Management

Peter Laurich founded Akamina Technologies Inc. in 2004. He has been developing software for real-time embedded systems since 1982. Known for his technical leadership and innovation, Peter started his career developing real-time software for instrumentation and control at the National Research Council's Hydraulics Laboratory. From the NRC, he moved to Nortel Networks where he worked in a number of key development and management roles in their Optical Networks organization. Peter has a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering (Systems) from Carleton University and a Bachelors Degree in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

 

 

NEWS

August 2017 - Akamina completed the supply of a system of 15 waterproof wave height gauges to the Port and Airport Research Institute (PARI) in Tokyo, Japan. The system is used for directional wave measurement on their Hiratsuka Tower.

January 2017 - Akamina supplied 3 wave generation and data acquisition systems to EDF - Laboratoire National d'Hydraulique et Environnement (EDF-LNHE) in Chatou, France. Each system includes 32 channels of data acquisition and a voltage output signal that is connected to existing hydraulically driven wave generators. Akamina's WaveGen-Studio with GEDAP software were supplied for wave generation and data analysis.

May 2016 - Peter Laurich, co-author and co-presenter, of "Design of Powerful and Portable Multidirectional Wave Generator" at Coastlab16.

April 2016 - Akamina completed the design, fabrication, installation and commissioning of the new portable wave generator in the Large Area Basin at the National Research Council Canada. This system features a portable, modular design consisting of 9 modules with 8 piston-mode segments per module. The drive system includes a regenerative power supply with an inverter to drive a transmission system that includes a synchronous motor, lead screw and rotating ball-nut. The controller and the servo drives for the 8 segments in a module are connected on a SERCOS III loop.

March 2016 - Akamina completed the design, fabrication, installation and commissioning of a 48-segment facility for the Offshore Technology Research Corporation at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, USA. This was an upgrade project in which the mechanical and hydraulic drive subsystems were already in place. The upgrade included the design and fabrication of custom control hardware and software as well as data acquisition hardware and software. Installation, integration, commissioning and training were carried out on-site in College Station. Akamina's WaveGen-Studio with GEDAP software were supplied for wave generation and data analysis.

Fall 2014 - WaveGen-Studio and the ADQ-1000 now available; Akamina's own data acquisition solution.

June 2014 - Akamina releases the AWP-300-3 ,a wave height gauge with a CAN Bus digital interface; ideal for use with active wave absorption systems.

May 2014 - Akamina releases the AWP-24-3 and the AWP-24-3-E with all of the advanced features of the AWP-24-2. The AWP-24-3-E has an externally mounted Push-Button and Status and Power LEDs making it possible to configure and monitor the AWP-24-3 without opening the enclosure.

January 2014 - Akamina acquires an exclusive licence to GEDAP - Generalized Experiment control and Data Acquisition Package - developed by the National Research Council Canada. GEDAP is a well-proven, complete software solution for physical modelling in hydrodynamic laboratories.

December 2012 - Akamina releases the AWP-24-2, the next generation of capacitance wave weight gauges with one push button configuration.

July 2012 - Akamina completes the design and the successful installation of 56-segment wave generator control system upgrade for EDF - Laboratoire National d'Hydraulique et Environnement (EDF-LNHE) in Chatou, France. The upgrade included custom control hardware and software as well as data acquisition hardware and software.

March 2012 - The Coastal Engineering Department at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) chooses the AWP-24 wave height gauge from Akamina Technologies for their hydraulics laboratory.

March 2012 - Delivery of CANbus Wave Height Gauges for use by NRC Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering for Active Wave Absorption.

December 2011 - After extensive evaluation, IH Cantabria, one of the premier environmental hydraulics institutes in Europe, has chosen the AWP-24 Wave Height Gauge from Akamina Technologies for their hydraulics research laboratories.

November 2011 - Akamina designs new signal conditioning unit and control system for an Ottawa-based environmental research company.

October 2010 - Spend less time calibrating and more time measuring. Akamina Technologies is now offering the only wave height gauge on the market that thanks to its unique digital technology and innovation does not require frequent calibrations.

July 2010 - The Department of Ocean Systems Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) chooses the AWP-24 Wave Height Gauge from Akamina Technologies for their wave research laboratory.

 

NEWS

Akamina supplied a system of 15 waterproof wave height gauges to the Port and Airport Research Institute (PARI) in Tokyo, Japan. The system is used for directional wave measurement on their Hiratsuka Tower (close-up view ).


 

WaveGen-Studio and the ADQ-1000 provide a complete solution for your data acquisition needs. Akamina's system uses a network of connected servers for control capabilities and the acquisition of data which is controlled by WaveGen-Studio. For more information please read more at WaveGen-Studio and ADQ-1000 .

 

Akamina has the exclusive license to GEDAP - Generalized Experiment control and Data Acquisition Package - developed by the National Research Council Canada. GEDAP is a well-proven, complete software solution for physical modelling in hydrodynamic laboratories. GEDAP brings wave synthesis and wave data analysis with sophisticated plotting capabilities to the Akamina data acquisition and control offering.

 

 

Akamina completed the design, fabrication, installation and commissioning of the new portable wave generator in the Large Area Basin at the National Research Council Canada . This system features a portable, modular design consisting of 9 modules with 8 piston-mode segments per module. The drive system includes a regenerative power supply with an inverter to drive a transmission system that includes a synchronous motor, lead screw and rotating ball-nut. The controller and the servo drives for the 8 segments in a module are connected on a SERCOS III loop. The control system was featured in the "Sercos Makes Waves" article on the Sercos.org website.

The wave generator control system provides support for active wave absorption (reflection compensation) for both unidirectional and multidirectional waves. Other enhancements include improvements in sidewall reflection techniques and second-order wave generation.

 

 

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In 2016 Akamina completed the design, fabrication, installation and commissioning of a 48-segment facility for the Offshore Technology Research Corporation at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, USA. This was an upgrade project in which the mechanical and hydraulic drive subsystems were already in place. The upgrade included the design and fabrication of custom control hardware and software as well as data acquisition hardware and software. Installation, integration, commissioning and training were carried out on-site in College Station. Akamina's WaveGen-Studio with GEDAP software were supplied for wave generation and data analysis.

 

Akamina completes the design and the successful installation of 56-segment wave generator control system upgrade. The upgrade included custom control hardware and software as well as data acquisition hardware and software. This work was done for EDF - Laboratoire National d'Hydraulique et Environnement (EDF-LNHE) in Chatou, France.