Xtreme - LAUV Extreme Version

QREN (SI I&DT) | Life time: Jan'09 - Dez'10
Project WebPage: http://whale.fe.up.pt/xtreme/

Since its foundation, OceanScan – Marine Systems & Technology has focused on marketing a new and revolutionary technology for underwater data collection - the LAUV (Light Autonomous Underwater Vehicles). These vehicles may be seen as platforms capable of navigation in underwater environment. They can incorporate various types of sensors and sonars with multiple applications on the wide spectrum of underwater sciences. The term "Light" is related with its key features: reduced weight and size, ease of operation and low equipment cost, thus providing a simple and economical tool for the study and monitoring of water resources.

OceanScan contribution: With the support of the QREN incentives, using the Xtreme project, OceanScan is now preparing a new series of vehicles with significant improvements in term of: mechanical reliability and efficiency, navigational results and capabilities for obstacles detection and avoidance.

C4C - Control for Coordination of Distributed Systems

European project (EU.ICT) | Life time: May'08 - May'11
Project WebPage: http://www.c4c-project.eu/

The project aims at developing control for coordination of distributed systems for five case studies and in regard to control theory, communication networks, and computation. The case studies are: coordination of under water vehicles, coordination of aerial vehicles, coordination of automated guided vehicles, coordination of a distributed complex machine, and design of a hierarchical control and command system for a motorway network.

OceanScan contribution: develop and make available underwater vehicles capable to test the developed control distributed systems.

NETCARE - Continuous Telemetry for medical care services

IDEIA project | Life time: Jan'07 - Jun'08

The objective of the project is the development and integration of the components necessary to implement the concept of proximity to the patient. The system will be based on a kit - the go-wireless kit - consisting of a set of wireless devices for acquisition of vital signs with a capacity of communication networks in local ah-doc and a unit basis for collection and provision of information.

OceanScan contribution: participation in the system architecture, system design and embedded software development.

MARINE - Maritime Incident Research and Innovation Network

INTERREG project | Life time: Jan'07 - Jun'08
Project WebPage: http://www.project-marine.eu/

The MARINE project aims at creating and fostering a Network of Excellence to promote the development and the transfer of knowledge and innovation in the field of maritime incidents within the context of maritime security and of protection of marine habitats.

OceanScan contribution: support on the final incident demo presentation.