underwater acoustic applications.
The intent is to review theoretical and experimental research at an early stage of development.

Particular areas of interest are:

o Adaptive processing in non-stationary interference
o Detection, localization or tracking, and classification
o Underwater acoustic communications
o Marine mammal related acoustic signal processing
o Multistatic sonar signal processing
o Performance analysis for active and passive sonar
o Physics-based signal processing algorithm design and analysis
o Signal processing for AUVs or deployed autonomous systems
o Synthetic aperture sonar

Important Dates: Updated

July 11, 2011      - Deadline for abstract submission
July 29, 2011      - Deadline for those wishing to attend but not present
Aug. 22, 2011     - Notification of accepted abstracts and attendees
Sep. 9, 2011        - Room block at Whispering Pines Conf. Center released
Oct. 12-14, 2011 - Workshop

Ocean Shelf-Edge Exchange Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology programme

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Ocean Shelf-Edge Exchange

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology programme
Sensors on Autonomous Underwater Gliders

14 October 2011 - A workshop at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton to:

ensure that the community is aware of the NERC National Capability - in terms of glider facilities and the biochemical sensors - available to support research;
discuss the science challenges and possible approaches to undertake research; and
identify potential collaborations and partnerships.

(nb registration closing date is 7 October)

Canadian Underwater Conference and Exhibition

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Canadian Underwater Conference and Exhibition will focus on all aspects of the onshore and offshore underwater industries, including construction diving, police, fire, and rescue divers, remotely operated vehicles (ROV), inshore and offshore drilling and harbour environment issues. Technical presentations and exhibitors will address diving operations, as well as ROV & AUV activities across North America.

International Conference on Intelligent Unmanned Systems ICIUS2011

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The International Conference on Intelligent Unmanned Systems 2011 is organized by the International Society of Intelligent Unmanned Systems and locally by the Center for Bio-Micro Robotics Research at Chiba University, Japan. The event is the 7th conference extending from previous conferences held in Seoul-Korea (2005,2006), Bali-Indonesia (2007), Nanjing-China (2008), Jeju-Korea (2009) and Bali-Indonesia (2010). ICIUS 2011 focuses on both theory and application primarily covering the topics on robotics, autonomous vehicles, intelligent unmanned technologies and biomimetics. We will invite several prominent keynote speakers who will focus on related state-of-the-art technologies including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) & Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs), Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), Bio-inspired robotics, Advanced Control, Intelligent Systems etc. Simultaneously, the exhibition & demonstrations will showcase advanced relevant technologies in this field.

Unmanned Systems Interoperability Conference (USIC)

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

AUVSI San Diego Lindbergh Chapter will host its annual Unmanned Systems Interoperability Conference (USIC) October 31 - November 3, 2011 at the Marriott Coronado Resort and Hotel. The Unmanned Systems Interoperability Conference is a premier event completely dedicated to the interoperability and integration of unmanned systems across space, air, ground, sea and undersea. Our 2011 event will expand upon previous conferences with the theme of "Integrating Unmanned Systems Into the Battlespace" and will include an outstanding line-up of speakers and representatives from governments, civil, commercial, industry and academia.

The Unmanned Systems Interoperability Conference (USIC) is a premier event focused on a broad range of technologies and capabilities associated with the integration and interoperability of airborne, ground, sea and undersea unmanned systems in defense, civil, commercial, and international markets. The conference objective is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas on integrating unmanned systems across the domains and into existing operations. The conference, with expected strong participation and turnout, will bring together key leaders and decision-makers in government and industry. USIC 2011 will also include program updates, technology briefings, industrial application briefings, university research, and operational reports representing air, ground, and maritime unmanned systems. Officials from government and user organizations around the United States as well as the international community will be in attendance and participating.

As the largest conference completely dedicated to unmanned systems interoperability, USIC 2011 will be an outstanding opportunity to network with your peers and learn about the latest developments in the field.

IMCA Annual Seminar 2011

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The 2011 International Marine Contractors Associateion (IMCA )annual seminar will be held on 9–10 November at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New Orleans, USA. The theme for the event will be: The future of marine and subsea operations.

SAE International 2011 Vehicle Battery Summit

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Designed to integrate the most recent battery innovations with lessons learned in recent EV/PHEV commercialization efforts, this year's Summit will build significantly on the knowledge presented at last year's highly successful (2010) Summit.

Last September, nearly 300 engineering and corporate decision makers from leading battery, automotive, energy storage/distribution companies and their suppliers gathered in Shanghai to discuss Li-ion battery innovations and research as well as their implications for the market penetration of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Featuring nearly thirty speakers from nine different countries and delegates from 17 countries, last year's Summit offered a uniquely global view of Li-ion battery technology and EV/PHEV industries worldwide.

This year's Summit will again bring together the world's most highly regarded engineers, scientists and corporate representatives to update the industry on the latest progress and plans for lithium based battery technologies and research as well as their implications for worldwide markets.

MAST Americas 2011

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON OCEAN ELECTRONICS, 2011

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The eleventh biennial Symposium on Ocean Electronics, 2011 (SYMPOL – 2011) being organised by the Department of Electronics of the Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi is scheduled to be held during 16–18 November 2011. This is organized as a biennial programme and the first symposium of the series was held in the Cochin University of Science and Technology, during 18–20 December 1991 to highlight the formal opening of the Centre for Ocean Electronics established in this Department as a joint venture of the University Grants Commission and Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. This Symposium is intended to provide a forum for the researchers in the area of Ocean Electronics to interact with each other and present their innovative ideas and findings.

Undersea Defence Technology 2011 Asia

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

THE ONLY UNDERSEA FOCUSED NAVAL EVENT IN ASIA

UDT Asia is the most comprehensive naval undersea event in Asia. With coverage on submarine procurement, unmanned underwater vehicles, ASW, maritime patrol and surveillance, the conference and exhibition will deliver a holistic view of how the navies of Asia are transforming and modernising for new roles in the underwater environment.

From the organisation that has brought you UDT Europe, UDT Asia will further discussions on the technological and operational needs of the undersea defence community in the region. The event brings leading members of the industry, naval submarine flag officers, programme managers and engineering staff to discuss the advancements and procurement priorities for the Asian market.

Key Themes

UDT Asia brings the key personnel from the naval, defence industry and academia who are responsible for the identification, specification, procurement and deployment of submarines, UUVs, C4ISR systems, acoustics & sonar and radar for naval undersea application. Speakers and attendees will be discussing the latest technologies in the underwater domain.

    Comprehensive approach towards maritime security – the convergence of surface and subsea fleets operations
    Strategic impact of new undersea fleets – perspectives on plans, policy and doctrine
    The nature of the underwater environment, oceanography
    Submarine view of the battlespace
    Countering asymmetric threats
    ASW
    Minewarfare and countermeasures
    Maritime aviation
    Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
    Naval C4ISR
    Underwater detection systems, port and harbour security, active and passive underwater sensors

UPM 2011 INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC Competition on Underwater Gliders Design

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The objectives of this international academic competition are:

Promote the development of the underwater gliders.
Involve the university students in the underwater gliders design.
Optimize the underwater gliders designs.
Obtain new ideas for the future application of the underwater gliders in the scientific and business environments.

This competition has an international scope and its main goal is the design of a small underwater glider concept radio controlled, according with the technical requirements of these rules, taking into account the future application of the underwater gliders in the scientific and business environments.

Requirements for the participants

Teams of all the universities worldwide are allowed to participate in the competition.
Each team should not exceed the number of 4 members.
All the participants must prove that they are currently students in a university, by means of a certificate. A copy of the certificate must be sent by e-mail during the registration phase.

