I-Corps: Intelligent System for Dredging Projects operation and Management

I-Corps：疏浚工程运营管理智能系统

• 批准号: 1636458
• 负责人: Miroslaw Skibniewski
• 金额: $ 1.37万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland, College Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-06-15 至 2016-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1636458&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Intelligent; System; