1. Seite AMASS SRC 10 - Ostende AMASS Border surveillance at sea

2. Page22nd of September 20102Carl Zeiss Optronics, Michel Honlet, ZeO - EF Overview Introduction (What is AMASS ?) Objective AMASS system components Command control center Summary

3. Page22nd of September 20103Carl Zeiss Optronics, Michel Honlet, ZeO - EF Introduction (What is AMASS ?) Autonomous Maritime Surveillance System (AMASS) Collaborative Project SEC-2007-3.3-02 Project no. 218290

4. Page22nd of September 20104Carl Zeiss Optronics, Michel Honlet, ZeO - EF Introduction Maritime border security is a very complex subject

5. Page22nd of September 20105Carl Zeiss Optronics, Michel Honlet, ZeO - EF Introduction Until now, maritime border surveillance through: Patrol boats Aerial surveillance Civilian information (merchant ships, coincidence) Very expensive No blanket coverage

6. Page22nd of September 20106Carl Zeiss Optronics, Michel Honlet, ZeO - EF Introduction Objects to be detected are small and mid-sized boats with very small radar reflections therefore practically undetectable Humanitarian tragedies Economic impact

7. Page22nd of September 20107Carl Zeiss Optronics, Michel Honlet, ZeO - EF Introduction The consortium

8. Page22nd of September 20108Carl Zeiss Optronics, Michel Honlet, ZeO - EF Objective Develop an autonomous maritime surveillance system installed on a buoy consisting of: Optical and acoustic sensors Image stabilization Image processing and alarm generation Autonomous power supply Transmission of image/ video/ alarm/ status data to command centre Management software for users

9. Page22nd of September 20109Carl Zeiss Optronics, Michel Honlet, ZeO - EF AMASS system components Power Supply Hydrophones Optical System Communication

10. Page22nd of September 201010Carl Zeiss Optronics, Michel Honlet, ZeO - EF AMASS system components SENSORS (1) : Hydrophones Several sensors Parallel operation Data merger Directional information

11. Page22nd of September 201011Carl Zeiss Optronics, Michel Honlet, ZeO - EF AMASS system components SENSORS (2) : Optronics Uncooled infrared module Stabilized platform Intelligent image processing Challenges: 3D motion of the buoy (roll, heave, pitch) Positional information in real time

12. Page22nd of September 201012Carl Zeiss Optronics, Michel Honlet, ZeO - EF AMASS system components Image processing Uncooled infrared module Stabilized platform Intelligent image processing Recognition of the horizon Target recognition Classification Target tracking

13. Page22nd of September 201013Carl Zeiss Optronics, Michel Honlet, ZeO - EF Command control center Data integration C3 Status information Position (GPS) Alarms Video/image material

14. Page22nd of September 201014Carl Zeiss Optronics, Michel Honlet, ZeO - EF Summary Buoy optimized for interaction with sensors

15. Page22nd of September 201015Carl Zeiss Optronics, Michel Honlet, ZeO - EF Summary Buoy optimized for interaction with sensors Passive stabilization Autonomous power supply Digital radio transmission Merger of all data in C3

16. Page22nd of September 201016Carl Zeiss Optronics, Michel Honlet, ZeO - EF

17. Page22nd of September 201017Carl Zeiss Optronics, Michel Honlet, ZeO - EF Basics/ system overview