Pathway to commercialization

Our solution enables the creation of a photo-realistic, geo-referenced metaverse that can be used to provide simulation-based training for naval personnel. Our innovation allows students to develop, validate and reinforce critical knowledge and skills before they progress to more complex simulations which have extensive support requirements. Additionally, the innovation can be used along a sailor's career progression to maintain their skillset.

Our innovation also provides a multiplayer environment that allow the creation of collaborative and competitive learning scenarios in virtual reality. This dynamic learning environment promotes engagement and collaboration from the students. It also increase the training value over time but promoting reusability in each scenarios.

The innovation is a combined marine autonomous surface vessel and unmanned aerial vehicle, designed to perform strategic environmental pollution monitoring, inspections and response missions such as search and rescue. Equipped with sensors and various payloads and combined with a unique design to operate in sensitive nearshore waters, the innovation delivers real-time information for a range of evaluation, monitoring and surveillance applications.

The innovation is unique because there is no existing integrated multi-mission kit solution that offers rich sensor technologies integrated with USV and RPAS platforms combined with a customized dashboard software that gathers real-time environmental data providing bespoke intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance in the nearshore environment.

The innovation is a highly specialized solution for nearshore surveillance. Unlike existing marine surveillance technologies that focus on deep-sea operations, the system is designed with the complexity and dynamic nature of nearshore environments in mind. It captures data and integrates with a variety of sensors and samplers providing a more comprehensive understanding of coastal processes, maritime activities, and potential risks, and objects of interest.

The design philosophy of the technology prioritizes rapid deployment and ease of distribution. The solution that can be installed and operational within minutes, not hours, to address the inherent urgency in maritime operations. The innovations' compact size and agility enhances distribution abilities, enabling deployment across various geographic locations without large, cumbersome equipment. This feature significantly improves field operability, allowing for flexible usage in diverse operational settings.

The innovation is cost-effective without compromising on quality or capabilities. It provides top-tier coastal surveillance services at a fraction of the price of traditional systems. Enhanced safety is a key feature of the innovation, with built-in safeguards and removing humans from high -risk activities to ensure the security of personnel in multi-mission operations.

The technology is customizable in nature. Depending on the specific surveillance requirements, the system can be tailored to fulfill different mission objectives, making it truly a multi-mission tool. This user-centric approach allows for adaptability and operational efficiency, paving the way for future innovations.

The innovation has a no-emission feature, which sets it apart from most marine surveillance systems. It is designed to function efficiently while maintaining a minimal ecological footprint.

• Remote ID Verification of citizens using Biometrics and government issued IDs,
• Issuance of reusable digital credentials to the smart phone wallet in ISO 18013-5 (mDL) and W3C VC formats,
• Sign-up for service, providing verified information from the wallet into CIAM and Web Portals using SAML and OpenID Connect standards.

Bluink's solution also allows for Verifiable Credential PDF documents (VC PDF) to be carried in the digital wallet, allowing for portability of credentials such as: Security Certificates and Educational Certifications.

The Innovation is a range of reusable, high pressure, air-inflatable flood barriers that can be rapidly deployed to protect critical Infrastructure and other vital assets from the effects of catastrophic flooding. The barriers contain no filler materials (such as wet sand or water) that can freeze in very low temperatures. Therefore, they are particularly suitable for deployment in the north of Canada during periods when temperatures fluctuate around freezing and flood risks from ice jam melting is high.

The barriers are 1.45m (FDS4) and 0.75m (FDS2) high and come in three lengths – 1.22m, 3.5m and 7m. Each basic barrier system comprises:

• A barrier wall (consisting of 3 crossbeams contained inside a barrier cover);
• A support kit (Front base plates, support tubes and accessories to clamp the barrier cover to the support tubes); and
• A connector kit to enable the barriers to be connected to each other.

The physical characteristics of the barriers are:

FDS4 barriers:

• Height – 1.45m;
• Lengths – 7m, 3.5m and 1.22m;
• Weight – 234 Kg, 132 Kg and 76 Kg; and
• Packed Volume – 1.56 cu.m, 1.35 cu.m and 0.94 cu.m.

