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Project OAEx, Achievements


In a nutshell


People involved: > 50 (Brazil ~30, Canada 1, Portugal 15, Belgium 6)
Secondments: 116 secondments/months (15 planned, 10 not performed) in partner institutions involving 32 researchers (Brazil 17, Canada 1, Portugal 10, Belgium 4)
Publications: 24 documents total (thesis, reports, papers and conference papers)
Experiments: one preliminary engineering test in 2009 and a sea trial in November 2010 in the Cabo Frio area
Degrees:L.P. Maia (MsC), O. Carriére (PhD), N. Martins (PhD, foreseen)
Agreements: COPPE - ULB agreement; UALG - IEAPM (underway), ... and maybe other
Open future collaborations: collaboration in teaching, research program with UFF and others.

2012


Final OAEx report: here


Secondment 9/12: J.-P. Hermand and L. Ponsoni to C-MARS (Mai/12).
Objectives: future collaborations.


Secondment 8/12: J.-P. Hermand, L. Ponsoni and Quan-Yan to COPPE (Jun/12).
Objectives: data processing.


Secondment 7/12: M. Simões and L. Barreira to CINTAL (Jul/12).
Objectives: sum-up meeting and final report draft and future collaborations.


Secondment 6/12: E. Vale and C. Diniz to CINTAL (Mai-Jun/12).
Objectives: OAEx'10 data processing.


Secondment 5/12: P. Felisberto, O. Rodríguez and A. Silva to C-MARS (May-Jun/12).
Objectives: to discuss acoustic modelling and underwater communications issues.


Secondment 4/12: J.-P. Hermand to IEAPM (Apr/12).
Objectives: to participate on final project workshop.


Secondment 3/12: S.M. Jesus, P. Felisberto, A. Silva and O. Rodríguez to IEAPM (Apr/12).
Objectives: to participate on final project workshop.


Secondment 2/12: U. Vilaipornsawai to COPPE (Jan/12).
Objectives: to work on underwater communication signals of OAEx sea trial.


Secondment 1/12: S. Ijaz and N. Martins to IEAPM (Jan/12).
Objectives: to work on underwater communications and acoustic - ocean data fusion.



2011


Mid Term OAEx report: here


Secondment 12/11: U. Vilaipornsawai to IEAPM (Dez/11).
Objectives: to work on underwater communication signals of OAEx sea trial.


Secondment 11/11: S.M. Jesus to C-MARS (Oct/11).
Objectives: work on publications and prepare next Rio meeting.


Secondment 10/11: S. Ijaz and N. Martins to IEAPM (Set-Out-Nov-Dez/11).
Objectives: to work on underwater communications and acoustic - ocean data fusion.


Secondment 9/11: J.-P. Hermand and Quan-Yan to C-MARS (Set/11).
Objectives: visit NEPTUNE and VENUS; account for ULB - UVic possible collaborations.


Secondment 8/11: K. Pessek to ULB (Sep/11).
Objectives: Brasilian Navy - ULB collaborations.


Secondment 7/11: J.-P. Hermand to COPPE (Aug/11).
Objectives: prepare publications and visit UFRJ;.


Secondment 6/11: R. Chapman to CINTAL (Jul/11).
Objectives: to participate on sea trial workshop.


Secondment 5/11: M. Simões, I. Simões, L. Artusi, A. Claudia, H. Chaves, C. Diniz (also Ago/11) and L. Barreira to CINTAL (Jul/11).
Objectives: to prepare sea trial data report and participate on sea trial workshop.



Workshop on OAEx'10 sea trial data and processing: proceedings here


Secondment 4/11: L. Maia, K. Pessek and B. Xavier to CINTAL (Jul-Ago/11).
Objectives: to prepare sea trial data report and participate on sea trial workshop.


Secondment 4/11: W. Tatanabe to CINTAL (Jun-Jul/11).
Objectives: process acoustic and oceanographic data of sea trial.


Secondment 3/11: F. Xavier to CINTAL (May-Jun/11).
Objectives: process acoustic and oceanographic data of sea trial.


Secondment 2/11: S.Jesus and P. Felisberto to C-MARS (Abr-May/11).
Objectives: visit NEPTUNE and VENUS; account for conditions for possible collaborations.


Secondment 1/11: L. Maia to ULB (Jan/11).
Objectives: to start sea trial data analysis and prepare data report.



2010


Secondment 8/10: I. Simões to ULB (Dez/10).
Objectives: to start sea trial data analysis and prepare data report;

Secondment 7/10: L. Barreira and A. Claudia to CINTAL (Dez/10).
Objectives: to start sea trial data analysis and prepare data report.


Secondment 6/10: P. J. Santos, P. Felisberto, N. Martins, S. Ijaz and J.-P. Hermand to IEAPM (Nov/10).
Objectives: to participate in the 9 ETAS Conference at IPQM, and in the OAEx sea trial in the Cabo Frio area.


