Artificial intelligence software solution to revolutionise offshore asset inspections

• New inspection solution reduces human risk and improves speed and accuracy
• 每年节省2澳元.在海上能源行业投资80亿美元
• New solution has potential to be implemented across multiple industries to reduce inspection costs and improve reliability

The power of cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology has been harnessed in a new real-time inspection solution, capable of autonomously detecting and categorising equipment anomalies.

The Augmented Machine Vision Solution (AMVS) has been developed through a 12-month, $288,600 partnership between Wood and NERA (National 能源 资源 Australia) - the independent, federally funded Industry Growth Centre established to drive growth in the energy resources sector – to develop and deliver a solution for the inspection of critical industrial equipment, 特别是对于海底油气基础设施.

Azad Hessamodini，增长总裁 & 伍德的发展, said: “By combining Wood’s deep domain k现在ledge with cutting-edge AI technology, the AMVS will deliver a safer and faster inspection approach which can provide operators with more accurate and up-to-date information to help maximise the output of their assets. It’s a game-changer for inspections that we k现在 are susceptible to human error and inconsistencies.

“This project is a perfect fit with our focus to develop innovative solutions that enable more connected operations for our clients. We’re delighted to have successfully partnered once again with NERA.”

The advanced technology-driven solution revolutionises the way asset inspections are conducted in challenging and high-risk environments with the potential to be implemented across a range of other process-intensive and manufacturing industries, 提高问题检测的速度和准确性, 响应和解决方案.

从历史上看, inspections have required technicians to travel offshore to manually review numerous hours of footage recorded by inspection devices. 新的解决方案使用人工智能引擎来“观看”镜头, 搜索ing for potential faults and flaws that need to be further inspected or have repairs undertaken. Not only does the new technology flag up any anomalies but it also eliminates removes the need for technicians to travel to hazardous, 海上站点和更快，更准确.

With the reduction in safety risks and the associated process improvements, 该解决方案有可能节省2澳元.每年为近海能源产业提供80亿美元. Improvements from better-connected operations can also be realised through faster turnaround times and reduced costs for crew and vessels.

NERA chief executive Miranda Taylor said she’s delighted NERA is part of this exciting and revolutionary project, developing new skills and solutions in Australia that are already being used around the world to improve safety and reduce costs.

“This project is improving the inspection of infrastructure that’s long been a highly labour intensive and dangerous activity. Through this project we’re helping to reduce the need for technicians to spend long hours offshore examining footage of equipment by using software developed by Wood to examine the footage under the control of technicians who can remain safely onshore.

“We’re excited to see potential opportunities emerging for this solution to be deployed into a number of other fields.

“This project is another great example of what can be achieved when Australian companies are provided with the support they need to accelerate the development of technologies - growing exports, 增加就业机会，提高劳动力安全。”, 她补充说.

This is the latest collaboration between Wood and NERA who have previously worked together on the Transforming Australia Subsea Equipment Reliability (TASER) project, which aims to improve subsea equipment design and reduce the requirement for costly and time-consuming interventions in Australia’s challenging offshore warm water environment. 作为项目的一部分, ‘living laboratories’ were created to assess the effectiveness of innovative coatings, materials and technologies against calcareous deposition and marine organism growth on subsea equipment.