{"id":17714,"date":"2019-07-17T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tecnoveritas.net\/?p=17714"},"modified":"2019-07-17T09:20:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T08:20:35","slug":"uopv-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tecnoveritas.net\/en\/media\/newsletters\/marine-industry\/uopv-project\/","title":{"rendered":"UOPV – A Military and Civilian solution by TecnoVeritas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As the old sailors say, \u201cLobsters change their shell not because they like but because they feel too tight and uncomfortable inside of their actual one!<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The reason for the development of the UOPV project<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Focussing on maritime safety and being this a contemporary discussion topic, TecnoVeritas is developing a new project – UOPV – Unmanned Oceanic Patrol Vessel – an unmanned patrol vessel, wave propelled performing equally well on all headings including against wind and waves.\u00a0 It has zero emissions and can roam the oceans for very long periods, transmitting data via satellite to shore.<\/p>\n

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Figure 1 – UOPV’s first prototype.<\/p>\n

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Making one such project development was pushed TecnoVeritas itself to be involved with the newest shipping demands, therefore looking for technical and scientific solutions related with multi-processing of data, sensors fusion, communications, data management and transmission, artificial intelligence, COLREGS (collision avoidance) and much more.<\/p>\n

With the acquired and novel knowledge, TecnoVeritas was \u201cforced\u201d to enter into the newest marine engineering knowledge areas, making it a possible partner and role player for most of the future shipping and surveillance requirements to come.<\/p>\n

As the UOPV hull is to withstand very harsh conditions in operation, it is made of particularly strong fibres. Therefore, TecnoVeritas has formed a consortium with Nautiber Shipyards<\/a><\/span> at Algarve Vila Real de Santo Antonio to build the hulls.<\/p>\n

Nautiber has a huge track record of fibre construction, from luxury yachts to tuna fishing boats and patrol vessels. Nautiber will also benefit from the project, as they will be using novel construction technologies, like infusion and conformable moulds.<\/p>\n

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The UOPV\u2019s applications<\/strong><\/p>\n
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The vessel has different purposes, as can be seen in the following scheme:<\/p>\n
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Figure 2 – UOPV Applications’<\/p>\n

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