Calendar
Phase 1: Registration ............................................. Deadline 15 Jun 2011
Phase 2: Project submission .................................... Deadline 02 Sep 2011
Phase 3: Finalists’ proclamation ............................... 23 Sep 2011
Phase 4: Construction ............................................ Deadline 14 Dec 2011
Phase 5: Underwater gliders delivery ......................... 14 Dec 2011
Phase 6: Preliminary trials ...................................... 14 Dec 2011
Phase 7: Competition ........................................... 15 Dec 2011
Phase 8: Awards proclamation and ceremony ............... 16 Dec 2011

Subsea Survey IRM

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

SUBSEA SURVEY EXPANDS TO INCLUDE IRM

Subsea Survey, now in its 6th year , is supported by The Hydrographic Society of America (THSOA) and the Association of Diving Contractors (ADC). The event will focus on the technology and methodology of seafloor survey and mapping operations, along with the technology to meet the offshore industry’s inspection requirements and enable defective repairs and maintenance to be accomplished by divers, ROVs, AUVs, remote monitoring systems, and specialized tools. The move to perform IRM tasks in shallow to ultra-deep waters using these advanced techniques has led to the expansion of the Subsea Survey technical program and exhibition to include all aspects of the global subsea survey and IRM markets.

Underwater Intervention 2012

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Underwater Intervention 2012 conference to be held in New Orleans on 24-26 January at the Ernest N Morial Convention Center.

Claimed to be the world’s premiere event for commercial diving contractors and other underwater procedures, the event has, since 1993, combined the ADCI (Association of Diving Contractors International) Diving Symposium and the conference of the Marine Society’s ROV Committee.

Maritime Unmanned Systems Conference 2012

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

AUVS-A is hosting its first marine unmanned systems conference - the 2012 Maritime Unmanned Systems Conference to be held in association with Pacific 2012 International Maritime Conference. Registered MUSC conference attendees also have access to Pacific 2012 conference.

AUVSI's Unmanned Systems Program Review 2012

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

AUVSI's Unmanned Systems Program Review 2012

7-9 February 2012
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, DC, USA

Providing the latest information on government and industry programs for ground, air and maritime systems, this annual event is one of the most important to the unmanned systems community.

GROUND SYSTEMS DAY: Tuesday, 7 February 2012
AIR SYSTEMS DAY: Wednesday, 8 February 2012
MARITIME SYSTEMS DAY: Thursday, 9 February 2012

Ocean Sciences 2012 Meeting

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting
20-24 February 2012
Salt Lake City · Utah · USA

This joint meeting is an international gathering of more than 4,000 attendees and is being sponsored by The Oceanography Society, the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography and the American Geophysical Union.

Session Information
Sessions for the meeting are organized into the following 18 categories:
1. Geology and geophysics
2. Physical oceanography and limnology
3. Biological oceanography, aquatic biology
4. Chemical oceanography, aquatic chemistry
5. Watersheds, lakes, rivers, estuaries
6. Nearshore and coastal regions
7. High latitude studies
8. Climate change, environmental change, ocean acidifcation
9. Ecosystems: processes, assessment, and management
10. Education, scientific outreach, scientific workforce
11. Ocean policy, resource management
12. Optics, acoustics, remote sensing
13. Observatories, operational oceanography, new technology
14. Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico
15. Miscellaneous
16. Data Management
17. Air-Sea Interactions
18. Bio-geochemistry

Subsea Australasia 2012

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Discover new advances in field development, subsea operations, connection systems and infrastructure at Australia’s largest subsea event for 2012- the Subsea Australasia Conference.

Covering the latest in Subsea Australia development, with eight topics to choose from:

Subsea Market Outlook (Half day)
Calcareous Sediments on the North West Shelf of Australia (Full day)
Design and Management of Long tieback Subsea Infrastructure (Half day)
The ins and outs of Subsea Connection Systems (Half day)
Project Evaluations: Economic and Technical Risking (Half day)
Direct Electrical Heating (DEH) – The challenges of implementing new technologies in deepwater gas production systems to benefit flow assurance (Half day)
Advances in AUV Technologies for Underwater Survey and Production (Half day)
Subsea Operations – Managing the day to day challenges (Full day)

Operations Analysis for Unmanned Systems

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

ABOUT OPERATIONS ANALYSIS OF UNMANNED SYSTEMS:

Militaries worldwide are employing unmanned systems as part of innovative, networked systems and concepts. The standard industry models for evaluating how systems work, however, are more than a century old, so analysts are struggling with such important questions as:

What is the value of robotics in warfare?
How should new unmanned systems be designed, built and operated?
What new command and control arrangements are most appropriate for unmanned systems?
How should legacy military systems integrate into manned-unmanned hybrid enterprises?

Oceanology International 2012

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The Global Ocean Forum
Oceanology International is the global forum where industry, academia and government share knowledge and connect with the marine technology and ocean science community, improving their strategies for measuring, exploiting, protecting and operating in the world’s oceans.

AUVSI 2012 International Conference

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

This 3-day conference held on March 20-22, 2012, the scientific program will consists of plenary sessions given by worldwide renowned speakers, local key leaders in the industry and high level decision-makers in the field of Unmanned Vehicles.

The sessions will focus on the following topics:
Unmanned Ground Systems (UGS); Unmanned Airborne Systems (UAS); Unmanned Marine Systems (UMS); Operations and HMI; C4I-Training and Simulations; Operational Lessons Learned; Unmanned Systems Commercial Applications; UAS Integration in Civil Aviation Airspace; Swarms of Unmanned Vehicles; Sensors, Navigation, Perception and Recognition in Unmanned Vehicles.

Furthermore during the conference, standing exhibitions of Unmanned Vehicles and related technologies will be displayed.

Visits to a variety of industrial estates are scheduled on the 3rd day of the conference.

Workshop on navigation, guidance and control of underwater vehicles, Porto, Portugal

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Workshop on navigation, guidance and control of underwater vehicles, Porto, Portugal

A workshop on navigation, guidance and control of underwater vehicles will take place from 10 to 12 April 2012 in Porto, Portugal.   Underwater vehicles fulfil a variety of commercial and scientific. They come in a wide range of variants and are often very complex mechanical and technological vehicles. For example, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is a tethered underwater vehicle that is unoccupied, highly manoeuvrable and operated by a person aboard a vessel. An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), on the other hand, is a robot which travels underwater without requiring input from an operator.   The event will bring together key industrial and academic practitioners for discussions and demonstrations of recent advances in navigation, guidance and control of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV). It will also be a forum where experienced researchers can engage with each other and with postdoctoral students in order to share experiences and motivate new research agendas. Special attention will be given to the challenging tasks of multiple vehicle cooperative navigation and control in the presence of stringent acoustic communication constraints, as well as non-conventional, geophysical-based navigation methods.

For further information, please visit: http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~ngcuv2012/

Data Source Provider: Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto

Exploring Safe Design and Operations for the European Unmanned Maritime Systems

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Workshop on "Exploring Safe Design and Operations for the European Unmanned Maritime Systems”

(Source: European Defence Agency; issued January 12, 2012)

National or international rules, regulations and legislation governing safe operations at sea which are applicable to unmanned maritime vehicles are virtually non-existent. A common understanding of minimum safety procedures and a joint view on rules and regulations amongst European navies would enhance interoperability in future joint maritime operations and training.

To address this important issue, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy and Sweden launched a specific project on “Safety and Regulations for European Unmanned Maritime Systems” (SARUMS) under the umbrella of the EDA “Unmanned Maritime Systems” (UMS) R&T programme.

The project kicked-off last June and aims to address regulation, legislation and safety issues related to design and operations of UMS. Its main output will be a best practice safety guide for Unmanned Maritime Systems that recognises their operational usage, legal status and the needs of Navies. The philosophy behind this guidance will be based on the management of risk as well as applicable rules and regulations.

