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2023 Marine Robotics Summer School

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2023 Marine Robotics Summer School | Program

WEEK 1 – 10 to 15 july 

 

Monday, july 10

9:00 am – 10:00 am
Intro at EMA
10:00 am -11:00 am 
Program Presentation and Ice breaking at EMA
11:00 am – 12:00 Drifters Challenge presentation at EMA
  
LUNCH at EMA
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm   
Oceanography Hands-On at EMA-P
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Oceanography Hands-On at EMA-P

 

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
11:00 am – 12:00 am AUV/ ROV Operations (G1,G2) at Beach
Drifters Design (G3; G4) at EMA-P
 
LUNCH at Ema
2:00-3:00 pm 
Drifters Design (G1; G2) at EMA-P
AUV Planning and Execution control (G3, G4) at Beach
3:00-4:00 pm 
Drifters Design (G1; G2) at EMA-P
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
 
LUNCH at EMA
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Sharks and rays electronic tagging at EMA
4:00 pm – 5:00 
Drifters Design at EMA

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
 
Lunch at EMA
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
10:00 am – 11:30 am
UAV at Beach
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
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Social activity to be confirmed

 

Saturday, July 15

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
 
LUNCH at EMA
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Check Drifters and betting competition at EMA-P
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Fun traditional games  at EMA-P

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
11:00 am – 12:00 am
Check drifters and betting competition at EMA
 
LUNCH at EMA
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Whale Watching (AUV recovery)

Wednesday, july 19

9:00 am – 12:00 am
Navigation for AUV’s  at EMA
 
LUNCH at EMA
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

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
11:00 am – 12:00  Visit to UAVISION (tbc)
 
LUNCH at EMA
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

Friday, july 22

9:00 am – 12:00 am Students Presentations and Cards 
 
LUNCH at EMA
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

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