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Catturando realtà anche con drone anfibio

Renzo Carlucci — Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0200

An amphibious drone for aerial, surface, and underwater assets and environmental remote monitoring to support the sustainability of unmanned offshore converted platform

Jonathan Cacace, Prof., Gianmarco Paduano, Fabio Pierro — Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0200

The PlaCE project aims at investigating technologies and solutions for the ecosustainable reuse of offshore platforms at the end of their production phase. In this context, robotic mobile solutions that allow in a versatile way to monitor the activities by acquiring environmental data and parameters in the entire area of interest have been explored.
This paper presents a solution achieved through the development of the proof-of-concept of a robotic technology concerning a hybrid Autonomous / Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (A/RPAS), hereinafter referred to as Amphibious Drone, operating in complete autonomy and having the platform as an operational base. The Amphibious Drone is developed to cover the entire area of interest surrounding the platform being converted, with the ability to carry the measuring instruments and probes in aerial overflight for monitoring the sea surface and the surface structures as well as ditching to deploy a sensors-equipped probe for measuring underwater parameters along the water column. A wide range of probes and instruments have been integrated into the system such as multispectral camera, Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) probes, Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) probes, etc. for the analysis of oceanographic and
biological parameters of the marine ecosystem.
The management of the Amphibious Drone, as regards the shelter between missions, battery recharging, data
exchange, required reconfigurations and missions scheduling is carried out from a specially designed Docking Station. The PlaCE project is co-funded by the European Union within the projects “PON Ricerca e Innovazione 2014-2020”.

Drone marino CK-14 - Test rilievo del Tevere con ecoscandaglio Multibeam

Giorgio Poli — Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0200

During the TECHONOLOGY for ALL in November 2022, the CK-14 marine drone showed off its capabilities in control and guidance in the rough waters of the Tevere (Rome), beaten by the wind and strong currents. Its capabilities were demonstrated also a few weeks later at the Porto Antico di Traiano (Rome), where bathymetric surveys were carried out. This small, silent and maneuverable marine drone allows the installation of a wide range of scientific instruments, making it a ductile as well as performing ASV.

Dai robot ai servizi innovativi: SWAMP ASV e un nuovo paradigma per la robotica marina al CNR

Roberta Ferretti — Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0200

The article talks about the use of autonomous robotic platforms for the
exploration and monitoring of critical marine environments. The National
Research Council, Institute of Marine Engineering of Genoa, has developed
a strong experience in this field and is moving towards a "service-oriented"
approach for their use in different critical environments. In this context, the
importance of environmental and robotic data is emphasized in the entire
research and development process. Acquiring, managing, analyzing, and
storing both the two macro categories of data in line with FAIR principles
allows to enrich their value and contribute to the global effort to observe
and protect the ocean.

Un nuovo Rover per il monitoraggio e campionamento delle acque

Manuel Greco — Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0200

We want to highlight the amphibious characteristics of the MAR vehicle (Multipurpose Amphibious Rover) through a deep analysis of its components and relating potentiality. MAR, thanks to its high versatility, can be used in several environments as platform both monitoring that carrying payloads such as sensors and electronic devices. It is particularly stable when moving on land, shallow water, snow and, therefore, in all those environments defined as “borderline” due to its low center of gravity. A
key element of this vehicle is the polyethylene with which the external wheels are made allowing the rover to be very
light. This feature would avoid damaging the marine flora and any submerged archaeological remains.

Tevere Cavo. Un progetto urbano per Roma

Prof., Architetto — Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0200

The contribution follows the participation in the TECHNOLOGY FOR ALL 2022 event held in Rome from 21 to 23 November 2022. At the end of the first day of the workshop, in the session "Active testimonials in the Baja presentation room", Antonino Saggio and Gaetano De Francesco spoke at the Scalo de Pinedo, to outline some strategies for Rome based on the enhancement of
the Tiber, understood as a large ecological infrastructure in the built city, in a design capable of injecting new social dynamics, technological and environmental innovations and the economic forces necessary for the city.Rome in fact it is one of the very few capital cities in the world that has not yet invested in its great resource of the River that crosses it, treating it only as a source of criticality rather than a great opportunity for its future.

Intervista a Giuseppe Mario Patti Managing Director di PROTEO Technologies

Redazione MediaGEO — Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0200

Interview with Giuseppe Mario Patti Manager in charge of PROTEO Technologies.