Dear IEEE members and guests, The next IEEE Control, Aerospace and Electronic Systems (CAES) seminar will be on Monday, 11th October, 2021 at 7:30 pm (Adelaide time). The speaker is John Furness, from, Shoal Group Pty Ltd, he will be presenting a seminar on: Fast and representative 3D models of maritime platforms: Pushing the boundaries of technology Please aim to join the WebEx meeting beforehand, so we can start on time. https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/onstage/g.php?MTID=eec5ab893441095d4eed9e8abbaa9735a Event number (access code): 2537 217 4979 Also, please check out the new IEEE SA Section website: https://r10.ieee.org/saus/ Regards Waddah Al-Ashwal IEEE SA CAES Chapter Chair Fast and representative 3D models of maritime platforms: Pushing the boundaries of technology Understanding the signature of a platform is critical to its survivability, especially in a world of proliferating advanced threat systems that are dependent on sensors for autonomously identifying targets. The signature of a platform is highly dependent on geometry and is influenced by small configuration changes. As such a fast and inexpensive method of RCS analysis is necessary to support changes through platform life and during operations, and effective RCS analysis is dependent on a highly representative 3D model of the platform of interest. The integration of commercial technologies (UAVs, photogrammetry) has given rise to a capability for the fast generation of representative 3D models. The capability offers a real and necessary opportunity to improve survivability through greater self-awareness of a platform’s signature. This presentation outlines Shoal’s support to the Joint Survivability Tactics Validation Unit (JSTVU) and Defence, Science & Technology Group in realising this capability through the Phase 1 Feasibility Study, and provides a vision for the future of survivability. Speaker(s): John Furness, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/282122