As additional outputs, the project will also work towards engaging the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in recognising the concept of UMS. For more information on the SARUMS project please see attached fact-sheet.

The SARUMS project is organising with the support of EDA a workshop on “Exploring Safe design and operations for the European Unmanned Maritime Systems”. The workshop will feature two days of presentations on UMS safety, related to operations and design as well as relevant rules and regulations. The event aims at highlighting possibilities and risks; as well as technologies and solutions available to meet challenges and requirements from the foreseen increase in the future use of UMS in military and civilian applications.

Offshore Technology Conference OTC 2012

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Founded in 1969, the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is the world’s foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection.

All events in conjunction with OTC 2012 will be held at Reliant Park in Houston, Texas, USA, with the exception of the Annual OTC Dinner, which will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center, and the Astros Baseball game.

Tenth International Mine Warfare Technology Symposium

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The Naval Postgraduate School, the Office of Naval Research, the Program Executive Office, Littoral Combat Ships, OPNAV (N85), and CRUSER (The Consortium for Robotics and Unmanned Systems Education and Research) and the Mine Warefare Association are pleased to announce the TENTH International Mine Warfare Technology Symposium in Monterey, California, MAY 7-10, 2012.

The symposium is unclassified with foreign participation expected and welcome. Naval and Industry plenary speakers will address a broad range of topics including the current status and future requirements of mine warfare technology. Break-out sessions will showcase basic scientific and emerging technology research with applications to the undersea environment and specialized sessions focused on Littoral Combat Ship centric mine warfare, advanced undersea warfare systems, mine warfare applications in Maritime Homeland Defense, gliders, environmental research and developments, operational data flow and communications, and otherrelated topics.

Many of the topics covered above will likely exploit unmanned systems to aid in meeting particular technical requirements. This symposium is being collaboratively hosted by the NPS CRUSER Program, chartered by the Undersecretary of the Navy, and hence topics more directly related to unmanned systems, such as propulsion, autonomy, experimentation, guidance and control, and energy to name a few, will also be addressed in break-out sessions.

IEEE/OES Baltic 2012 International Symposium

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Ocean: Past, Present and Future. Climate Change Research, Ocean Observation & Advanced Technologies for Regional Sustainability

1. Advanced Environmental Technologies and Integrated Ocean Observation Systems
Global Ocean Observation Systems; Satellite Systems; Remote Sensing; Real Time Measurements; Monitoring Systems; Data Collection, Analysis & Distribution; Data Standards & Calibration; Modeling; Sampling Techniques; Acoustic Techniques; Integrated Systems: Instrument Platforms; Drifting Buoy Networks; Pollution Control; Bio- Sensors; ROV’s, AUV’s and Gliders etc.; Oil Spill Measurements & Modeling.

2. Climate Change and Marine Ecosystems
Water Quality; Hydrology; Sediment Transport; Coastal processes; Biogeochemistry; Eutrophication; Marine Biodiversity; Food web effects; Natural Hazards; Ecosystem Modeling.

3. Activity in the Sea
Ecosystem Goods and Services; Fishery and Aquaculture; Renewable Energy; Gas pipelines; Fate of Munitions dumped at sea; Fate of Pollutants; Run-Off Pollution; Oil spills and Hazardous Material; Ocean Dumping.

4. Ecosystem-Based Management
Adaptation to Climate Change; Sustainable Development; Protection and Restoration; Remediation; Coastal Protection; Geographic Information Systems; Charting Coasts and Waterways; Cooperative Research Projects.

Canadian Hydrographic Conference 2012

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The Canadian Hydrographic Association is pleased to invite you to the 2012 Canadian Hydrographic Conference, to be held in Niagara Falls, Canada. The theme of this year's conference is "The Arctic – Old Challenges, New Approaches".

CHC 2012 will explore new approaches to the challenges of Arctic hydrography. We look forward to receiving innovative ideas from industry, academia and national hydrographic offices, exploring different ways of utilizing existing technology and examining new and emerging technologies.

Oceans'12 MTS/IEEE Yeosu

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The conference is the major international forum for scientists, engineers, and responsible ocean users to present the latest research results, ideas, developments, and applications in Oceanic Engineering and Marine Technology.

Undersea Defence Technology 2012

Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

UDT is the world’s most comprehensive event for those involved in the undersea defence and security sectors. Now in its 25th year, UDT is cementing its reputation as the leading platform for showcasing new technology and networking with key suppliers.

UDT 2012 will deliver a comprehensive picture of the current underwater landscape in existing and emerging markets. It will explore the proliferation of submarines of all types, the increasing use of mini-submarines and other manned and unmanned underwater vehicles.

Conference Program

World Maritime Technology Conference (WMTC)

Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The prestigious World Maritime Technology Conference (WMTC) entitled Uniting Ideas for a Global Future provides a valuable forum for experts from many of the different disciplines that make up the maritime industry to share their progress and achievements with their peers in the maritime field. The event will be hosted by NTOS (Science & Technology Society of Shipbuilders of the Russian Federation named after academician A N Krylov). The event will feature a peer-reviewed technical conference, a major exhibition, a visiting vessels programme, social programme and other networking opportunities.

This is the fourth global conference of this series after those in San-Francisco (2003), London (2006) and Mumbai (2009) with topics covering the main directions of the development of maritime industries: shipbuilding & shipping, naval engineering, marine engineering systems, offshore oil & gas, operational oceanology, protecting marine environment and renewable, underwater vehicles. The conference is accompanied by a limited exhibition.

On the 1st of June 2012 in the new building of the Naval Museum within WMTC2012 there will be held the Forum of Young Maritime uniting about 200 students and young marine professionals and providing a platform to share novel original ideas and innovative achievements.

The 4th International Conference "Smart Materials, Structures and Systems"

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The 4th International Conference "Smart Materials, Structures and Systems" will be held in Montecatini Terme, Tuscany, Italy, on June 10 to 14, 2012. The conference – that follows the ones previously held in Acireale, Sicily, Italy – is organized as a "junior" edition of the recognized CIMTEC series of international meetings which have been established as from the end of sixties.

Intensive research carried out worldwide for creating higher forms of materials, structures and systems by providing them with “life” functions, resulted in a relatively high level of technology readiness with several applications now emerging, demonstrating that smart materials technologies have matured well beyond the conceptual stage. Widespread use of nanotechnology concepts and tools and availability of multiscale computational models coupled with the exponential growth of computing capability and the merging of materials science and engineering with biological information, are fuelling the rate of advancement of the field.

Nevertheless further substantial developments are required in the understanding of convergences of materials, electronics and biological systems, to meet relevant needs for present and foreseeable applications.

The several Symposia featured by CIMTEC 2012 - 4th International Conference “Smart Materials, Structures and Systems” will cover outstanding areas of the subject from the molecular nanoscales to large complex integrated systems.

Symposium H
Mining Smartness From Nature
Advisory Board
Invited Speakers

Nature has always served as a model for mimicking and inspiration to humans in their efforts to improve their life. Indeed nature has been engineering its creations for million of years and evolution has resolved many of nature challenges leading to highly effective solutions achieved by minimal use of resources. Nowadays, where the limitations of the world’s natural resources and environment became more apparent a deeper insight into the intelligent and complex laws of nature governing biological events is a key of immense potential to discover highly effective and efficient ways in which life’s strategies can be successfully applied to human systems for long-term sustainability. Novel and efficient materials, structures, tools, mechanisms and processes have already resulted from adapting mechanisms and capabilities from nature and more may be envisaged for the near future because of the increased understanding of the biological world, the capability to manage matter down to the atomic scale, the development of novel algorithms and theories, and the exponentially increasing power for computation and multi-scale simulation of processes, materials, structures and whole systems. Objective of this symposium, that follows the one on the same subject held in the frames of CIMTEC 2008, is to merge biological information with materials science, engineering and medical sciences at the purpose of exploring new ideas and accomplishments, for the practice of bio-inspired design to gather momentum and offer innovative solutions. Sessions will encompass a broad spectrum of biologically inspired technologies and will cover new achievements in biological mechanisms as models for mimicking, bio-inspired materials, bio-sensors, bio-actuators, adaptive and autonomous structures, bio-computing, bio-inspired intelligent robots, intelligent software, systems and control, etc. for applications ranging from home, sport and leisure, to aerospace structures, medical prostheses and information technology.

