Seiche Ltd took part in Barcelona for Oceanoise 2017. Guillermo Jiménez Arranz presented two of our JIP reviews covering Pile-Driving & Impulsive Sounds, and Seismic Arrays.
Listening station in Denmark
Check out our YouTube live stream to watch and listen to underwater sounds recorded on hydrophones installed on the seabed at Middelfart, Denmark.
Seiche, Aarhus University and Naturpark Lillebaelt are working together to provide real-time monitoring of porpoise activity and levels of ambient sound in this marine protected area.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeHW-QIXcQc
Ocean Business 2017
A successful Ocean Business 2017 showcase for AutoNaut and our Thin Line Digital Array!
Thanks to all who visited us, as well as to the AutoNaut and Seiche teams in the office readying our demo models.
Second Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Seiche Ltd ‘Outstanding’
The University of Bath’s second KTP with Seiche Ltd has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence, with the highest grade of ‘Outstanding’, by Innovate UK.
Over three years of Research and Development, this partnership has developed a methodology for predicting sound propagation in complex underwater environments. For example, near the shores or in polar environments. This can be implemented in marine seismic surveys and pile driving.
Combining measurements of how loud some sounds are, with evidence-based modelling of how loud it can be at other places and times, enables effective and evidence-based mitigation zones; resulting in a safer environment for marine mammals.
The KTP, which ran from 2014-17, builds on a previous partnership with Seiche Ltd, who provide a range of solutions for passive acoustic monitoring.
The first KTP with Seiche Ltd, from 2012-14, was also awarded ‘Outstanding’. Led by Dr Adrian Evans, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, and Roy Wyatt, Managing Director of Seiche Ltd, the team started with developing a real time vision system, enhancing monitoring capabilities of marine mammals.
Roy Wyatt, Industrial Lead for both ‘Outstanding’ KTPs, says: “Congratulations to the Seiche and Bath teams for once again proving that the KTP programme brings together the best of academia and industry. They are furthering engineering innovation that can be immediately applied to provide real solutions to clients across the world.”
Dr Philippe Blondel, Department of Physics, was academic lead for the most recent ‘Outstanding’ KTP. He says: “Research is about discovering new things, and applying them to the real world. Rather than a quest for more academic papers, it should be firmly in tune with our society and its needs.
“Working with Seiche is a real pleasure, because of our common outlooks at making the oceans better and safer environments. We are extremely pleased that our results are evaluated as “Outstanding”, and this shows the great impact Physics can have on the world.”
KTP Associate, Guillermo Jimenez, is now employed by Seiche Ltd as an Acoustic Engineer. He says: “The KTP programme has greatly exceeded my expectations. The amount of resources available and the engagement of all those involved in the project really made the difference. This has been a great opportunity to progress in my career, and I would fully recommend it.”
KTPs are funded by Innovate UK to enhance knowledge and skills, strengthening competitiveness and our economy.
Graham Fisher, Industrial Partnerships Manager in Research and Innovation Services (RIS), says: “This is an excellent example where RIS has again assisted leading academics in working with a visionary company, through a funded project. This has achieved tangible knowledge transfer and contributed to increasing their Research Impact.”
Monitoring Nesting Sea Turtles using a Thermal Camera – Eco Magazine
Great piece in Eco Mag this month! ECO_Jan-Feb17
Bath University’s KTP@40 celebration
Seiche joined Bath University’s KTP@40 event celebrating the university’s 40 years of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships.
Marine Robotics Innovation Centre – Seiche and AutoNaut become members
Seiche and AutoNaut team unveiling our new plaque at the Marine Robotics Innovation Centre. We look forward to some exciting collaborations in 2017…
AutoNaut deploying state of the art sensors at Royal Navy ‘Unmanned Warrior’ Event
AutoNaut, Seiche, QinetiQ, Teledyne Defence and Xylem Analytics are deploying a state of the art sensor payload at the Royal Navy Unmanned exercise commencing 4th October to demonstrate its capabilities for navies around the world.
