How to Prevent Mass Extinction in the Ocean Using AI, Robots and 3D Printers
to humans and detecting biodiversity hotspots, as well as sources of pollution and illegal fishing.Other technology-driven solutions are already in use today.Drones are increasingly used in real-time monitoring of ocean fisheries, including the operation of fishing vessels. Habitat mapping and thermal imaging using infrared cameras are currently being deployed to survey populations of Atlantic scallops and tracking of whales in their migration.3D-printed corals and seawalls made up of sustainable and environmentally friendly tiles are already available and in use, while 3D-printed substrates offer
ROBOTICS: Meet Your New Offshore Robotic Co-workers; Charles, Eddie, ANYmal & Spot
corrosion and painting inspection, as part of evaluating use cases for these systems.In September last year, Petronas took an ANYBotics ANYmal C quadruped robot to its Dulang B facility 200 km offshore Malaysia. Locomotion and autonomous navigation were tested, as well as general visual inspection, thermal imaging, audio recording and battery charging, over a three-floor water injection module due to the robot not being EX certified yet.Then, in the three months October through December last year, BP trialed a Boston Dynamics Spot quadruped robot on the Mad Dog platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to replicate
L3 Harris Tapped to Deliver USV for Offshore Oil Spill Response
the use of manned vessels in harsh environments.”C-Tug 3 is equipped with multiple sensors to provide the operator with feedback for the vehicle’s position, heading, wind direction, wind speed, water depth, fuel level, and numerous other datapoints. It will also have both daylight and thermal imaging cameras, with feeds being relayed realtime to the shore-based operator to aid in vessel maneuvering.The launch and recover system allows the vehicle to be deployed in minutes, and once emergency response operations are complete, the vehicle can be quickly recovered using an on-site crane
Teledyne Acquires FLIR
Industrial conglomerate Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) said it has completed its acquisition of thermal imaging cameras and sensors company FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLIR). FLIR will now be included in Teledyne’s Digital Imaging segment and operate under the name Teledyne FLIR.Under the terms of the cash-and-stock deal announced in January, FLIR stockholders received $28.00 per share in cash and 0.0718 shares of Teledyne common stock for each FLIR share, which implies a total purchase price of approximately $57.40 per FLIR share based on Teledyne’s closing price on May 13.
Teledyne to Acquire FLIR Systems in $8 Billion Deal
Industrial conglomerate Teledyne Technologies Inc said on Monday it will acquire thermal imaging camera supplier FLIR Systems Inc in a $8 billion cash-and-stock deal to beef up its portfolio of imaging sensor technology.FLIR shareholders will receive $28 in cash and 0.0718 shares of Teledyne common stock for each share held, the companies said.That implies a purchase price of $56.14 based on Teledyne’s last close, and represents a premium of 28.1% for FLIR shareholders to the stock’s Thursday close.Teledyne and FLIR sell cameras and sensor systems.“Our technologies and products are
First Ex-certified Portable Infrared and HD Camera
A new peripheral device provides HD digital and thermal imaging technology for inspections and maintenance in potentially hazardous areas.With the Cube 800, the Pepperl+Fuchs brand ecom is launching the first portable and explosion-proof infrared and HD video camera for Zone 1/21 and Div. 1. ecom developed and distributes the Cube 800 in cooperation with Librestream.In combination with the intrinsically safe ecom smartphone series Smart-Ex or tablet series Tab-Ex, workers can remotely control the camera, view HD video and thermal imaging, or capture and annotate pictures or recordings from a safe
Eight OSD Systems to Petrobras
is set to supply eight Oil Spill Detection (OSD) systems to Brazilian oil major Petrobras in the world’s largest x-band radar-based OSD surveillance and response contract to date.The agreement is in partnership with Ulstein Belga Marine, primary supplier to Petrobras, and includes radars and thermal imaging cameras for Petrobras Mobile Offshore Production Units (MOPUs) in the Campos Basin. Delivery and commissioning are scheduled for 2019.The backdrop for the record delivery is a February 2018 agreement reached between Petrobras and the Brazilian federal Environmental Agency, Ibama, committing
JW Fishers Celebrates 50 Years
and a variable speed, reversible propulsion system. Ultimately, both ROVs received a redesign to become smaller and more powerful in the mid-2000s. In 1993, JW Fishers’ first Side Scan Sonar system was introduced, allowing operators to “paint the bottom” of the ocean floor on thermal imaging paper. Acoustic pingers were also added as a way to mark the location of underwater sites and oceanographic instruments. Cable and pipe trackers followed suit in addition to scanning sonar systems and JW Fishers’ sub bottom profiler. The JWF brand was again expanded in 1999 when the first
Aerial Drones Take Flight Offshore
efficiency in a growing range of applications, from infrastructure and maintenance inspection to security, emergency response and environmental and regulatory compliance. Today’s UAS programs are supported by payloads including high-definition video equipment, high-resolution still cameras, thermal imaging cameras and emission sensors – and there are many ways, operationally and financially, to incorporate them into business processes. Numerous oil companies have demonstrated how UAS programs can improve safety while augmenting existing operations, and have also shown the value of supporting
February 2024
