This project focused on establishing a robust, cabled platform equipped with a dynamic mount-imaging sonar called the Fundy Advanced Sensor Technology Environmental Monitoring System (FAST-EMS) for use in the high-flow waters of the Crown Lease Area (CLA) of Minas Passage.

The research goal is to redesign and validate a dynamic mount to improve targeted real-time imaging of marine life in the near-field zone of a tidal turbine.The adjustable mount will enable imaging sensors to be aimed directly facing the tidal turbine.

The current practice has been to mount imaging sensors on the turbine, aimed away from the blade face. The research scope is to work closely with FORCE to redesign a dynamic mount and integrate on FORCE’s FAST-2 cabled sensor platform. Field trials and a demonstration test are also part of the work plan.