Underwater Robotics: explore and work within the sea

September 30th, 2018

9.30 – 12.45

Darsena dei Navicelli

We apologize for the inconvenience, but the free shuttle service won’t be available

A meeting open to all people, including young students and teen-agers, to get a grip on what underwater robots do and how they do it. International researchers in the field will guide the attenders over a series of live demos, wet and dry, including hands-on possibilities, and then will show videos of their latest open sea experiments

~~Participants will have access to a free shuttle service from Pisa to Darsena dei Navicelli and back.~~

The meeting is organized by the Centre “Enrico Piaggio” of the University of Pisa, which is one of the nodes of the Italian Interuniversity Res. Ctr. On Integrated Systems for the Marine Environment (ISME)

Program

~~9.15 – Departure shuttles from Pisa (specify the starting points)~~

9.30 – Arrival at the Darsena dei Navicelli – Reception

Conference room:
9.35 – Guide to the day
A. Caiti, Center “E. Piaggio “& Dept. Ing. Information, University of Pisa, & ISME

9.40 – A friendly introduction to underwater robotics
G. Ferri, NATO S & T Center for Maritime Research and Experimentation, La Spezia

Outer space at Navicelli:
10.00: Live demonstrations

10.00 – The vehicle Fòlaga: departure for an underwater mission to explore the dock
A. Caiti & R. Costanzi, Center “E. Piaggio “& Dept. Ing. Information, University of Pisa, & ISME

10.20 – (the participants will be divided into three groups that will alternate on the following demonstrations, about 25 minutes per seat, repeated three times – at 11.10 am the return of the Fòlaga vehicle is expected)

– FeelHippo Guide: stay in control of the small remote-controlled robot that won the international competition of scuba diver 2018
B. Allotta & A. Ridolfi, Dip, Industrial Engineer, University of Florence, & ISME

– Oceanographic gliders: sea gliders to study ocean temperatures
G. Ferri, NATO S & T Center for Maritime Research and Experimentation, La Spezia

Conference room:
11.45 – Robot in the ice – robotic exploration of the Arctic and Antarctic seas
A. Munafò, National Oceanographic Center, Southampton, UK

12.00 – A team of robots – cooperation and navigation in training
G. Indiveri, University of Salento, & ISME

12.15 – The robot championships – the robotic competitions and their significance for research
G. Ferri, NATO S & T Center for Maritime Research and Experimentation, La Spezia

12.30 – What has “seen” Fòlaga? – projection of the sonar scan of the dock carried out during the morning mission of the Fòlaga vehicle
A. Caiti & R. Costanzi, Center “E. Piaggio “& Dept. Ing. Information, University of Pisa, & ISME

12.45 – Conclusion
A. Caiti, Center “E. Piaggio “& Dept. Ing. Information, University of Pisa, & ISME

12.50 – Departing shuttles to Pisa (destination coinciding with the starting points)

Underwater Robotics: explore and work within the sea

Project Info

Project Description