Several different Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), equipped with different sensors and acoustic payloads, are being used together in the seventh annual edition of REP16-Atlantic exercise, a joint exercise of the Portuguese Navy, the NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), and the University of Porto. From 5 to 31 July 2016, off the coast of Portugal, the Portuguese Navy, the NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation and the University of Porto operated together in the maritime exercise which also marks the first international at-sea campaign for NRV Alliance under the Italian Flag.

REP16-Atlantic stands for Recognized Environmental Picture (REP) Atlantic 2016 and it is being conducted south of Sesimbra and Setubal. It also involves participants from the Belgian Navy, Oceanscan (Portugal), as well as observers from Naval Undersea Warfare Center (USA), NASA (USA), and European Project H2020 JPI Oceans.

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Uma equipa de investigadores da Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP) está a participar no “Rapid Environmental Picture 2016” (REP16) desde o dia 5 de julho. Trata-se de um exercício anual que tem por objetivo testar, avaliar e validar os veículos autónomos não-tripulados em rede em ambientes operacionais definidos de acordo com as especificações da Marinha Portuguesa. Esta é a sétima edição do REP16 que está a decorrer ao largo da costa de Sesimbra e Setúbal, até dia 31 de julho.

in Notícia, Universidade do Porto