FIBERSENSE – Using fiber optical cables for maritime situational awareness

Description
The project “Using fiber optical cables for maritime situational awareness” (FIBERSENSE) 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.

Goal
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.

Lead Partner
SATWAYS-OLOKLIROMENES LYSEIS ASFALEIAS KAI AMYNAS-IDIOTIKI EPICHEIRISI PAROCHIS YPIRESION ASFALEIAS (IEPYA)-ETAIREIA PERIORISMENIS EFTHYNIS

Partners involved
AP SENSING GMBH, INOV INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA DE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES INOVACAO, WEHRTECHNISCHE DIENSTSLLE FUR SCHIFFE MARINEWAFFEN MARITIME TECNOLOGIE UND FORSCHNG, ETHNIKO ASTEROSKOPEIO ATHINON

Duration
01 December 2022 – 30 November 2025

Funding
€ 3,386,861.61

More information
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/projects-details/44181033/101110375/EDF
https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-01/Factsheet_EDF21_FIBERSENSE.pdf