OAEx sea trial 2010: deploying vertical line array

Deploying vertical array during OAEx'10


OAEx'10 sea trial data report: here


Secondment 5/10: L. Calado, L. Artusi and H. Calado to ULB (Nov/10).
Objectives: to study ocean circulation modelling and setup the geoacoustic area model


Secondment 4/10: J.-P. Hermand to C-MARS (Sep/10).
Objectives: to visit UViC and NEPTUNE and explore future collaborations.


Secondment 3/10: S.M. Jesus to COPPE (Aug/10).
Objectives: to make various presentations at COPPE and discuss future collaborations with other Brasilian partners.


Secondment 2/10: A. Silva and U. Vilaipornsawai to IEAPM & COPPE (Jul/10).
Objectives: to make various presentations at COPPE and IEAPM and introduce the importance of underwater communications in ocean exploration.


Secondment 1/10: S.Jesus, P. Felisberto, N. Martins, J.-P. Hermand and O. Carriére to IEAPM (Mar-Apr/10).
Objectives: to participate in the OAEx Workshop at IEAPM; to prepare second year project secondment plan and discuss year two activities.



OAEx workshop 2010

OAEx workshop 2010



OAEx 2010 Workshop Proceedings

2009


Secondment 11/09: H. Chaves to CINTAL (Nov-Dez/09).
Objectives: to process the data acquired during the preliminary experiment of July 2009 in the Cabo Frio area.


Impulse response Ilha dos Porcos Eng. Test (July 2009)

Impulse response lha dos Porcos 2009 Mud and Sand IR Ilha dos Porcos 2009


Secondment 10/09: A. Claudia, I. Simões, L. Artusi and H. Carvalho to ULB (Nov-Dez/09).
Objectives: to participate in the geoacoustic model of the area off Cabo Frio as a component of the overall environmental model setup.


Secondment 9/09: O. Rodríguez and J.-P. Hermand to COPPE (Nov/09).
Objectives: to participate in the 8 ETAS Conference at IPQM (Rio) and do acoustic propagation modelling at COPPE/UFRJ.


*J.-P. Hermand, "Geoacoustic characterization and tomographic observation of the shallow water environment: approaches, results and perspectives", Invited presentation at the VIII Underwater Technology Meeting, Instituto de Pesquisas da Marinha - IpqM, Nov. 2009

*L.P. Maia, J-P. Hermand and C. E. P. Ribeiro, "Inversão geoacústica e localização passiva com array curto e fonte de banda larga", Proceedings of the VIII ETAS - Eighth Underwater Technology Meeting, Instituto de Pesquisas da Marinha -IpqM, Nov. 2009

*H. C. Macedo, J.-P. Hermand, R. C. Abuchacra, I. C. V. Peres Simões, L. Artusi, and A. G. de Figueiredo, "Medições acústicas em sedimentos marinhos coletados por testemunhos de sondagem," in Proceedings of the VIII ETAS - Eighth Underwater Technology Meeting, Instituto de Pesquisas da Marinha -IpqM, Nov. 2009

*O.C. Rodríguez, P. Santos, S.M. Jesus, ''Modelização acústica submarina de alta frequência baseada em traçamento de raios: revisão teórica e aplicações actuais", in Proceedings of the VIII ETAS - Eighth Underwater Technology Meeting, Instituto de Pesquisas da Marinha -IpqM, Nov. 2009

Secondment 8/09: M. Simões to CINTAL (Oct/09).
Objectives: to organize and plan exchanges.


*O. Carrière, J.-P. Hermand, L. Calado, A. C. Paula, and I. C. A. da Silveira, "Feature-oriented acoustic tomography: Upwelling at Cabo Frio (Brazil)," in Proceedings of OCEANS'09 MTS/IEEE, Biloxi, Oct. 2009

Secondment 7/09: L.P. Maia to CINTAL and to ULB (Sep-Out-Nov/09).
Objectives: get acquainted with geoacoustic inversion techniques.


Secondment 6/09: C. Parente and F. Marin to CINTAL (Sep/09).
Objectives: to setup organization aspects and work on acoustic modeling.


Secondment 5/09: O. Carriére to IEAPM (Aug/09).
Objectives: work on ocean tomography.


Secondment 4/09: J.-P. Hermand to IEAPM (Aug/09).
Objectives: work on ocean tomography.


Secondment 3/09: N. Martins to IEAPM (Aug/09).
Objectives: data assimilation for ocean acoustic tomography.


Secondment 2/09: J.P. Santos and P. Felisberto to IEAPM (Jul/09).
Objectives: ocean acoustic tomography inversion techniques and preliminary experiment in the Cabo Frio area.


Ilha dos Porcos Eng. Test (July 2009)

Ilha dos Porcos 2009 Ilha dos Porcos 2009

Secondment 1/09: S.M. Jesus and J.-P. Hermand to IEAPM (Feb-Mar/09).
Objectives: project management; set up teams and tasks; prepare work plan for 2009; Short course on "Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing" at IEAPM, Arraial do Cabo (Brazil) (pdf).



last update: 22-Sep-2013

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