FEATURE Sensors
New computer-vision navigation sensor improves safety and performance in vessel navigation
Ground-breaking marine perception sensor provides high-definition situational awareness to eliminate at-sea collisions and allisions, and increase operational performance
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ea Machines Robotics, a developer of autonomous command and control and advanced perception systems for the marine industries,
launched a new computer-vision navigation sensor designed to improve safety and performance while vessels are underway. Named Artifi cial Intelligence Recognition and Identifi cation System, or AI-ris, it uses digital cameras and AI processing to detect, track, classify and geo-locate objects, vessel traffi c and other potential obstacles in any condition, day or night, to equip crew with best-in-class situational awareness. Computer vision helps improve vessel safety and is a critical technology for the advancement of autonomous command-and-control systems.
Boats and ships operate in the planet’s most-dynamic environment and the limitations of conventional navigation sensors leave most of the perception work to human operators for continuous
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scanning of the waterways. Fatigue, distraction and confusion can lead to misses and mistakes. The US Coast Guard reported that in 2020, 36% of boating accidents were collisions and allisions, with the primary cause being improper lookouts and lack of operator attention. Sea Machines designed AI-ris to be always alert, with the ability to deliver predictable operational results that can improve vessel reliability, as well as eliminate liabilities caused by human error.
“AI-ris is always scanning for obstacles and can alert the operator of potentially dangerous situations. It also labels objects very small in size, like swimmers, kayakers or animals, to those very large, like another ship,” said Sea Machines’s CTO, Trevor Vieweg. “With the ability to detect, classify and geolocate such targets via optical sensors, AI-ris augments and surpasses the capabilities of existing marine sensor technologies, like radar and
automatic identifi cation system, enabling greater performance and achieving the highest levels of safety. In the future, this technology may also help responders detect marine oil spills.” AI-ris is commercially available now and can be installed onboard existing vessels or new-builds.
“Sea Machines is dedicated to building the future of ocean mobility. We envision a future with fewer accidents at sea. We are revolutionising marine navigation with data-driven intelligence, autonomy and connectivity. AI-ris enables a tremendous performance and safety increase. The superior capabilities of computer vision and AI will ensure a safer, more productive voyage,” said Michael G. Johnson, Sea Machines’s CEO.
CONTACT:
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www.sea-machines.com
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