Session Topics

H-1 Algorithms, mechanisms and structures in nature as an inspiration for mimicking

H-2 Biomimetic materials

H-3 Bio-inspired sensors and actuators

H-4 Biologically inspired systems, and robotics

H-5 Biomolecular computing

H-6 Ongoing and perspective applications of bio-inspired technologies

Special Session H-7
Biomimetic Flow Control in Aquatic and Aerial Systems and its Application to Bioinspired Autonomous Vehicles

Session organizer: Prof. Luca Schenato, Universitŕ di Padova, Italy

Undersea and aerial vehicles are of strategic importance in a number of application including among other surveillance and environmental monitoring. Bioinspired autonomous vehicles (AUVs, UAVs, MAVs) have been the object of interest for many years to exploit swimming modes of fish and flapping flight of insects and birds. Contributions have been gained both from fluid dynamics, muscle technology (including polymers) and neuro science based control both for propulsion and maneuvering purposes. Nevertheless, real applications are at quite an initial stage and efforts are required to move forward to real applications.

The main focus of the section will be to collect state of the art contributions to the following topics, but will not be limited to:

bio-hydrodynamics, aquatic animals and bio inspired underwater vehicles
bio-aerodynamics, flapping flight animals and bio inspired aerial vehicles
bio inspired locomotion control
neuro robotics and neuro control
perception and cognition in unstructured environment
bio-inspired sensors and actuators
micro sensors and actuators for insect-size robots

31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400

OMAE 2012 is the ideal forum for researchers, engineers, managers, technicians and students from the scientific and industrial communities from around the world to meet and present advances in technology and its scientific support; to exchange ideas and experiences whilst promoting technological progress and its application in industry; and to promote international cooperation in ocean, offshore and arctic engineering. Following on the tradition of excellence of previous OMAE conferences, more than 800 technical papers are planned for presentation.

BlueView U

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400

BlueView U is a comprehensive 3-day hands-on training and education course that provides attendees with:

Practical how-to application info
BlueView operational details
Basic sonar theory

Open to existing, new, and potential BlueView equipment users this course covers BlueView 2D Multibeam Imaging Sonar, 3D MicroBathymetric Sensors, and 3D Multibeam Scanning systems. The 3-day course blends in-classroom tutorial sessions, in-water demonstrations, and hands-on exercises.

SAUC-E '12

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Students studying science, technology, robotics or engineering can put their knowledge and skills to the test at the Student Autonomous Underwater Challenge – Europe.

Held since 2006, the SAUC-E competition challenges the next generation of engineers to design and build an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) capable of performing realistic missions.

“The event is designed to encourage students to think about underwater technology and related applications while fostering innovation and technology,” says Vladimir Djapic, a scientist at the NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC) in La Spezia, Italy, and technical director for the SAUC-E 2012 competition. “It also aims at getting young engineers and scientists to consider careers in the field.”

15th International RoboSub

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400

AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America 2012

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America 2012
AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2012, being held 6-9 Aug. in Las Vegas, will highlight the most important technological research and advancements driving this dynamic industry forward.

AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2012 is the premier venue to address the unmanned systems community on the latest research and technological advancements being achieved by government, industry and academia.

Specific Education Sessions of interest include:

Unmanned Maritime program updates
Operational challenges in the maritime environment
Unmanned maritime systems providing port and coastal security
COLREGS requirements for unmanned surface vehicles
Maritime research, technology development and operations

Featured Session: Unmanned Maritime Systems: An update on programs, technologies and operations, Wednesday, 8 August 1300-1430. For information on the latest unmanned maritime systems programs, updates and operational developments be sure to attend this session featuring representatives from the DoD, research organizations and academia discussing the latest UMS operational challenges. This session featuring renowned experts from the maritime community should not be missed!

AUV Hydrographic Bootcamp 2012

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

AUV Bootcamp is a focused, pressure-cooker type event in which new methods of Auto-nomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) operations, data collection, processing and display are developed and made operational. It is an event for AUV operators, commercial software developers, engineers, researchers and graduate students to directly interact, in a small group environment, both in the field and ashore. AUV Bootcamp provides a means to try new things, make mistakes in a controlled manner and learn how to operate and process data from an AUV.

The mission of AUV Bootcamp 2012 is focused on the operational methods of AUVs to collect bathymetric data for the purposes of nautical charting and the data processing techniques required to create hydrographic quality survey products.

Martime Systems and Technology Europe

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

MAST is the Global Maritime Security and Defence community’s dedicated conference and exhibition series.
Uniting senior-level leaders from over 40 countries, MAST is the ultimate event at which to discuss future capabilities and concepts with the major maritime security and defence ‘shareholders’, and evaluate future and state-of-the-art technologies.

MAST is organised by an unmatched international committee of renowned and respected government, research and development, academia, and industry decision makers, to create a unique event meeting specific information and networking needs of an equally unique profile of participants, from technologists (researching, developing, testing/evaluating, purchasing and deployment of platforms, systems and technologies) to end-users – Capability Managers, Military Planners, Policy-makers, Attachés, and Ambassadors.

MAST’s tenth anniversary conference & exhibition will take place at Stadionmässan, Malmö, Sweden from Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th September 2012.

Maritime Open Architecture Autonomy (MOAA) Industry Day

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT), in support of the Program Executive Office Littoral Combat Ships (PEO LCS) Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office (PMS 406), intends to make the Maritime Open Architecture Autonomy (MOAA) software product available to the US DoD developer community beginning in 2012. MOAA is an Autonomous Controller software product developed for the US Government by the Charles Stark Draper Lab (Draper Lab) under a Navy contract. MOAA capabilities have been demonstrated at-sea on several autonomous undersea vehicle (AUV) classes with capabilities applicable to various undersea mission areas.

To help inform the potential US DoD Contractor MOAA user base, the Navy plans to hold a MOAA Industry Day at the Kossiakoff Center, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD, 20723 on 14 Sept 2012.

IEEE AUV 2012

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Every two years the Oceanic Engineering Society (IEEE-OES) sponsors a collaborative conference to bring together those working in the field of autonomous vehicles for ocean applications. In 2012 this diverse group from around the world will meet in Southampton, UK; the first time an IEEE-OES AUV conference has been to Europe.

The theme for this conference is Persistent Presence. It is a sign of the increasing maturity of autonomous vehicles that users are now demanding longer mission durations as well as higher levels of autonomy and sensor capability to make most effective use of the technology. Persistent Presence brings challenges in many areas, including energy storage or extraction, propulsion systems, payloads, command, control and autonomy, reliability and provision for redundancy in mission and concept design. Papers on these and other topics related to Persistent Presence are welcome.

Maritime Security Challenges (MSC) 2012

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Maritime Security Challenges (MSC) 2012, the 5th iteration in the successful MSC conference series, will take place in Victoria, BC, Canada from October 1 - 3, 2012.

MSC 2012 is presented by Royal Roads University in cooperation with Maritime Forces Pacific of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.

Maritime Security Challenges 2012 will take place at the Victoria Conference Center.

