DNV, Partners Working on Automated Verification of Offshore Wind Turbine Inspection Results
DNV has launched a research project to develop an automated data processing method for verification of detected wind turbine blade defects.The aim of the research is to build trust and generate broader acceptance of automated data processing techniques across the industry and to inform future regulation, DNV said.The research project is being conducted in partnership with the University of Bristol and Perceptual Robotics. It will investigate the automated verification, validation, and processing of inspection data, collected by autonomous drones, to improve inspection quality and performance. The
Finland-based Pipeline Inspection Firm Rocsole Wins Another OTC Award
travels through a pipeline and collects comprehensive information on deposition build-up thickness, type, and location."This safe and non-invasive technology works in various process environments without a need for production interruption and enabling fast reporting of results with AI/ML-based data processing," the company said.“Being rewarded the Spotlight on New Technology award second time in a row is a huge recognition for Rocsole’s technology and application development. We are happy to launch technologies that bring new understanding and insights on processes that have been
TCarta Wins NOAA Grant to Enhance Satellite Derived BathymetryTech
Phase I result was the development of automated tools to assess water clarity in daily satellite images to monitor water clarity for suitable conditions for SDB image tasking or planning airborne LiDAR surveying, Goodrich added.In Phase II of the NOAA program, TCarta has shifted focus to SDB data processing and hydrographic analysis by developing new ways to improve confidence in the seafloor depth measurements derived from Alaskan imagery. The Colorado firm is creating workflows involving Artificial Intelligence to identify and minimize errors in SDB measurements, predict uncertainty and to integrate
MMT Inks Nord Stream AG Deal
the original contract awarded in 2017. One of the key advantages from this continued collaboration is the development resulting from the experiences gained during the last four years. This allows for significantly reduced costs and increased efficiency by high-speed survey operations and automated data processing workflows.Project Management, engineering, remote and post-processing will be performed from MMT Sweden’s office in Gothenburg, Sweden. Offshore operations will occur in Q1-Q2 2021."After four years of successful inspections of the Nord Stream Pipelines, we are very proud to again
Reach Subsea, MMT in 3-year Nord Stream Pipeline Inspection Deal
contract awarded in 2017. One of the key advantages from this continued collaboration is the development resulting from the experiences gained during the last four years. "This allows for significantly reduced costs and increased efficiency by high-speed survey operations and automated data processing workflows. The 2021 scope under the new contract will be executed in 1Q-2Q," Reach Subsea said, without sharing the financial details of the agreement.In 2020, Nord Stream AG transported 59.2 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas to consumers in Europe through the Nord Stream Pipeline
Unmanned Vessel Launched to Survey Western Galveston Bay
Services' Jon Dasler, PE, PLS, CH; senior vice president and director. “We see autonomy as the future of hydrography and have enjoyed working with Sea Machines and additional software vendors for continued improvements in autonomous operations and the use of artificial intelligence in data processing.”In May 2020, Sea Machines announced that Deep BV, of the Netherlands, would upgrade operations with the SM300 to conduct unmanned hydrographic surveys. Deep’s vessel, operating in multiple areas of the Wadden Sea, has been regularly commanded and controlled by personnel situated
Subsea Europe, Cyprus Subsea Partner Up
buoys Wave, current, and water quality monitoring with gliders or buoys Pre- / Post-Dredging Surveys and Progress Monitoring Object search (anchor chains, tools etc.) Cable Route Surveys (incl. depth of burial) UXO Surveys Data Processing and Evaluation Project Management and Client Representation
VIDEO Interview: Subsea Europe Services: Driving the ‘Survey System-as-a-Service’ Business Model
also autonomy of the platform carrying the sensor system, which from our perspective are two separate topics. In particular the autonomy of the sensor system requires the use of artificial intelligence moving forward, which we believe is the second important driver here. There will be no autonomous data processing and evaluation capabilities without AI, neural networks or supervised learning. This can be problematic because we have sufficient data available in the Maritime domain, but not sufficient proven interpretations of the data to train the network. That's a hard nut to crack for the future
Seabed Imaging Re-imagined
– a rate 40 times that of conventional high resolution imaging systems. By the end of this dive, it had already created the largest continuous visual map of the seafloor ever obtained in UK waters, and went on to map more during the rest of the expedition. The project has also developed a data processing pipeline which provides expedition time-scale information that helps scientists know exactly where they should go back to get better data, during the same expedition – instead of such information emerging from the data months or even years later, when it’s too late to do anything
Marine Technology E-mag, February 2021
