Speaker
Mrs
Faith February
(Institute for Maritime Technology)
Description
The First European South African Transmission Experiment (FESTER) was conducted in False Bay, South Africa from April 2015 through February 2016. The Institute for Maritime Technology (IMT)in Simon's Town, South Africa collaborated with the Netherlands Research Organisation (TNO), the Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation (IOSB), Germany and the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment during the experiment. One of the objectives of the experiment was to characterize the local influence on transmission, refraction and optical turbulence. During the experiment a wide variety of environmental conditions were encountered and several equipment were deployed at different locations in False Bay to quantify the atmospheric effects. Additional measurements were done to determine the steady state and dynamic infrared signatures of maritime targets. An overview of the experiment will be given and some results will be shown.
Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> award (Yes / No)?
No
Level for award<br> (Hons, MSc, <br> PhD, N/A)?
N/A
Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?
No
Primary author
Mrs
Faith February
(Institute for Maritime Technology)
Co-author
Dr
Willem Gunter
(Institute for Maritime Technology)
