SiPLABoratory

Vector sensor system for ocean exploration (SENSOCEAN - PTDC/EEA-ELC/104561/2008)

SENSOCEAN is a project aiming at developing an acoustic vector sensor array (VSA) for an underwater mobile platform (AUV) with application in acoustical exploration of the marine environment. Acoustic vector sensors measure both pressure and the three components of particle velocity. This project is funded by PTDC programme, with 197.445 Euro for 3 years. Starting date: January 1st, 2010. Partnership: CINTAL - Centro de Investigacao Tecnologica do Algarve. People involved: P. Felisberto (Coordinator), O. Rodriguez, P. Santos and S.M. Jesus (CINTAL). [...more]

Ocean Acoustic Exploration (OAEx - 230855)

OAEx is an exchange project funded under the EU Marie-Curie initiative that aims at reinforcing links, exchanging experiences and methodologies between european and non-european partners in the field of ocean exploration using acoustics. This project is funded by EU under FP7 IRSES program with 187.2 kEuro for 3 years. Starting date: February 1st, 2009. Partnership: CINTAL - Centro de Investigação Tecnológica do Algarve (beneficiary), ULB - Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), COPPE - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), IEAPM - Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira (Brasil) and C-MARS Canadian Marine Acoustic Remote Sensing Facility (UVic, Canada). People involved: members of all institutions. [...more]

Underwater Acoustic Network (UAN - 225669)

UAN objective is to conceive, develop and test at sea an innovative wireless network integrating submerged, terrestrial and aerial sensors for the protection of off-shore and coastline critical infrastructures. This project is funded by EU under FP7 Collaborative project ICT/Security with 2.95 MEuro for 3 years. Starting date: October 1st, 2008. Partnership: CINTAL - Centro de Investigação Tecnológica do Algarve (coordinator), SSI - Selex Sistemi Integrati (Italy), Stifetsen SINTEF ICT (Norway), ISME - Interuniversity Centre of Integrated Systems for the Marine Environment (Italy), Swedish Defence Research Agency FOI (Sweden) and Kongsberg Maritime (Norway). People involved: A.Silva, P.Felisberto, S.M.Jesus (CINTAL), M.Cresta, R.Massimeli (SSI), T.Reinen, J.Hovem, E.Kampenhoy (SINTEF), A.Caiti, A.Trucco and M.Palmeses (ISME), I.Karasalo, L.Abrahamsson, T.Oberg (FOI), Thor Husoy and Jan-Erik Faugstadmo (KM). [official UAN project web site [...more]

Wave Energy Acoustic Monitoring (WEAM - PTDC/ENR/70452/2006)

WEAM aims at developing, testing and validating a monitoring system for determining underwater acoustic noise generated by wave energy-based generators and its impact in the sea fauna of. This study will be able to extend noise predictions to farms of wave generators with pre-determinined configurations. This project is financed by PTDC programme, with 182.4 kEuro for 3 years. Starting date: November 1st, 2007. Partnership: WEC - Wave Energy Center (coordinator) and CINTAL - Centro de Investigacao Tecnologica do Algarve. People involved: A. Sarmento, S. Patricio (WEC), C. Soares and S.M. Jesus (CINTAL). [...more]

Probabilistic High-Frequency Ocean Tomography for Underwater Communications and Navigation
(PHITOM - PTDC/EEA-TEL/71263/2006)

PHITOM aims at developing and applying techniques of ocean acoustic tomography (OAT) to the HF signals used in digital communications incorporating into the receiver some awareness of the environment and the spatial configuration of the acoustic link that is almo current underwater modems. Having this capability built into the receiver is very appealing for a number of reasons. This project is financed by the PTDC programme, with 172 kEuro for 3 years. Starting date: December 1st, 2007. Partnership: Instituto Superior Tecnico - IST (coordinator) and Centro de Investigacao Tecnologica do Algarve (CINTAL). People involved: J.P. Gomes (coordinator), J. Xavier (IST), A. Gomes and S.M. Jesus (CINTAL). [...more]

See terminated projects for detailed information about past projects executed at SiPLAB.

European Seafloor Observation Network

ESONET is an European Network of Excelence involving over 50 european institutions during 4 years with the aim of laying down the plans and necessary standards for a future network of land connected sites for ocean observation throughout Europe, from the North Sea to the west Mediterrenean. This project is financed by the EU under FP6 programme, with 7.5 Meuros for 4 years. Starting date: March 1st, 2007. Coordinator: Roland Person (Ifremer).People involved from SiPLAB: All. [...more]