Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Fusing aerial and seaborne sensor data to facilitate marine autonomous surface ships (MASS) navigation in ice
Agreement Number:
984560
Agreement Value:
$195,718.00
Agreement Date:
Dec 1, 2021 - Feb 28, 2025
Description:
The project will collect sensor data from drone overflights of sea ice fields for use in developing novel situational awareness and path planning approaches for Marine Autonomous Surface Ship (MASS) vessels navigating in ice. Drones equipped with visual-spectrum imaging, LiDAR, and/or other sensors will overfly and survey coastal areas of the Northumberland Strait and adjacent waters, for which the ice cover is representative of the conditions known to exist in the upper reaches of the Gulf shipping lanes and through the St. Lawrence Seaway. Data collected during the project will be used to develop data communication, analysis, and fusion techniques relevant to MASS navigation challenges in ice conditions. Datasets will also be made available to other researchers at partner organizations studying similar problems in a MASS ice-navigation and maneuvering context.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Location:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA B3K 2T3
Reference Number:
172-2021-2022-Q3-984560
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
866279425
Recipient Type:
Academia
Additional Information:
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreement has been modified by 90 days.
Amendment Date
May 2, 2024
Recipient's Legal Name:
Nova Scotia Community College
Federal Riding Name:
Halifax
Federal Riding Number:
12006
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Purpose:
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
NAICS Code:
541710 - R&D in the physical, engineering and life sciences
Amendments: