Kick-off meeting of the European Project \u201cDevelopment and demonstration of a long-endurance sea surveying autonomous unmanned vehicle with gliding capability powered by hydrogen fuel cell\u201d, hold in Athens, Greece, from 15-16 November 2018.<\/p>\n
The kick-off meeting of the European Project (EU) \u201cDevelopment and demonstration of a long-endurance sea surveying autonomous unmanned vehicle with gliding capability powered by hydrogen fuel cell\u201d, has been hold in Athens, Greece, from 15-16 November 2018.<\/p>\n
Ingneium in partner of this H2020 EU project, with a total cost of 8747765 \u20ac. Battery-powered AUVs have been used to study the seabed without the requirement of a human operator. Their operational endurance is limited by the available battery charge. Gliders, an AUV subclass, use small changes in their buoyancy to move like a profiling float. By using their wings, gliders can convert the vertical motion to horizontal, propelling themselves forward with very low power consumption. Hence, mission duration can be extended to months and to thousands of kilometers. However, gliders are suited for a particular set of missions involving relatively basic measurements and seabed mapping cannot be performed due to their inherent inability to cruise in a straight line. A surface support vessel is standard practice for launch and recovery of AUVs. The requirement to have a support vessel adds to the overall mission cost. Therefore, higher endurance is needed in AUV platforms in order to bring mission costs down and improve the ocean exploration capability. The ENDURUNS project will deliver a step-change in AUV technology by implementing a novel hybrid design power by hydrogen fuel cell. An Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) will support the operation of the AUV, providing geotagging and data transmission capability to and from the Control Centre on shore.<\/p>\n
Participants<\/strong><\/p>\n GRAAL TECH SRL, Italy<\/p>\n COMPAGNIE MARITIME D EXPERTISES SA, France<\/p>\n ENGITEC SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, Cyprus<\/p>\n SPACE APPLICATIONS SERVICES NV, Belgium<\/p>\n ON AIR S.R.L., Italy<\/p>\n UAB METIS BALTIC, Lithuania<\/p>\n VALSTYBES IMONE KLAIPEDOS VALSTYBINIO JURU UOSTO DIREKCIJA, Lithuania<\/p>\n HYSYTECH SRL, Italy<\/p>\n ZARRAS DIMITRIOS, Greece<\/p>\n SWISS APPROVAL SOUTH EAST MEDITERRANEAN SEA (SEMS) LTD, Cyprus<\/p>\n THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom<\/p>\n UNIVERSIDAD DE CASTILLA – LA MANCHA, Spain<\/p>\n \u00abNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH \u00abDEMOKRITOS\u00bb, Greece<\/p>\n CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE, Italy<\/p>\n TUCO YACHT V\u00c6RFT APS, Denmark<\/p>\n Reference<\/p>\n