AVEROES
A ROV for automatic survey
of an underwater environment
Frédéric Maussang Associate Professor Telecom Bretagne
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AVEROES: Automated VEhicle for
Remote OperatEd Sentinel
A ROV at Telecom Bretagne
AVEROES: scientific perspectives
A convention with CELADON
Partnership and future investment
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ROV : Remotely Operated Vehicle
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Speed limit: 20km/h
Depth limit: 300 m
Optical fiber tether: control, video, data
Copper: energy length = 450 m
Central unit:
control, video, navigation, interface
Saab Seaeye Falcon
Financial partners
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ROV : Remotely Operated Vehicle
ROV = scientific platform to develop and validate
technical process in underwater acoustics
Domains Contactless data exchange: EM and optical underwater transmission
Array processing (T. Chonavel, J.M. Le Cailllec)
Mission control and decision (D. Pastor)
Registration (D. Gueriot, F. Maussang)
Beacon & localization (Canopus) (C. Fontaine, Ch. Laot)
Scene analysis (C. Delacourt, G. Mercier)
Underwater communications (J. Trubuil, C. Laot)
Operational Trial and data analysis (R. Cancouet)
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AVEROES: scientific perspectives
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ROV = scientific platform to develop and validate
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Applications: Harbor (civilian and military) surveillance
Battle prep et rapid assessment
Open fields of windmills
Sea state parks
Projects: Canopus FUI label PMBA
Ipsus: Ph.D. thesis A. Saucan
detection and localization capabilities for harbor surveillance and MIW (TB, WHOI Edgetech Ltd)
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AVEROES: scientific perspectives
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details
Loss of
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Edgetech
Bathymetry
Backscatter
Edgetech
55OkHz
swath 0-60m
Calibration and large interferometry
• High resolution bathymetric images
• Error and artifacts reduction
• Bathy associated to the image
AVEROES: scientific perspectives
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Traitement du signal et des images
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High resolution bathymetry
Kongsberg
DTM
Our
DTM
cable + anchor
Signal optimisation
Partners:
Ifremer
Shom
Kongsberg Maritime
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Physical parameters of navigation
improve 2D mosaicking
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Mosaicking Controlled data integration:
• Navigation
• Image
• Bathymetry
AVEROES: scientific perspectives
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AVEROES: scientific perspectives
Learning machine (threshold) and autonomous navigation:
• Different sensors
• Different sonar tracks
• RDT Sonar adaptation
• Robust input data
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3DHQ «Absolute levels» Pseudo-invariant
data
+ =
same?
Taking the optimal decision thanks to
precise data
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A convention with Celadon
Convention signed between Telecom Bretagne and Celadon:
• Offers a platform and open perspectives to investigate new strategic
domains
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Partnership and future investment
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Canopus project, positioning system
Registration and navigation equipment
Future equipment:
Manipulator arm
Electrical crane and rigging
Electronics
Targets
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YouTube Telecom Bretagne channel:
“Minute du Chercheur”
Quai des Sciences, Brest 2016
Our team: D. Guériot, J.M. Le Caillec,
F. Maussang, C. Sintès, B. Solaiman
…and now, a short video…
13/10/2016
Celadon, our partner:
C. Aubry, Y. Auffret, J.Y. Mulot
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