As in past years, MSC 2012 will once again present topical issues on maritime security in a stimulating international environment.

MSC 2012 panel discussions will be:
The illegal movement of people & illicit cargoes at sea
Developments in aircraft carriers
Security issues in the Gulf of Guinea
Maritime applications of unmanned and autonomous vehicles
Shipbuilding and future naval requirements

WEDNESDAY, 03 October 2012

1045 - 1245 Session 4: MARITIME APPLICATIONS OF UNMANNED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
Moderator: Mr. Christian Bedford, Department of National Defence

The Challenge of Autonomous Vehicles: Prof. Antonio Tsourdos, Head of Autonomous Systems Group, Defence Academy of UK
The Future of UAV Operations: MGen (USAF ret’d) Kevin Kennedy, Textron Systems
UUVs and Maritime Asset Protection: Dr. Mae Seto, Defence Research and Development Canada
Applications for Unmanned Surface Vessels: VAdm (ret’d) Kevin Cosgriff, Textron Systems

AiAiA ADCPs in Action in Australia

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

AiAiA ADCPs in Action in Australia Gold Coast Oct 8-9, 2012
The Gold Coast of Australia will serve as the backdrop for the first official Global AiA event, dubbed AiAiA (ADCPs in Action in Australia). This event will be co-hosted by UVS Pty, Ltd, TRDIs long standing local representative, and will take place on October 8-9, 2012. This inaugural two-day event will be focused on our Marine Measurements products for coastal and deep ocean current profiling and waves measurement applications. UVS is currently accepting submissions for speakers, sponsors and attendees. Details at: http://www.uvs.com.au/

International Marine Science and Technology Week, Sea Tech Week

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

International Marine Science and Technology Week, Sea Tech Week.

Sea Tech Week brings together, every two years in Brest (Brittany, France), more than 1 000 international conference-goers specialized in oceanographic research and marine technology.

Sea Tech Week is:

an umbrella conference bringing together a series of workshops and seminars organized by the Sea Tech Week’s partners;

a trade fair, where professionals meet expert representatives and share their specialized knowledge;
Technological sessions, which allow presentation of innovative products and new collaborations.

ICoURS'12 8-11 Oct 2012 Details

The International Conference on Underwater Remote Sensing will take place in Brest at the Quartz Conference Center within the International Marine Science and Technology Week, Sea Tech Week.

ICoURS'12 will gather scientists and manufacturers involved in sensing and mapping systems of the underwater environment.

OCEANS 2012 Hampton Roads

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

OCEANS 2012 Hampton Roads brings together the technology, people, and ideas that will help to expand the understanding of the earth’s largest natural resource. Hampton Roads maritime heritage combined with its strategic location near key decision makers from the U.S. Government make this venue a perfect opportunity to address the challenges facing the world’s users of the ocean.

OCEANS 2012’s theme, Harnessing the Power of the Ocean, has as its foundation a conceptual National Ocean Enterprise and its seven societal benefits as identified by the National Ocean Partnership Program’s legislation in 1999, followed by President’s Bush’s Ocean Action Plan and President Obama’s Ocean Science Policy.

AiAiI ADCPs in Action in India

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

AiAiI ADCPs in Action in India Goa Oct 17-19, 2012

Teledyne RDI and our local representative, ASB Systems, will be co-hosting ADCPs in Action in India (AiAiI). This 3-day event will be hosted at the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Goa, India. The first day will be dedicated to customer presentations, with the second and third days dedicated to ADCP product training and workshops. ASB is currently seeking speakers and attendees for this event. Please contact Arvind Bhuchar at e-mail: arvindbhuchar@gmail.com, or Margo Newcombe at mnewcombe@teledyne.com.

ONR S&T Conference 2012

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Mark your calendars to join leaders in defense, industry, academia, and research and development Oct. 22-24, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City for the 2012 ONR Science & Technology Partnership Conference.

The biennial conference offers a chance for members of industry, academia and other government agencies to meet with ONR leaders and program managers, and investigate possibilities for collaboration.

The event is expected to attract about 2,000 attendees and provide a forum of high-level speakers who convey crucial information and important announcements. Past presenters have included the assistant secretary of the Navy, chief of naval operations, and deputy director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Unmanned Maritime Systems in the Oil and Gas Industry

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

AUVSI’s free October webinar: Unmanned Maritime Systems in the Oil and Gas Industry

31 October 2012
1500 - 1600 (EST)

Unmanned maritime systems are growing in popularity with the offshore oil and gas industry for inspection, exploration and environmental monitoring. During this webinar, you will hear from unmanned systems industry experts currently working with the oil and gas industry to deliver some of the most technologically advanced systems ever used for offshore applications.

Don’t miss your opportunity to learn how unmanned systems are being used by the oil and gas industry and future opportunities in the emerging marketplace.

Speakers:
Mr. Suneil Thomas, vice president, Strategic Partnerships, Liquid Robotics
Mr. Edison Hudson, robotics expert, inventor, and business developer

For more information and to register, visit www.auvsi.org/webinar

WUWNet'12

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

7th ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems

WUWNet is the premier venue for researchers and practitioners in areas relevant to underwater networks and network-related signal processing, communications, systems, and applications.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Underwater network and system architectures
Efficient underwater communications (including acoustic, optical, RF, and wired, etc.), with techniques from the physical layer to the application layer
Underwater acoustic modeling and signal processing
Cooperative underwater communications, including, PHY, MAC, routing, and data transfer, etc.
Services for underwater systems, such as localization, synchronization, navigation, security, etc.
Communication & coordination for underwater vehicles and sensor nodes, or human operator interaction
Coordinated energy harvesting systems and power systems for underwater networks and systems
Energy-efficient algorithms, and protocol design for underwater networks and systems
Operating system and middleware support for underwater networks and systems
Applications that broadly address underwater networks and systems, including coordinated underwater vehicles
Modeling, simulation, and testbeds for underwater systems and platforms
Experimental results from underwater field trials & tests
Application requirements for underwater networks and systems presented by end users

AUVSI Unmanned Maritime Conference

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

AUVSI New England Chapter  In Coordination with the Naval War College's "Unmanned Systems" course  Announces the Inaugural Unmanned Maritime Conference.

Safety and Regulations Initiatives Impacting Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Systems"

Current U.S. and E.U. initiatives for proposed Domestic and International Regulations as well as the potential impact of U.S ratification of the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III) on unmanned undersea vehicle systems. These proposed regulatory efforts will impact the entire unmanned undersea systems industry and its clientele profoundly, have the potential to prohibitively restrict the exploitation of undersea resources, and have immediate and stultifying effects on military requirements and attendant design considerations. It is imperative that both the U.S. Navy and U.S. industry be cognizant of these initiatives and become actively involved nowin the process to prevent a recurrence of the unfortunate situation that caused tremendous additional costs and delays in fielding of unmanned air systems due to FAA regulations.

Day 2 Unmanned Sea and Maritime Vehicles (Technical Training)
A full -day technical session for engineers, operational personnel, managers, program managers.
Technology Imperitives
Technology Origins and Evolutions for UUVs and USVs
Current State-of-the-Art (SOA)
Technology Push versus Pull
Technology Trends
Technology Requirements
Technology Drivers
Technology Wildcards / Gamechangers
Technology Competitive / Market Intelligence

Two-Day Teledyne RDI Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) Training Course

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Day 1 - Basic Training - Thursday, November 8, 2012
This basic training will focus on the fundamentals of the DVL’s basic operation, diagnostics, and primary integration concerns.

Day 2 - Advanced Training - Friday, November 9, 2012
This advanced training will focus on a combination of practical application and more advanced theory, with a focus on using the DVL for navigation as well as current profiling purposes, and interpreting the data output.

