Course Listings Professional Development
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A new short course initiative at NURC builds upon NURC's corporate knowledge, and capitalizes on the unique combination of human resources, experimental facilities and access to the sea available at the Centre. Courses are based on NURC's core competencies in underwater acoustics, sensors and signal processing, ocean prediction, remote sensing and adaptive sampling, autonomy and collective intelligence, communication engineering, and operations research.
Specific course topics under development include multiple vehicle cooperative behavior and autonomy for surveillance, multi-static acoustic detection and tracking, wide-area surveillance strategies using multiple AUVs, acoustic clutter, acoustic detection of bottom objects, radar remote sensing, satellite remote sensing, ensemble ocean forecasting, ocean field estimation from non-homogeneous data, acoustic communication performance and standards, maritime network communication, adaptive control of multiple autonomous vehicles adaptive, detection of bottom mines using AUVs, non-lethal intervention for ship and harbor protection, acoustic propagation and simulation, undersea glider design and control, detection and tracking of marine mammals and marine mammal risk mitigation.
2010 COURSES
Course 2010-01: Marine Vehicle Autonomy, 20-24 September 2010
ABSTRACT:Undersea autonomous network architecture, based on the nested autonomy paradigm, has been developed, implemented and operated on the fleets of autonomous underwater vehicles applied for autonomous marine sensing. The course will explain the philosophy of these techniques with an emphasis on acoustic sensing in the ocean-distributed ad-hoc sensor networks. The course will include both lectures and practical sessions on computers as well as demonstrations at sea using a surface autonomous platform.
Course 2010-02: Port Security: Basics of Defence Against Underwater Intruders, 1-2 November 2010 (just before WSS2010 Conference)
ABSTRACT: Port authorities, police, and militaries are increasingly being asked to supply security on the waterside in ports, for the protection of visiting military ships, cruise liners, high-profile events, and hazardous goods during times of elevated threat. Security in the underwater domain is new and uses specialized technologies, both for surveillance and response. The course will be an introduction to technologies for security against underwater intruders and their use in practice. Foremost will be the diver detection sonar, with a review of principles, practical matters of deployment, operation, and automation, performance strengths and weaknesses, and quality assurance. Hands-on experience with a commercially-available diver detection sonar with divers in the water will be included. Practical treatment of underwater intruder imaging sonars, sea-surface surveillance sensors and their use together with the sonar underwater picture, underwater warning and response technologies, will also be included.
ABSTRACT:Il corso presenterà gli strumenti attualmente disponibili per il monitoraggio ambientale che vanno dalle osservazioni della superficie all'analisi dei sedimenti ivi comprese le indagini della colonna d'acqua. Esso è destinato a persone non specializzate che devono gestire parchi e riserve naturali in Italia.
English translation : The course will present the present tools available for environment monitoring ranging from sea surface observations to sediment analysis including the investigation of the water column. It is intended for non specialists who have to manage natural parks and reserves in Italy.
Course 2010-04: Harbour Protection Table-Top Exercise ((HPT2E), 5 days, Dates to be confirmed
ABSTRACT:Table-top exercise of emerging systems for maritime force and shipment protection in foreign ports and security operations in periods of high alert. The course includes one day of academic presentations, one day of debriefing and three days of exercise using the NURC OpenSea simulator. All actors related to port and navigation security will be involved. NOTE: Participation to this exercise is restricted and by invitation only.