Kraken completes SeaVision sea trials
Kraken Robotics has successfully completed sea trials of its SeaVision 3D underwater laser imaging system, the company announced on 15 March.
SeaVision is an ultra-high resolution underwater laser imaging system that delivers full colour 3D point cloud images of subsea infrastructure with millimetre accuracy in real-time. The initial system is designed for deployment on underwater platforms such as ROVs and AUVs.
The system operates in a twin pod configuration with each pod having three steerable laser lines, camera and LED lights the produce high-resolution point clouds at high scan speed and co-registered video data. The concentrated light source provides greater visibility even in high turbidity.
SeaVision uses a high-resolution camera and laser that allows operators to reconstruct objects on the seabed in a way that detailed models can be subsequently produced for 3D visualisation.
The system uses a full colour laser scanning process that is repeated thousands of times per second to generate coordinate values of millions of points on a reflected surface. The coordinates and intensity associated with each reflected laser pulse are processed in real time to generate an ultra high-resolution point cloud.
SeaVision can produce over 800,000 coloured points per second and can reconstruct a 3D object in real-time with typical spatial accuracy of better than 2mm. These datasets can be used to create highly detailed models for 3D visualisation, AI and predictive analytics.
SeaVision is applicable to a wide range of applications across multiple industry sectors including offshore wind, oil and gas, nuclear, military and ocean science.
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