DRONIC
Application of an unmanned surface vessel with ultrasonic, environmentally friendly system to (map and) control blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria)
| Coordinatore | LG SOUND BV
Organization address
address: PLATINASTRAAT 5-7 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Netherlands [NL] |
| Totale costo | 3˙273˙879 € |
| EC contributo | 2˙199˙820 € |
| Programma | FP7-ICT
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies |
| Code Call | FP7-ICT-2013-10 |
| Funding Scheme | CP |
| Anno di inizio | 2014 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2014-01-01 - 2016-06-30 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LG SOUND BV
Organization address
address: PLATINASTRAAT 5-7 contact info |
NL (ZOETERMEER) | coordinator | 0.00 |
| 2 |
ARCHITECTURE ET CONCEPTION DE SYSTEMES AVANCES
Organization address
address: EUROPARC SAINTE VICTOIRE contact info |
FR (MEYREUIL) | participant | 0.00 |
| 3 |
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Organization address
address: RUE MICHEL -ANGE contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 0.00 |
| 4 |
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET EN AUTOMATIQUE
Organization address
address: Domaine de Voluceau, Rocquencourt contact info |
FR (LE CHESNAY Cedex) | participant | 0.00 |
| 5 |
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT OF CYPRUS
Organization address
address: Athalassa contact info |
CY (NICOSIA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 6 |
SCOTTISH WATER
Organization address
address: CASTLE DRIVE contact info |
UK (DUNFERMLINE) | participant | 0.00 |
| 7 |
SEPTENTRIO NV
Organization address
address: INTERLEUVENLAAN contact info |
BE (LEUVEN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 8 |
UNIVERSITE DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS
Organization address
address: AVENUE VALROSE GRAND CHATEAU contact info |
FR (NICE) | participant | 0.00 |
| 9 |
UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI
Organization address
address: KONGRESNI TRG contact info |
SI (LJUBLJANA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 10 |
VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.
Organization address
address: Boeretang contact info |
BE (MOL) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
Through the DRONIC project, the consortium will showcase a new, innovative blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) monitoring and treatment robotic system, that can localize hotpots of blue-green algae blooms and only treats the part of the lake which is experiencing blue-green algae bloom. Because of the direct and localized treatment, the system is environmentally friendly, with a minimal impact on the ecology of the lake.The new water robot concerns the retrieval, prevention and abatement of harmful algae blooms in lakes and in inland water reservoirs used for drinking water production.nnIn lakes and reservoirs, species of blue-green algae and their concentrations can vary locally due to wind or water flow direction and local variations in temperature, nutrients and depths. In lakes and reservoirs, hotspots of blue-green algal blooms can be often detected only in one area of the water body whereas other area's experience no problems due to blue-green algae. Therefore, it is important to map the algal concentration over extended at flexible, different area's in order to localize algal hotspots. The mobility of the robot will allow targeted intensive algae reduction at hotspot locations, thereby increasing the efficiency of the abatement measure.nnMeasurements directly related to algae concentration will be combined with measures of water quality and dimension related parameters to locate the algae, make an estimation of the local water quality and hydrographic parameters.nnThis new robotic approach offers the first cost-effective method to control algal blooms in larger lakes, reservoirs, canals and rivers with low water velocity (< 1 m/s). With DRONIC technology blooms of blue-green algae will be treated locally at the place where the blooms are present and there is no need to treat the complete surface of the lake or reservoir anymore. Besides that, with the local use of higher power ultrasound, also the cyanobacterial by-products like toxins can be neutralized.