The UJI, UTEK, Narwhal Boats and the UIB have developed a system for identifying waterborne threats for the Ministry of Defence



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## The UJI, UTEK, Narwhal Boats and the UIB have developed a system for identifying waterborne threats for the Ministry of Defence

19/06/2023 |
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The Universitat Jaume I of Castelló, in collaboration with the company [UTEK](http://utek.es/es/) (Unmanned Teknologies Applications), the inflatable boat manufacturer [Narwhal Boats](https://www.narwhal.es/) and the [University of the Balearic Islands](https://www.uib.es/es/recerca/estructures/grups/grup/SRV/), has developed a comprehensive system for monitoring and identifying waterborne threats for the Spanish Ministry of Defence. The project, coordinated by the research group [IRS Lab – Interactive and Robotics Systems](https://www.uji.es/serveis/ocit/base/grupsinvestigacio/detall?codi=011) (made up of Pedro J. Sanz, Raúl Marín, José Vicente Martí and Juan Echagüe) has been funded by the Spanish Weapons and Material Directorate General as part of the Coincidente Programme.

The SIMBAAD system is made up of an autonomous surface vessel (ASV) developed by UTEK, an autonomous submarine (AUV) provided by the UIB and a set of motorised buoys, developed by the UJI, which act as transponders to provide greater communications coverage for the system. The control centre has been developed jointly by all the members of the consortium. The purpose of the assembly is to detect potential enemy threats that could endanger a port area or critical infrastructure.

The aim of the project has been to take advantage of technologies developed in the civilian setting with applications that can be used for defence purposes. The main innovation is that it combines the development of fixed and mobile sensor networks with advances in wireless communication from an underwater vehicle to a surface vessel, a highly reliable, high-performance system that can be used in multiple operations related to underwater surveillance and threat detection and identification.

The integration tests and operational demonstration were carried out at the Algameca Naval Station in Cartagena, Spain. In these trials, the autonomous surface vessel transported and deployed the autonomous submarine, which then carried out a reconnaissance mission of the assigned area, while recording images of the bottom for later analysis. In parallel, during mission time tests were conducted to check a warning system that endows the autonomous submarine with the ability to detect the presence of a mine in real time, and to warn and send images via the acoustic modem.

The new system has been developed as part of the 2019 call for proposals of the Coincidente Programme, specifically, within the thematic area "Solutions for information acquisition and submarine communication applied to military missions" and has also had the support of the Navy's School of Advanced Engineering for the simulation and testing procedures.

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