Designed and built in the UK, AutoNaut is an uncrewed surface vessel which uses the motion from the ocean to propel itself forward. The patented ‘Wave Foil Technology’ fitted to AutoNaut enables offshore deployments for multiple months harvesting data from the ocean.
As AutoNaut does not have an engine it is silent, so is the perfect platform from which to deploy passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) hydrophone arrays, providing a covert acoustic intelligence (AcInt) capability. All the energy generated by solar panels on the deck is delivered to onboard payloads, so a number of high tech sensors can be persistently deployed offshore reducing cost and risk relative to an equivalent manned vessel.
Dan Alldis, AutoNaut Ltd Design Manager comments; “This is great opportunity to demonstrate the AutoNaut in a defence environment. We will deploy the AutoNaut into the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) theme of Unmanned Warrior, where we will ‘hunt’ a number of underwater targets in realistic scenarios. We will also provide a wide range of near real time sensor data to the Royal Navy including: radar signal measurement, day and low light 360° cameras and a multi-parameter metocean sensor package.”
AutoNaut Ltd has been working with market leading sensor providers in the UK. Seiche Measurements Ltd has developed a state of the art digital passive acoustic hydrophone array. The 25m ‘thin line’ array houses up to 32 passive acoustic hydrophones, which can be individually tuned and configured at any time by a remote operator. Phil Johnston, Business Development at Seiche Measurements Ltd adds: “The AutoNaut and our digital array are the perfect match. AutoNaut’s very low self-noise and the configurable hydrophones provide a formidable ASW capability. We are looking forward to deploying this array in a simulated tactical environment, and hope we can demonstrate the effectiveness of the AutoNaut/Digital Array package.”
Teledyne Defence Ltd has developed and proven the Phobos Radar Threat Warner system over a number of years, and have been working with AutoNaut Ltd to integrate it into the AutoNaut platform. Paddy Forrest, Head of Business Development at Teledyne Defence said: “Our Phobos system provides a real time signal detection, measurement, and analysis capability between 2 – 18GHz. Phobos can detect and categorise multiple radar emitters, determine their bearing from AutoNaut, and ascertain if friendly or hostile. This information could prove to be an excellent asset for the collection of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data.”
AutoNaut Ltd has also integrated the YSI EXO2 Sonde multi-parameter water quality and oceanographic sensor. Provided by Xylem Analytics UK, this sensor coupled with a weather station can feed valuable in situ metocean measurements. David Goldsmith is the Director of Ocean and Coastal Business at Xylem Analytics UK and said “The EXO2 Sonde sensor package is a great fit within the AutoNaut, as it can pack a number of useful sensors into a small, low power instrument, especially useful for deployment in small uncrewed vehicles. The EXO2 Sonde can deliver a wide range of data, including dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, conductivity and temperature, all valuable for the Geospacial Intelligence (GeoInt) theme at Unmanned Warrior.”
AutoNaut has been working closely with the QinetiQ and their Autonomy Campaign, headed up by Bill Biggs who commented: “We have been working with AutoNaut over the last 2 years and will be providing a real time communications link for the AutoNaut in the ASW theme at Unmanned Warrior in October. The Unmanned Warrior exercise will be an excellent way for industry to show the Royal Navy and other NATO forces how uncrewed systems can extend their capability whilst reducing risk and cost.”
The Unmanned Warrior exercise is run by the Royal Navy and is an exciting opportunity for engineers and scientists to demonstrate state of the art technology. Unmanned Warrior is the biggest exercise of its kind and will explore the ideas that will help shape the future of Naval Warfare for decades to come.
Seiche’s Digital Array Showcased in Portsmouth
Seiche’s Digital Array showcased in Portsmouth as part of Unmanned Warrior 2016 alongside the AutoNaut.
Our latest thin line digital array was on display alongside the AutoNaut Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) at a recent event in Portsmouth. Click here to read more.
Working with ASV and the University of Louisiana
Seiche is pleased to work with ASV and the University of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico on a project funded by BP and Gulf of Mexico Research Institute.
Click here to find out more about our project.