Consortium members

BDI has extensive experience in the management and implementation of research and innovation projects funded under national and European schemes. Currently BDI is partner in 3 PADR projects (WP and Task leader role), 14 H2020 projects (Scientific coordination, WP, and Task leader role) and coordinating one NATO SPS project. BDI will lead the consortium, as WP1 leader and contribute to WP2, WP3, WP4 and WP6.

The company will contribute with its expertise in the field of diving decompression, and particularly in decompression tables adaptation, decompression quality and DCS risk analysis and personalized decompression.  Azoth Systems owns one of the largest databases including dive parameters, DCS cases and bubble monitoring data, which enables them to build the corresponding statistical laws and innovative DCS risk models. The company will also contribute with its experience in the integration of particular sensors in diving equipment.

The company will contribute to the development of CUIIS by applying the best practices of the System Design processes to convert agreed-upon requirements of the stakeholders into a set of realizable products as a System of Systems. Bianor will take part in: Requirements Definition and transforming these requirements into a set of validated system technical requirements; Bianor will lead activity of Solution Definition, transforming validated system technical requirements into an efficient design solution; BIA also will contribute to CUISS elements prototyping.

The company (DAC) will contribute with its expertise in the field of wearable sensors and instrumentation under extreme environment. DAC has wearable sensors (e.g. for ECG, HR, Breathing Freq, SpO2, Skin Temp.), systems and software for extreme environments such as human spaceflight which can be further developed for use in the project. DAC will also contribute with its experience in the prototyping of, and integration of, wearable sensors, their interface electronics and software and its integration into diving suits.

ECA will contribute to the project with its extensive experience and expertise in underwater robotic technology and underwater innovative automated systems. The company will focus on developing of Man-to-Machine Interface and manned-unmanned teaming module as a part of CUIIS. The company will bring expertise and build over emerging solutions developed by ECA under other R&D projects dealing with swarming in maritime environment, and allowing the simultaneous deployment of UxVs at sea to perform complex missions.

The Institut’s contribution to the project is expressed in research, design and manufacturing of highly informative sensors for recording physiological parameters of divers. It will test and evaluate the effectiveness of the sensors and reliability of the recorded information in conditions of high hydrostatic pressure, humidity, salt water and increased physical activity. The Institute will participate in the creation of sensors that record physiological signals of the diver during real underwater activities.

The Romanian Military Equipment and Technologies Research Agency (METRA) will contribute to the project with its expertise in the military diving domain, gained from decades of experience in fundamental and applied research in the field of deep diving (up to a depth of 500 m). The Agency will also provide assistance with its own database on prevention and treatment of decompression sickness. METRA will support the collection of end users’ requirements, the subsequent analysis in order to establish operational priorities and the coordination of the final common requirements. The Agency will also support the development of performance parameters for the “intelligent” diving equipment.

The Bulgarian Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy (NVNA) has established itself as a center of fundamental and applied science research in the area of naval science and marine technologies, and provides education and scientific support to the Bulgarian Navy and the maritime industry. Based on its experienced team (including specialists in military diving, diving decompression theory, naval tactics and standards) the NVNA will have leading role in the line of end-user’s requirements, operational user’s requirements, CONOPs, studies and design, in order to guarantee that the project will follow the best naval practices and will cover the highly demanding naval requirements, which will be proved during the demonstration phase and the following analysis.

The Polish Naval Academy (POL NA) will contribute to the project with its experience in training of divers, underwater operators and command personnel. POL NA will have a particular focus on the selection and content of possible mission scenarios and use cases, diving equipment evaluation, testing and data gathering, as well as safety and risk assessment. POL NA will also support the project by assuring the novelty, efficiency and military missions’ customization of the proposed system and subsystem solutions.

The Company will contribute to the project with its diving computers development expertise. The Company will customize the computer as needed in order to meet project objectives, and interfacing with different partners in order to: define a proper approach to diving risk mitigation by including diver health monitoring information in decompression algorithm adaptation; realize systems integration by means of proper communication strategies and protocols; defining the most suitable interfaces to realize both diver area network and underwater communication. Ratio will also provide its expertise supporting partners in the design of the “intelligent” diving equipment, in defining systems and subsystems specifications, in selecting appropriate sensors for diver monitoring, and in defining testing requirements and systems interoperability compliancy.

The Company will contribute to the project with its know-how and experience in design, construction and manufacturing of technical neoprene diving suits. It will take a role in the study of the main elements that need to be considered in choosing the materials for making a “smart” diving suit as well as the aspects which need to be considered in its design and construction. Based on the results of the study, the company will develop a suitable design in line with the identified requirements. As a next step, the company will act as one of the physical integrators of the components, delivered by other partners, in an actual technical diving suit.

The Company will contribute to the project with its recognized know-how on real-time underwater acoustic communication, with its experience in MCM diving hand-held sonar, UUV and Man-Machine Interfaces development. RTsys will also bring its experience in the integration of specific sensors in diving equipment.

The Company will contribute to the project with its experience in the field of information systems for military operations. It will be focused on the study of the existing command and control systems, the detailed design of the software modules, the exchange of information between the components and the respective visualizations, according to the military standards, and demonstration of some of the key functions for proof of concept. The Company will support the quality performance of the project tasks with its own hardware and software. TechnoLogica will contribute with its expertise mainly in activities related to command and control modules for management and visualization of diving tasks.

The Company will contribute to the consortium with its expertise and experience in design and development of hyperbaric chambers, including portable and foldable ones, as well as other hyperbaric solutions for diving and medical applications.

With the perennial expertise in user interface design and developing visualizations for tracking data, SDU will ensure that user interfaces developed in the context of the applied project will intuitively display respective data sets and satisfy the highest usability standards. Furthermore, SDU's expertise in statistics and data analytics will support diverse data processing workflows aiming to avoid faulty representation and interpretation of results.

Together with its subcontractor Mariachi Oy (www.mariachi.fi) - Finland. UWIS brings to the CUIIS project its existing technology, products and experience; It owns the new innovative underwater tracking, navigation and communication system (UWIS System), which has been proven to enable the critical parts sought in the project. The company is experienced in necessary technologies e.g. underwater communication technologies (ultrasound, inductive) and onshore technologies (WiFi, BLE, wireless charging). It also brings its experience of diving globally in various segments of diving.

The Company will contribute to the project with its expertise in the field of underwater breathing apparatuses, and particularly in development of military diving rebreathers. The company will also contribute with its experience in the integration of partner diving equipment, and of sensors in particular, into underwater breathing apparatuses.

DRASS will contribute with its expertise in designing and manufacturing PLC automated hyperbaric chambers, and smart personal diver equipment, in particular with the D-One diving helmet. DRASS also holds a specific expertise in underwater transmission and acoustics. The Company operates a complete laboratory for testing and developing underwater breathing systems. DRASS develops and manufactures advanced and customized underwater connectors to interface sensors and equipment. DRASS is a global integrator of complex systems in the underwater environment.