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Sea Machines www.sea-machines.com

Sea Machines focuses on the development of au- tonomous command and control technology and long-range computer vision perception for the maritime industry by leveraging sensor expertise, arti? cial intelligence and machine learning.

The SM Series consists of the SM200 wireless remote helm, SM300 man in the loop autonomy and AI-ris computer vision sensor. The SM200 utilizes a wireless belt pack and joystick to en- able remote-helm control from outside the wheel- house, another vessel or shore, with 1,000 meters range. It provides real time vessel monitoring— including speed, positioning, heading, and alarms and allows for command and control of onboard payloads. The SM300 uses perception sensors,

RADAR, AIS, IMU, depth transducer and video cameras and provides obstacle detection, dynam- ic path planning, and situational awareness via

ENC-based GUI, tracker targets, video, and au- dio streams. AI-ris utilizes standard marine sensor and chart data fused with computer vision, auton- omous control algorithms, and data driven MLAI models. It provides audible and visual alerts to crew and improves at-sea situational awareness, object identi? cation and tracking capabilities.

Sensor Technology Ltd https://sensortechcanada.com/

Sensor Technology began in 1983 when founders Eswar and Shashi Prasad, transitioned Blue Mountain Pottery to hi-tech pottery called piezoceramics.

In 1988, it moved from selling just ceramics to ceramics and hydrophones.

In 2011, the owners of Sensor Technology took over. Sensor Technology is a manufacturer of piezoelectric ceramic solutions, custom acoustic transducers and custom hydrophones. Its Collingwood location is where it formulate the powder, produces its ceramics, and design its hydrophones and Transducers. Its

Dartmouth facility is where it manufactures those hydrophones and Transduc- ers. All formulations are made in-house and are proprietary to navy standards.

Sensor Technology’s focus for the past year has been evaluating its product line and making adaptations to accommodate the burgeoning uncrewed ve- hicles market. As vehicle manufacturers see their needs for customized pay- loads increase, it has been working together to supply miniaturized acoustic sensors to its partners for their unique missions. As part of its evaluation, the company are in the process of reviewing its offerings for hydrophone preampli- ? ers, with several high-performance options scheduled to be released this year.

At its newly acquired Advanced Sonar Manufacturing facility, it is designing new systems electronics and ? rmware with manufacturing beginning in 2023.

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