Proceedings Table of contents

Inmartech 2008 Organization

The organizing committee was composed of:

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  Gérard Riou, Ifremer
  
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  Olivier Lefort, Ifremer
  
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  Vincent Rigaud, Ifremer
  
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  Laurent Brisset, Ifremer
  

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  Véronique Asseline
  
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  Laurent Brisset
  
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  Patricia Gontier
  
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  Anny Laurantin
  
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  Alain Massol
  
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  Annabel Merien
  
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  Nadine Rossignol
  
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  Emmanuel Sargenton
  
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  Carole Vichery
  
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  Jacques Vichery
  

This Proceeding document has been edited by Laurent Brisset and Annabel Merien; all the photographs were taken by Alain Massol during the symposium.

Inmartech 2008 Introduction

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  Welcome Address – Gérard Riou, Director of Ifremer Mediterranean Centre
  

Ladies and Gentlemen.

Inmartech gives us a unique opportunity to discuss, every two years, a wide range of topics concerning the technology for research vessels, instrumentation, marine or submarine systems for marine science. The number of presenters and attendees show your fondness to this event and your interest for innovation and marine technology.

In view of the advancing frontiers of marine science, we are required to develop ever more performing ships and systems. Increasing the observation capabilities in terms of time resolution, spatial coverage or real time processing are still challenges for marine technicians.

I feel that major changes will impact the way to deal with theses challenges. Either the complexity of science requirements or the funding questions are powerful drivers for these changes. As an illustration, I would like to point out two trends:

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  Marine measurement systems and ships are parts of observing systems which can be considered as a whole. Now they have to be managed in order to optimize the investment and operating costs. Efficiency is balancing performance.
  
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  The increasing importance of wide collaboration between laboratories and with private companies. Sharing competencies and systems are balancing self developments.
  

The Inmartech symposium will gives us the opportunity of sharing experiences and expressing ideas. Quite fascinating topics will be discussed in the different sessions and I expect a variety of hot discussions throughout this symposium. I am confident it will stimulate innovation.

Finally I would like to thank the Regional Council of Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur for help in financial sponsorship and marine competitiveness sea cluster « Pole mer PACA » for help in organization.

I express my sincere wishes for the success of the symposium.

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  Ifremer Toulon Operational Base and CETSM – Vincent Rigaud (Ifremer)
  

Presentation: < Introduction-Rigaud.pdf >

Session 1: AUVs/Gliders

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  First Science Missions for Autosub6000 AUV – Stephen Mc Phail (NOC)
  

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  AUVs Fleets Exploitation Feedbacks – Jan Opderbecke (Ifremer) and Volker Ratmeyer (MARUM)
  

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  Daurade: an AUV for Rapid Environment Assessment – Jean Meyrat (SHOM)
  

The vehicle, called Daurade, has been accepted at the end July 2008, and a program of 3 years of studies will follow, to improve the vehicle’s autonomy and develop a prototype of data fusion capability. The main assets of this AUV are its speed (up to 8 knots) and payload: it carries accurate sonars, an ADCP, a camera as well as oceanographic equipments such as a CTD and a velocimeter. It will implement new algorithms for survey optimisation and adaptative surveys, allowing to complete a survey without having to go back on the area. The aim of this paper is to present this new vehicle and to give an insight on is future capabilities for REA applications.

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  AUV Abyss – Friedrich Abegg (IFM GEOMAR)
  

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  Experiences with different underwater gliders - Thierry Terre (Ifremer)
  

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