2023 Marine Robotics Summer School
2023 Marine Robotics Summer School | Program
WEEK 1 – 10 to 15 july
Monday, july 10
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | 
 Intro at EMA 
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| 10:00 am -11:00 am | 
 Program Presentation and Ice breaking at EMA 
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| 11:00 am – 12:00 | Drifters Challenge presentation at EMA | 
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 LUNCH at EMA 
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| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | 
 Oceanography Hands-On at EMA-P 
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| 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm | 
 Oceanography Hands-On at EMA-P 
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Tuesday, july 11
| 9:00 am -10:00 am | Introduction to Marine Robotics at EMA | |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | 
 AUV Planning and Execution control (G1, G2) at Beach  | 
 Drifters Design (G3; G4) at EMA-P 
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| 11:00 am – 12:00 am | AUV/ ROV Operations (G1,G2) at Beach | 
 Drifters Design (G3; G4) at EMA-P 
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 LUNCH at Ema 
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| 2:00-3:00 pm | 
 Drifters Design (G1; G2) at EMA-P 
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AUV Planning and Execution control (G3, G4) at Beach | 
| 3:00-4:00 pm | 
 Drifters Design (G1; G2) at EMA-P 
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AUV/ ROV Operations (G3,G4) at Beach | 
Wednesday, 12 july
| 9:00 am -12:00 | Cetaceans research Deep-sea research The Azores Drift Cam Subaquatic archeology Ocean remote sensing at EMA | 
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 LUNCH at EMA 
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| 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm | 
 Sharks and rays electronic tagging at EMA 
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| 4:00 pm – 5:00 | 
 Drifters Design at EMA 
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Thursday, July 13
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Ocean Energy Systems at EMA-P | |
| 10:00 am -12:00 am | ROV fun (G1; G3) at Beach | Drifters Design (G2; G4) at EMA-P | 
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 Lunch at EMA 
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| 2:00 pm -4:00 pm | Drifters Design (G1; G3) at EMA-P | ROV fun (G2; G4) at Beach | 
Friday, July 14
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | 
 UAV (intro) at EMA -P 
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| 10:00 am – 11:30 am | 
 UAV at Beach 
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| 11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Sea School safety activity at EMA-P | 
| Light Lunch | |
| 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm | 
 Sea School Safety activity  at EMA-P 
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| 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Social activity to be confirmed | 
Saturday, July 15
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 All day: Faial Island Tour  
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WEEK 2 – 17 to 21 july
Monday, july 17
| 9:00 am – 12:00 | Ship time 
 Deploy drifters and AUV / CTD measurements  at Harbor – EMA-P 
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 LUNCH at EMA 
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| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | 
 Check Drifters and betting competition at EMA-P 
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| 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm | 
 Fun traditional games  at EMA-P 
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Tuesday, july 18
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Oceanography Modelling at EMA | 
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | 
 Use models to predict Drifters location  at EMA 
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| 11:00 am – 12:00 am | 
 Check drifters and betting competition at EMA 
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 LUNCH at EMA 
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| 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm | 
 Whale Watching (AUV recovery) 
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Wednesday, july 19
| 9:00 am – 12:00 am | 
 Navigation for AUV’s  at EMA 
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 LUNCH at EMA 
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| 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Robot localization lab (on-land using available sensors) at EMA | 
| 4:00 pm – 5.00 pm | 
 Check drifters and betting competition / Data analysis at EMA 
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Thursday, july 20
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Marine Biology Lab Act at MER-Harbor | 
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | 
 Visit to the Aqualab and Deepsea Lab at Harbor 
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| 11:00 am – 12:00 | Visit to UAVISION (tbc) | 
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 LUNCH at EMA 
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| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Check drifters and betting competition / Data Analysis at EMA | 
| 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm | 
 Data Analysis at EMA 
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Friday, july 22
| 9:00 am – 12:00 am | Students Presentations and Cards | 
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 LUNCH at EMA 
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| 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Closing session | 
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Final social activity | 
EMA-P: Sea school facilities in the harbor
EMA: Main Building of the Sea School
MER: Fisheries lab at the harbor