MARINE INSTRUMENTS

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INNOVATION, THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR GROWTH

Marine Instruments is strongly committed to research and development in order to offer the most advanced products to its customers. The R&D department consists of two distinct technical areas which are closely related in the development process:

ICT AREA
Satellite communications monitoring and software development.
HARDWARE AREA
Creation, design and prototyping of the physical product.

Marine Instruments has a continuously growing staff, of which approximately 30% are engineers working in R&D. Thanks to the close relationship we have with our clients we are constantly aware of the changing needs of the market and we work on developing new solutions to meet them.

In addition, Marine Instruments provides tailored-made products to customer’s specifications for different areas of application: scientific research, oceanographic, rescue, etc.

The R&D department is a major competitive advantage for Marine Instruments. Thanks to the work developed by this area, Marine Instruments products are nowadays leaders in the international market.

 

MARINE INSTRUMENTS

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PROJECTS
SENTINEL PROJECT: Strategic, Enhanced Navigation, Targeting, and Intelligent Engagement Network
“Multiplatform System for the Detection and Tracking of Targets based on Artificial Intelligence (AI)”
Objectives and results
This project is co-financed by the IG408M – IA360 grant. Grants for technological development and innovation through the use of Artificial Intelligence for the year 2025, within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.
PROJECT FOR THE VALIDATION OF ALGORITHMS AND INTEGRATION OF ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE DISCRIMINATION OF TUNA
This project has been funded under the State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation within the State Program Oriented to The Challenges of the Society 2013-2016. Project carried out in collaboration with AZTI Foundation.
Objectives and results
The general objective of the project was to test and validate the operation of a buoy with sonar-type transducers to study the characterization of marine species from their acoustic signal in order to improve estimation accuracy and fish discrimination, facilitating selection and sustainable fishing to optimize marine resources.
SONODECT PROJECT - High precision sonar technology
This project has been financed by the European Regional Development Fund ERDF, through the Multiregional Orientative Program for Smart Growth 2014-2020
Objectives and results
The general objective of the project was to develop new hydroacoustic detection and signal treatment technologies. It has been possible to develop a detection buoy that can integrate multiple transducers that together allow a 360º and high resolution underwater "vision", and a simple and understandable display interface of the captured hydroacoustic data has been developed, allowing also the most accurate study of the biomass existing in the object.
TUNAMONITOR PROJECT- Fishing monitoring technologies
This project has been financed by the European Regional Development Fund ERDF, through the Multiregional Orientative Program for Smart Growth 2014-2020
Objectives and results
The general objective of the project was to develop new technologies for monitoring and controlling fishing operations onboard tuna purse seiners. It has been possible to develop a solution with multiple high-resolution cameras, which automatically capture encrypted images of onboard fishing operations, which can be a real and cost-effective alternative to human observers.
XDRONE PROJECT -New technologies for unmanned vehicles for fishing
This project has been financed by the European Regional Development Fund ERDF, through the Multiregional Orientative Program for Smart Growth 2014-2020
Objectives and results
The objective of the project was to develop new complementary technologies for fishing, based on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Within the framework of the project, it has been possible to develop a navigable device that is capable of stably navigating more than 2 knots autonomously for weeks, capturing information on the presence of fish, temperature, etc. On the other hand, it has been possible to develop an autonomous solar drone, capable of flying at 25 knots for hours, transmitting high-resolution images of schools of fish to the vessel. These innovative technologies will make fishing activities more selective and minimize their impact on the environment.
OCEANVIEW PROJECT - New advanced information technologies for fishing
This project has been financed by the European Regional Development Fund ERDF, through the Multiregional Orientative Program for Smart Growth 2014-2020
Objectives and results
The objective of the project was to develop new complementary technologies for fishing, based on the visualization and interpretation of oceanographic data, through the development of a new type of interface (console) HMI, for the control of data visualization, through the development of a system to manage and visualize oceanographic data from various sources.
MARINE SMART FEEDER PROJECT - New feeding technologies for aquaculture
This project has been financed by the European Regional Development Fund ERDF, through the Multiregional Orientative Program for Smart Growth 2014-2020
Objectives and results
The objective of the project was to develop an automatic feeder for shrimp aquaculture. It has been possible to develop a feeder that has an autonomous power generation system, a control system, a communication system, geolocation and different hydroacoustic, temperature and oxygen sensors.
MI OCEAN DATA PROJECT-Development of new management technologies and integration of fishing data
This project has been financed by the European Regional Development Fund ERDF, through the Multiregional Orientative Program for Smart Growth 2014-2020
Objectives and results
The objective of the project was to develop new technologies for the acquisition, processing and advanced interpretation of oceanographic data for fisheries, at the level of prediction of movements of FAD’s (Fish Aggregating Devices), and improvement in data transmission algorithms.
PROJECT MINN OCEAN- New artificial intelligence technologies "Machine Learning" to improve decision-making during fishing operations with FADs
This project has been financed by the European Regional Development Fund ERDF, through the Multiregional Orientative Program for Smart Growth 2014-2020
Objectives and results
The objective of the project was to develop new technologies, the artificial intelligence algorithms that will be applied to generate recommendations for the interpretation of the data of hydroacoustic probes of the fishing buoys with FADs (Fish Aggregating Devices).
MARINE DUAL-S project. New sonar technologies for more selective fishing in FAD fishing
This project has been co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund ERDF, through the Multiregional Guidance Programme for Smart Growth 2014-2020.
Objectives and results
The objective was to develop new hydroacoustic technologies for the characterization of tuna in FAD (Fish Aggregating Devices) fishing, through the use of multiple sonar-type transducers, and data interpretation algorithms, which allow determining the biomass, discriminating the size and species of fish under an object.
DATA-OPT FRAMEWORK PROJECT FOR QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE MONITORING OF “BIG DATA” IN FISHING WITH FADs
The objective was to develop state-of-the-art hydroacoustic technologies to characterize tuna associated with FAD objects, combining various sonar-type transducers and data interpretation algorithms, and to create a platform that evaluates the quality of biomass estimates provided by deployed satellite buoys in real time.
Objectives and results
D-TARGET Project: New Technologies for Unmanned Vehicles
The objective was to develop advanced technologies in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with direct application to the TUNADRONE (civilian use) and M5D-AIRFOX (security and defense) platforms.
Objectives and results
The goal was to significantly increase operational versatility, autonomy, communications capabilities, image/video quality, and detection, tracking, and control accuracy, as well as improve the aircraft's structural and aerodynamic design.
S-FLEET FRAMEWORK PROJECT FOR BIOMASS PREDICTION FOR FLEETS IN FISHING WITH FADs
The objective was to develop an advanced biomass prediction framework for fisheries using FADs (fish aggregating devices), applying artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to real-world fleet-level catch data.
Objectives and results
The goal was to provide shipowners with a tool to facilitate decision-making regarding which buoys to visit, through reliable estimates of the quantity of fish available under each buoy, thus maximizing the operational efficiency of fishing campaigns.