Applied Research

Framework Memberships

Kaon is a proud and active member of a number of research frameworks including QinetiQ Progeny, Dstl R-Cloud and the UDRC.

Details of Progeny can be found at https://www.qinetiq.com/en/news/progeny

Details of the UDRC can be found here

Details of the Dstl R-Cloud framework can be found at https://rcloud.dstl.gov.uk/

Marine Mammal Acoustic Detection (MMAD)

This provides autonomous passive acoustic monitoring and alert for the presence of marine mammals. Increased public and political awareness of the potential impact of human activities upon marine mammals has meant that the companies and organisations involved must be aware of the presence of marine mammals so they can minimise the amount of disturbance. Kaon has been instrumental in undertaking unique research leading to developed systems which provide a high probability of detection of marine mammals.

Transient Detection

Detection and classification of transient events is a problem for many industries. Kaon has developed a number of techniques for the extraction and measurement of transient events. We provide support to a number of customers, for the trailing and development of new techniques for the detection and classification of specific target transients.

Neutrino Detection Support

Kaon has supported the ACORNE experiments undertaken by Sheffield University in their quest to capture ultra-high energy (UHE) neutrino events, providing sonar data recording equipment. UHE neutrinos rarely interact and more often than not pass through the Earth without interacting. However, once in a while the neutrino does interact, in which case much of its energy goes into heating a small volume of material, which can lead to an acoustic pulse. Candidate events are currently being analysed by the University.