Work Packages Progress
WP1 Initial Market Survey
Completed on schedule
WP2 System Architecture
Completed on schedule
WP3 Research Suitable Sensors
Completed on schedule
WP4 Research protocol stack and routing algorithms
Completed on schedule
WP5 Modem Beach Trials
Completed on schedule
WP6 Modem feature development
Completed on schedule
WP7 Design prototype nodes
Completed on schedule
WP8 Design protocol stack and routing algorithms
Completed on schedule
WP9 Develop data acquisition functions
Completed on schedule
WP10 Manufacture prototype sea bed node
Completed on February 10th 2010
WP11 Manufacture prototype base node
Completed on February 10th 2010
WP12 Implement protocol stack and routing algorithms
Completed on February 10th 2010
WP13 Implement data acquisition function
Completed on February 10th 2010
WP14 Analyse and refine hardware and software
Ongoing
WP15 Underwater testing
Commenced on February 11th 2010
WP16 Presentation and Publication of Results
Completed on schedule
News Archives
Sea Trial has comenced in Tenby
(11/02/2010) Sea trial began today Thursday February 11th
Undersea Trial to Begin
(07/02/2010) Sea trial will now start on Thursday February 11th.
Launch of the website
(01/01/2010) SMU has launched the official website for ASTEC, which gives some essential information about
the project.
Beach trial postponed due to the weather
(14/12/2009) Undersea deployment is cancelled to due to extreme weather warning for 17th December.
 
Completion of WP8
(07/07/2009) Work Package No. 8 has been successfully completed by SMU. The project document version 12 has been delivered.