In September 2015, the EU-funded project “ORFEUS-Operational Radar For Every drill string Under the Street”, ended after 3 years of co-operation. The ORFEUS consortium demonstrated a robust and efficient ground penetrating radar system mounted on the tip of a modified, conventional, commercial Horizontal Directional Drilling rig. In addition to extensive laboratory tests it has been […]
Read More →ORFEUS project ended today after 3 years of co-operation. The ORFEUS consortium has demonstrated a robust and efficient ground penetrating radar system mounted on the tip of a modified, conventional, commercial Horizontal Directional Drilling rig. In addition to extensive laboratory tests it has been shown that such technology can be used operationally in a range […]
Read More →ORFEUS organised a Workshop in Paris, France on 16 September 2015. TRACTO-TECHNIK and Wellington made two presentations in the ACQUEAU workshop – Making water smarter which was held in Paris on 16th September 2015. Over 100 people participated in the workshop, representing SMEs, public authorities, research institutions, large enterprises etc. that are involved, or interested, […]
Read More →ORFEUS organised a Workshop in Třeboň, Czech Republic on 15 September 2015 as part of the CzSTT-20th Conference on Trenchless Technology. OSYS, TRACTO-TECHNIK and Ingegneria dei Sistemi made 5 presentations with focus on the ORFEUS trials and related software data results analysis, the standardisation activities and the marketing prospects. Over 100 people participated in the […]
Read More →Standards planning is an important work package in ORFEUS and after analysing the relevant European standards the consortium concluded that the project has the potential to go beyond the original recommendations by creating a standard. ORFEUS has agreed a cooperation with DIN (German Standardisation Organisation) and under their guidance and the leadership of Dr. Mike […]
Read More →The development and demonstration phases of the project are complete, with field trials having taken place in Germany (Lennestadt and Stuttgart), France (Paris – near Le Bourget) and Slovenia (near Celje). During the trials, the ORFEUS equipment performed without failure, except for some minor teething problems that were expected in new, unproven, equipment. As the […]
Read More →The development phases of the project are complete, and demonstration field trials, on live sites, have commenced. Activities started in the test site of Tracto Technik in Lennestadt, Germany with a gentle work-out of the equipment to test the radar and communications systems before committing to working with contractors on commercial projects. So far, two […]
Read More →ORFEUS consortium published a questionnaire seeking the views of interested parties on the technology developed in the framework of the project. You are kindly invited to fill it in http://goo.gl/forms/t0QgEIHlUB.
Read More →ORFEUS organizes the first demonstration of the prototype radar in Germany, in a Leonhard Weiss job site close to Stuttgart city.
Read More →Prototype equipment has been prepared for live field trials in Germany, France and Slovenia. The trials will evaluate performance of the radar and will be finalized by end of summer 2015.
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