FIBERMARS

Using fiberoptical cables for maritime situational awareness

Objective

FIBERMARS will focus on and advance the Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) technology.

DAS exploits the laser – induced Rayleigh backscattering in the Fiber Optic Cable (FOC) to detect incident acoustic waves. Feasibility studies will be performed, including in an isolated-controlled environment for underwater testing, and in real operational environments, also for extended testing periods. The expected impact is increased functional life time and reduction in costs of use.

Members of the Consortium

• SATWAYS (Coordenador) – Greece
• AP SENSING GMBH – Germany
• BUNDESWEHR TECHNICAL CENTER FOR SHIPS AND NAVAL WEAPONS, MARITIME TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH – Germany
• INOV – INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA DE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES, INOVAÇÃO – Portugal
• NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS – Greece