Unmanned Systems Canada Conference

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Unmanned Systems Canada invites the global unmanned systems community to gather in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to the annual unmanned systems conference and trade show focusing on the transition of military unmanned systems into civil and commercial applications and solutions.

While one of the goals of this conference is exploring the opportunities in the civil and commercial market place, as in the past, we will be dedicating a day to the ever increasing requirements and capabilities of our military unmanned systems.

Explore the synergies between military and civil missions as Canada moves towards Arctic surveillance and domain awareness as prioritized in the governments Canada First policy. Hear how manned and unmanned systems work in a coordinated ISR strategy.

The 2012 conference will include concurrent workshop streams on Day One

Techno-Ocean 2012

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

At this Techno-Ocean convention, leading ocean-related research organizations from Japan will conduct sessions over a period of two days under the theme of ‘For Safe Oceans, Towards Productive Oceans’. Discussions will be held on ocean-related scientific technologies from a wide range of perspectives and interests such as fisheries, natural resources, disaster prevention, etc.

Furthermore, with the United Nations approving, in April 012, a revision to the area of Japan’s continental shelf, the prospects for undersea natural resources (such as methane hydrate and hydrothermal deposits) have widened greatly. When considering Japan’s energy situation and the importance of rare metals our expectations for what the oceans may yield can only increase further.

AUVs in Ocean Observation Systems

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

AUVs in Ocean Observation Systems Workshop Shah Alam, Malaysia

The workshops will consist of presentations, discussions, and activities that will attempt to:

Identify all of the programs that are underway or being considered and the timelines associated with those programs and to identify a contact that we might include in future meetings.
Define the tasks required of current and future AUV systems
Set a priority associated with those required tasks.
Define the capabilities required for accomplishing those tasks.
Identify and agree on the structure of a "special interest group" that might bring together AUV developers and scientific users interested in applying AUV systems to support Ocean Bottom Observatories.

This first workshop will be held in conjunction with the USYS’12 meeting to be held in Shah Alam, Malaysia. The OOS Workshop will be held on December 4th, 2012, the day before the USYS’12 meeting to be held at the same venue on the 5th and 6th of December.

If you have an interest in this activity and would like to participate in this workshop please email:

M.R.Arshad@ Rizal at dr.rizal@gmail.com

Arctic Technology Conference

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

OTC's Arctic Technology Conference is returning to Houston for ATC 2012. This highly focused, international conference will address the latest technologies and innovative practices needed for exploration and production in the Arctic. Created to keep energy professionals on the cutting edge of exploring and producing in the world’s harshest climate, ATC will convene 3-5 December 2012 in at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA)

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Since 1999, ACRA has brought together Australian and New Zealand researchers and students in the fields of robotics, automation and mechatronics providing a forum to present a breadth of research activities to the wider Australasian community. ACRA is a quality assured, peer-reviewed conference featured in Scopus, Google Scholar and other ranking engines. ACRA is the highest ranked robotics conference in the southern hemisphere.

USYS’12

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

4th International Conference on Underwater System Technology: Theory and Applications 2012

USYS’12 aims to provide a platform for researchers, scientists, engineers, academicians, as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to share, discuss and disseminate their current R & D activities and experiences related to the field of underwater system technology, including relevant theories as well as applications.

USYS’12 will include an industrial track which will be delivered by industrial players from various relevant industrial sectors. The conference focuses on exploring new technology and approach to utilize the vast resources of the oceans, developing new engineering strategies for the preservation of the oceans eco-system, as well as providing a specialized forum for discussing the future of underwater system technology. USYS’12 will be held in Kuala Lumpur, as to provide a central meeting point with world-class conference facilities.

Underwater Intervention 2013

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The world's premier event for Remotely Operated Vehicles, Commercial Diving Contractors, Manned Submersibles, and all other aspects of the Underwater Operations Industry.

Underwater Intervention is a not-for-profit industry conference and exhibition, jointly owned by the Association of Diving Contractors International and the ROV Committee of the Marine Technology Society. Until the early 1990’s, these two non-profit, professional organizations hosted separate conferences – ROV Intervention and the Diving Symposium. The increased common ground between the commercial diving and ROV (remotely operated vehicles) industries created an atmosphere ripe for a merger of the two conferences. In 1993, the first Underwater Intervention was hosted in San Diego, California. Now, 20 years later, Underwater Intervention has grown to encompass more industries in addition to Commercial Diving and Remotely Operated Vehicles. We now include Manned Submersibles, Instruments and Sensors, Sonar and Acoustics, Ocean Engineering, Marine Salvage and Shipwrecks, AUV and UUV Technology.

Upward Falling Payload (UFP) Proposers' Day Conference

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

DARPA will host a Proposers' Day Conference for the Upward Falling Payload (UFP) program on Friday, January 25, 2012 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Arlington, VA at the DARPA Conference Center, in support of the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) DARPA-BAA-13-17. The purpose of this conference is to provide information on the UFP program; promote additional discussion on this topic; and to address questions from potential proposers.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE AND DESCRIPTION:
Cost and complexity limit the number of ships and weapon systems the Navy can support in forward operating areas. This concentration of force structure is magnified as areas of contested environments grow. A natural response is to develop lower-cost unmanned and distributed systems that can deliver effects and situation awareness at a distance. However, power and logistics to deliver these systems over vast ocean areas limit their utility. The Upward Falling Payload (UFP) program intends to overcome these barriers. The objective of the UFP program is to realize a new approach for enabling forward deployed unmanned distributed systems that can provide non-lethal effects or situation awareness over large maritime areas. The approach centers on pre-deploying deep-ocean nodes years in advance in forward areas which can be commanded from standoff to launch to the surface. The UFP system is envisioned to consist of three key subsystems: (1) The ‘payload' which executes waterborne or airborne applications after being deployed to the surface, (2) The UFP ‘riser' which provides pressure tolerant encapsulation and launch (ascent) of the payload, and (3) The UFP communications which triggers the UFP riser to launch. A multi-phase effort is envisioned to design, develop, and demonstrate UFP systems.

AUVSI's Unmanned Systems Program Review 2013

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Providing the latest information on government and industry programs for ground, air and maritime systems, this annual event is one of the most important to the unmanned systems community.

DoD: Program managers and decision makers from all four services will be on hand discussing the latest DoD unmanned systems initiatives, requirements and customer needs.
Civil: Representatives from the law enforcement community, DHS, NOAA and many other government agencies will be on hand to discuss the latest unmanned systems plans within their organizations.
Commercial: The commercial market is the new frontier for unmanned systems, and this year’s event will feature expert speakers discussing emerging unmanned systems and robotics applications and markets.
International: Hear from global industry leaders discussing how unmanned systems are being incorporated into their operations as well as discussing opportunities for U.S. industry participation.

Underwater Technology 2013

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The Symposium consists of keynote talks, double-track technical sessions, a poster session and a technical tour in the first day. It will feature advanced underwater technology and scientific use of submarine cables & related technologies. Suggested topics for oral and poster presentation are listed below.

Underwater Technology for Disaster Mitigationand Prevention
Advanced Technology for Ocean Resources and Energy
Underwater Vehicles and Robotics
Underwater Acoustics and Bio-Sonar
Underwater Observation Systems
Underwater Sensors
Submarine Cables and connected Observatories
Signal and Information Processing
Underwater Construction

DOD Unmanned Sysyems & Robotics Summit

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Advancing Force Multipliers: Air/Land/Sea Interoperability and Commonality goals

DSI’s DoD Unmanned Systems & Robotics Summit is designed as an educational and training “Town Hall” forum, where thought leaders and key policy-makers across military and civilian organizations can come together for actionable discussions and debate. The Summit will offer a full spectrum viewpoint towards air/land/sea systems.