FDS2 barriers

• Height – 0.75m;
• Lengths – 7m, 3.5m and 1.22m;
• Weight – 197Kg, 114 Kg and 74 Kg; and
• Packed Volume – 1.36 cu.m, 0.82 cu.m and 0.47 cu.m.

FDSL barriers have four highly engineered components:

• Air-Inflatable crossbeams. These are composed of a specially woven and coated fabric that allows them to perform like any other fabric tube when deflated (ie. they can be rolled up, are light enough to be carried by one person and do not take up large amounts of storage space). However, the special weave and coating allow them to be inflated to pressures up to 50 psi. This gives them the strength required to withstand the extremely high water forces experienced during major floods, which can be between 22.2 kN and 29.6 kN;
• Barrier covers. The very durable, waterproof barrier covers enable the crossbeams to be formed into a vertical structure as well as providing the impermeability required to prevent flood water seeping through the barrier wall. They also provide the means for the barriers to be connected to the staking and support system and to be connected to each other to form barriers of unlimited length. Aprons extend from the front and rear of the barriers to form a seal as the depth of the water increases and the resultant weight holds the aprons down;
• Support and Staking System. Designed to optimize size, weight and cost whilst maintaining the ability to withstand a force of around 49 kN, that can be experienced by the largest barrier. It provides the means of securing the barriers to the ground and supporting the barrier cover; and
• An Extreme Weather Support Kit (EWSK) is also provided, as required. This kit comprises an extra crossbeam, bracing struts and rear base plates (together with associated clamps and attachments) that attach to the support tubes. The EWSK is designed to provide additional support to the barriers when water levels are anticipated to exceed 0.9m or in very strong winds (in excess of 50kph gusting).

The barriers are designed to reduce the flow of flood water into the protected area to a rate and level that can easily be pumped out using a simple, commercially available water pump or can run off through the city drainage system. They can also be used to divert flowing floodwaters away from protected areas by channeling the water along predetermined run-off routes.

The barriers have a simple 2-Step installation process:

STEP 1 – Support. Fix the front base plates to the ground using appropriates anchors or stakes, (attach the support tubes over the front base plates if using the FDS4 barriers) and fit the deflated barrier cover. Attach an air compressor to the air intake valves and inflate to at least 25 psi.

STEP 2 – Secure. Pull down on each of the securing tabs on the barrier cover and clamp them in place with associated clamps. This provides the downward pressure required to hold the barrier down. Anchor the front and rear aprons in place using small stakes or a single row of sandbags laid at the front and/or rear of the base of the barrier.

They can be connected to form walls of unlimited length and configuration.

To connect the barriers together, there are side retaining tabs on each end of the barriers into which a connector post is fitted. This slots through an interleaved side table and holds the barriers in place on the horizontal plane (relative to each other) as well as giving the ability to angle the barriers up to 90 degrees to allow a fit to corners, and go around obstacles.

The Autonomous Uncrewed Remote Analysis (AURA) system is a compact, lightweight uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) mountable payload that uses interchangeable commercial of the shelf (COTS) / military off the shelf (MOTS) chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) sensors to deliver real time threat detection and improved situational awareness for first responders and military personnel. The AURA system is designed primarily for use with the Teledyne FLIR R70/R80 but can also function as a standalone or deployable system. The design and modularity of the AURA sensors allow for flexible field placement on UAVs, UGVs, or fixed locations over a variety of communication networks. AURA's reconfigurable sensor suite including a custom directional radiation sensor allow the system in real time to detect, classify, locate, and where possible identify CBR agents helping operators adapt quickly to evolving or unknown threats. Custom designed software provides capability for single user operation, multi sensor connectivity as a stand-alone app or integrated into FLIR's Mission Control System (MCS) software and Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK). Onboard and remote data logging ensure reliable access to mission-critical information in the event of network interruptions or if no communication is possible during their placement.

The t0.technology Wideband Correlator for Quantum-Enhanced Sensing is a back-end electronics processing system that processes data from large antenna arrays for astrophysics and advanced passive and active radar. It is unique because it can process over a GHz of instantaneous bandwidth from all antennas, and scales to thousands of antennas. The full correlation method of digital signal processing adapted from radio astronomy allows full-sky coverage without phased-array electronic steering. A synchronization method that uses quantum clocks allows outrigger stations to be combined in multistatic configurations for multiple illuminators or finer angular resolution.