Maritime LAseR for collisIon avoidance in high speed shippiNg and vessel traffic mAnagement

Project description

New technology allows ships to 'see' in the oceans

Maritime transport remains the backbone of global trade. While this has been the case for thousands of years, shipping is embarking on a new driverless route. With automakers racing to build autonomous cars, remote-controlled commercial ships may not be too far-fetched an idea. The EU-funded MARINA project will take the first steps, addressing a market need to increase the global maritime transport industry’s safety, decrease its environmental impact due to collisions and prepare for a future of autonomous shipping. Specifically, it is developing an innovative solution using a unique and novel LADAR system. To reduce the risk of collision with other ships, mammals or even driftwood, the project will combine state-of-the-art real-time processing with an advanced object detection and classification algorithm based on machine learning techniques.

Field of science

• /social sciences/social and economic geography/transport
• /engineering and technology/electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering/electronic engineering/sensors

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges
• H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies

Topic(s)

• EIC-FTI-2018-2020 - Fast Track to Innovation (FTI)

Call for proposal

H2020-EIC-FTI-2018-2020
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Funding Scheme

IA - Innovation action

Coordinator

O.M. OFFSHORE MONITORING LIMITED

Address

Nikou Pattichi 26
3071 Limassol
Cyprus

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

EU contribution

€ 819 612,50

Participants (4)

G.M.S. GLOBAL MARITIME SERVICES LIMITED

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 773 074,75

Address

85 Great Portland Street
W1W 7LT London

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

LADAR LIMITED

Anguilla

EU contribution

€ 354 921,88

Address

201 Rogers Office Building Edwin Wallace Rey Drive
AI-2640 The Valley

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

HJELMSTAD AS

Norway

EU contribution

€ 696 871,88

Address

Torggaten 20 B
2000 Lillestrom

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

GRAND LARGE YACHTING SAS

France

EU contribution

€ 253 750

Address

420 Rue De La Pyrotechnie
50110 Cherbourg En Cotentin

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)