Ocean Business 2013

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The organisers of Ocean Business 2013, taking place from April 9-11 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, are delighted that the ocean technology community has stepped forward and chosen the show as the place to hold some of the biggest industry events of the year.

At the hub of Ocean Business is an exhibition of over 300 companies, bringing the latest global technologies all under one roof. The show will welcome over 4000 visitors from more than 50 countries around the world. But Ocean Business offers much more than just an exhibition.

Offshore Survey 2013 Conference
This specialist two-day technical conference, takes place from 10 – 11 April 2013 alongside Ocean Business, and once again promises to provide the community with valuable insight into the technology, operations and business issues in the global field of offshore surveying.

2-Day Teledyne RDI Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) Training Course

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Hosted in Houston, TX, this course offers an in-depth overview of the principals and applications of Teledyne RDI’s DVL products as they apply to your underwater platform.

Day One Basic Training

This basic training will focus on the fundamentals of the DVL’s basic operation, diagnostics, and primary integration concerns.

Day 2 Advanced Training

This advanced training will focus on a combination of practical application and more advanced theory, with a focus on using the DVL for navigation as well as current profiling purposes, and interpreting the data output.

Offshore Technology Conference OTC 2013

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

MAST Europe 2013

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Maritime Systems and Technology 2013

Long established as the only international conference and exhibition dedicated to senior-level technologists in maritime security, MAST opens up debate to global experts from surface, undersea, and air & space domains: giving you new perspectives on developments towards future capabilities.

Topics

Ballistic Missile defence – The European technical options vs. the US – Technology, how can both ends be made to meet?
EW-Battlespace – Who’s on top, the incoming missile or the ECM/decoys?
Green/energy efficient naval ship.
Life cycle cost reduction, optimization, consideration.
Low-manning concepts – Where is the limit? e.g. Limits of automation, limits of maintenance requirements. How do we cope with this challenge?
Maritime surveillance and Air and space surveillance – How to reach a global maritime situational awareness.
Mission Modularity “2.0” – The need for new concepts and to get it “really working”.
Modern Multi-Role-Platforms.
Modern combat systems influencing the ship’s design.
Powerful yet low cost ship design – Is it possible?
Reduced Signature Management – What is the use of it today?
Smart procurement of naval systems.
Unmanned Vehicles (UUVs, USVs, UAVs). The Future Force
Integration into ship’s combat and/or other paramount systems (Systems of Systems).
Launch & Recovery in all weathers – the unsolved problem – UAV Surveillance of Maritime Areas.

OCEANS'13 MTS/IEEE BERGEN

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The prestigious OCEANS Conference, jointly sponsored by the Marine Technology Society (MTS) and the Oceanic Engineering Society of the institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE/OES), is a major international forum for scientists, engineers and responsible ocean users to promote, disseminate and exchange their knowledge, ideas, applications and scientific-technical advances in Oceanic Engineering and Marine Technology. This is done with the purpose of raising awareness regarding the important role played by the sea in our lives and our environment, and the use of technology to preserve it.

Student Autonomous Vehicle Challenge - Europe 2013

Fri, 28 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), formerly known as NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC) is in fact pleased to announce that it will host the SAUC-E competition for the fourth time in a row. The dates are June 28 – July 05, 2013.

ATI: Fundamentals of Passive and Active Sonar

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400

This four-day course is designed for SONAR systems engineers, combat systems engineers, undersea warfare professionals, and managers who wish to enhance their understanding of passive and active SONAR or become familiar with the "big picture" if they work outside of either discipline. Each topic is presented by instructors with substantial experience at sea. Presentations are illustrated by worked numerical examples using simulated or experimental data describing actual undersea acoustic situations and geometries. Visualization of transmitted waveforms, target interactions, and detector responses is emphasized.

3rd International Glider School

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400

3rd International Glider School
Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Spain.
Organized by Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN)
Dates: July, 15th to 20th, 2013.
Read more at: http://plocan.eu/en/

ATI: Sonar Signal Processing

Tue, 23 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400

This intensive short course provides an overview of sonar signal processing. Processing techniques applicable to bottom-mounted, hull-mounted, towed and sonobuoy systems will be discussed. Spectrum analysis, detection, classification, and tracking algorithms for passive and active systems will be examined and related to design factors. Advanced techniques such as high-resolution array-processing and matched field array processing, advanced signal processing techniques, and sonar automation will be covered. The course is valuable for engineers and scientists engaged in the design, testing, or evaluation of sonars. Physical insight and realistic performance expectations will be stressed. A comprehensive set of notes will be supplied to all attendees.

This has a good basic explanation of signal aliasing and some MATLAB code examples. It is useful to understand the principles of aliasing signal processing.

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Mon, 05 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0400

August 2013 Session to Focus on Basic Operations and Maintenance

Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), will hold an Open Enrollment Training session during the week of August 5 - 9, 2013, in Pocasset, MA. Training will focus on basic operations and maintenance as Hydroid’s highly-experienced technicians walk participants through all aspects of the REMUS 100 system.

International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology (UUST 2013)

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The 18th International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology (UUST 2013) will be conducted on 11-14 August 2013 at the Portsmouth Sheraton Harborside Hotel. For over thirty years UUST meetings have supported the development of AUV systems and technology. The first symposium was held in May 1980, followed by seventeen more meetings - the most recent having been held in 2011 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Presentations at UUST 2013 will focus on the following technical subject areas:
* Applications of AUV Technology
* Autonomous Manipulation
* Bio-engineering
* Communications
* Distributed Control
* Energy
* Guidance and Control Systems
* Hydrodynamics
* Intelligent Systems and Technologies
* Modeling & Simulation
* Navigation
* Operational Systems Experience
* Reliability
* Sensor Systems and Processing
* Underwater Imaging
* Launch & Recovery Concepts

Oceanology International China 2013

Tue, 03 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The inaugural Oceanology International China is to be held 3-5 September 2013 at INTEX, Shanghai. Oceanology International China 2013 is endorsed by the Chinese Society of Oceanography Ocean Observation Technology Branch (CSO Ocean Observation Technology Branch), and is already attracting major exhibitors including Teledyne Marine, Marine Electronics, Valeport, iXblue and Wildlife Acoustics.

The new event will be the only forum in Asia where industry, academia and government share knowledge and connect with the marine technology and ocean science community, improving their strategies for measuring, exploiting, protecting and operating in the world’s oceans.

The 2013 International Conference on Ocean Systems Engineering (ICOSE13)

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Acoustic Payloads for Underwater Autonomous Vehicles (AUV)

ICOSE13 is a part of ASEM13 World Congress. http://asem.cti3.com/asem13.htm

Topics will include (but not limited to):
* AUV (Autonomous underwater vehicles)
* Design and production
* Dynamics of ocean structure system
* Fatigue and fracture mechanics
* Fluid-structure interaction
* Manned/Unmanned submersible robots
* Multi-physics based engineering analysis design
and testing
* Ocean process and plant
* Ocean renewable energy
* Ocean structures and structural system
* Offshore wind turbine
* Port engineering
* Reliability and risk analysis
* ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicles)
* Sensors and ocean observing systems
* Ship motion and mooring system
* Underwater acoustics technologies
* Underwater explosions survivability and
vulnerability

OCEANS 2013 MTS/IEEE San Diego

Mon, 23 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0400

An Ocean in Common

The OCEANS ’13 MTS/IEEE San Diego committee invites you to beautiful San Diego to participate in the world’s most diverse and prestigious conference and exposition regarding our most critical resource—the oceans. This will be the 7th time the OCEANS conference has come to San Diego. The team that orchestrated the OCEANS ’03 San Diego conference—the largest OCEANS conference to date—has returned to raise the bar even higher. The ’03 conference, which was a cornerstone of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Centennial, had a total event attendance of 5,400, the exhibition included 301 booths and the technical program exceeded 800 excellent presentations. That international audience, from 46 countries, helped us establish the theme for the OCEANS ’13 conference—An Ocean in Common.

