The acoustic field radiated by ships will be studied for 24 months.
SAES will have the collaboration of the University of Alicante (UA) to develop the project “Research and Scientific-Technical concerning Vibroacoustic” under the direction of Dr. Jaime Ramis Soriano, member of the Department of Physics, Engineering Systems and Signal Theory of the UA.
The basic lines of work of the research group of the AU in the next two years will focus on the study of the acoustic noise radiated by ships and its propagation depending on the noise and the vibration inside them.
Before 2020 the Member States of the European Union should take steps to achieve or maintain a good environmental status of the marine environment, according to Directive 2008/56 / EC which establishes a framework for Community action in the marine environment policy. This directive will bring changes in the field of shipbuilding because contemplates Underwater noise as one of the descriptors of Good Environmental Status of seas.
The acoustic noise radiated to water from ships has always been confined to the purely military sphere, given the strategic nature of the “acoustic signature” of their boats. In the last years the civil construction industry has made great advances in this field; firstly by understanding the benefits that the construction of silent ships provides, as in the case of ships oceanographic or fisheries research investigation, furthermore, by adapting to the recommendations and regulations of an environmental nature.
Apart from the underwater noise of acoustic type, the ships produce magnetic and electrical emissions, also widely studied in the military sector for its strategic implications but not much in the civil sector. In this field, SAES is developing a series of studies of radiation generated by ships, and more specifically on the magnetic and electrical emissions. In addition, SAES has developed the MIRS system (Multi-influence Range System) to measure all these radiations together.
The SAES collaboration with the University of Alicante will be developed in this area. SAES cooperates actively with various universities and research centres in order to exploit the complementarily of the resources of the different entities and expand the scope of activities on R & D + i.
Currently, SAES contributes in several projects with the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT), the University of Murcia (UMU), the University of Malaga (UMA) and the University of Cantabria (UNICAN), and also with the Naval Technology Centre and del Mar (CTN), where SAES is a founding partner and the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO).
SAES is a Spanish company specialized in underwater acoustics and electronics that provides technology, systems and services in the fields of defence, security and civil. The company, with more than 25 years of experience, consists of research and technical highly qualified personnel in different fields such as electronics, acoustics, design and development software and hardware, methodologies, and operational requirements in the underwater environment.