The OCEANS conference is jointly sponsored by the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (IEEE/OES) and the Marine Technology Society (MTS). This international conference is a major forum for scientists, engineers and those with an interest in the oceans to gather and exchange their knowledge and ideas regarding the future of the world’s oceans. In addition, a two night film festival and weekend golf tourney will kick-off the week’s activities that will also include a day of tutorials and a banquet on the USS Midway aircraft carrier in San Diego Bay.

IARP RISE-ER 2013 on Robotics for Risky Environments - Extreme Robotics

Tue, 01 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Seventh International Workshop
IARP RISE-ER 2013 on
Robotics for Risky Environments - Extreme Robotics

1-3 October 2013
Saint-Petersburg
Russia

Call for Papers: http://er.rtc.ru/index-en.shtml Abstract Deadline 30 April

The general objective of the International Advanced Robotics Programme (IARP) is to encourage development of advanced robotic systems that can dispense with human work for difficult activities in harsh, demanding, or dangerous environments, and to contribute to the revitalization and growth of the world economy.

Through this seventh Workshop, the IARP working group RISE (Risky Intervention and Surveillance /Maintenance of the Environment), the International UVS, the RTC, the IPM of the RAS, with support the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russia, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russia, the Ministry of Defence of the Russia, the
Federal Space Agency of the Russia, the Russian Academy of Sciences, organize dedicated sessions on next topics:

Inspection of fire or crisis/disasters areas
CBRN-E threats
Demining Actions
Search and Rescue Operations
Space and Aerial Monitoring
Map building and reconstruction
Remote controlled, semi-autonomous, autonomous vehicles
Remotely piloted Aerial Systemps (RPAS)applications
Combined UGV-USV-UAV control and applications

Breaking the Surface 2013

Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The BtS serves as a meeting place of experts and students of marine control engineering and signal processing and the marine robotics application areas in various types of ocean science. We are the world’s first successful, multi-year field training program that combines academic topics in marine robotics and robotics application areas and hands-on working experience in the sea, doing remote sensing and sampling for various ocean sciences. We are also unique in that we put strong emphasis on the participation of principal investigators and established research group leaders from across the globe, catering not only to the EU or USA research communities.

The program is organized along four program tracks of the event:

Marine robotics (MAROB);
marine biology and marine nature protection (MARBIO);
maritime security, naval and coast guard operations (MARSEC);
maritime, nautical and ship archaeology (MARCH).

The programme consists of 16 plenary talks, a number of tutorials, and 3 days of fieldwork for all participants. The fieldwork provides an opportunity for all participants to receive hands-on training in marine robotics operations.

First workshop on military applications of underwater glider technology

Tue, 08 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Objective of Workshop

Gliders are unmanned underwater vehicles originally designed to observe vast areas of the interior ocean. Gliders make use of their hydrodynamic shape and wings to induce horizontal motions while controlling buoyancy. Buoyancy control also allows for vertical motion in the water column. This working procedure requires low power consumption, awarding gliders with long endurance at sea (up to several months). There is a growing interest in gliders by naval forces due to their long endurance, autonomy and maneuverability at sea.

The first CMRE workshop on military applications of glider technology will be held at the NATO-STO Center for Maritime Research and Experimentation (La Spezia, Italy) in October 8-10, 2013. The workshop will explore the applications of underwater glider technology to military operations. The workshop will include case studies with gliders including the environmental characterization of denied areas, passive detection of acoustic sources, sustained monitoring and surveillance of marine regions, multistatic acoustic detection, among others.

The workshop is designed for military personnel who seek to extend their expertise to new robotic technology to sea surveillance and characterization and for scientists and engineers interested in the technological challenges existing in present naval warfare. The number of participants is limited to 50, to fit the length and the intended depth of the meeting. Registration deadline is July 31, 2013.

Attendance is limited to nationals of the 28 member countries of NATO. The meeting will be held at the NATO UNCLASSIFIED level.

AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems Europe

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0400

AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems Europe returns to Köln, Germany, 15-16 October 2013. Save the date for this dynamic conference packed with a great line-up of speakers representing international regulatory agencies, as well as civil and commercial remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) end users.

REMUS/HUGIN AUV Users Conference 2013

Mon, 14 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0400

REMUS/HUGIN AUV Users Conference 2013
Kongsberg Maritime, Norway, and its US-based subsidiary Hydroid have announced a joint AUV user conference in Marigola, Larici, Italy, from 14 to 18 October 2013. The event will facilitate customers to share knowledge and experiences in order to optimise their AUVs.

The three-day conference, which focuses on Kongsberg’s HUGIN and Hydroid’s REMUS AUVs, will include informational presentations, hands-on exercises, updates on products, new trends in the market, Q&A periods and networking sessions.

The 2013 event comes in the wake of a successful REMUS/HUGIN user conference in October 2010. The 2010 conference in San Diego brought together nearly 100 AUV users from nine countries to discuss topics including the 2009 search for Amelia Earheart’s plane and emerging AUV applications such as pipeline inspection and environmental monitoring.

For more information on the conference or to register, please contact Katharina Nygaard at Katharina.Halvorsen.Nygaard@kongsberg.com.

IEEE Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing Workshop

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The IEEE Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing Workshop will be held October 16-18, 2013 at the Alton Jones Campus of the University of Rhode Island. The objective of the workshop is to provide an informal atmosphere for discussions of original research on signal processing techniques with underwater acoustic applications. The 2013 workshop will include a special session on Continuous Active Sonar and a memorial session honoring Prof. Donald Tufts. Abstracts are due July 15, 2013.

International Symposium on Ocean Electronics, 2013 (SYMPOL 2013)

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0400

SYMPOL 2013
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON OCEAN ELECTRONICS
23 – 25 OCTOBER 2013
The twelfth biennial Symposium on Ocean Electronics, 2013 (SYMPOL 2013) being organized by the Department of Electronics of the Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi is scheduled to be held during 23 -25 October 2013. This is organized as a biennial program and the first symposium of the series was held in the Cochin University of Science and Technology, during 18 - 20 December 1991 to highlight the formal opening of the Centre for Ocean Electronics established in the Department of Electronics as a joint venture of the University Grants Commission and Ministry of Human Resource Development (Government of India). This Symposium is intended to provide a forum for the researchers in the area of Ocean Electronics to interact with each other and present their innovative ideas and findings.

Oceanology International 2014

Tue, 11 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Oceanology International is the global forum where industry, academia and government share knowledge and connect with the marine technology and ocean science community, improving their strategies for measuring, exploiting, protecting and operating in the world’s oceans.

Established in 1969, Oceanology International features the world’s largest exhibition for marine science and technology, several agenda-setting technical conferences, visiting vessels and waterside demonstrations, all free to attend.

Offshore Technology Conference Asia 2014 (OTC ASIA 2014)

Tue, 25 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0400

In 2014, the inaugural Offshore Technology Conference Asia (OTC Asia) will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Malaysia, branching out from the original event held annually in Houston. This event will be held from 25 28 March, before the Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend. OTC Asia will focus on concerns pertinent to the region and be an avenue to share lessons learnt, best practices and emerging technologies in offshore oil and gas activities towards meeting the challenges for Asias growth. Cross-border issues, enhanced oil recovery on the back of depleting resources, aging facilities, adapting international standards to local requirements, and high CO2 gas reservoirs are among the challenges, whilst pursuing the right technologies and the right expertise to realise greater value for the industry. Asia, being the centre for offshore rig and facilities construction, will be the perfect venue to present success and innovation in this field.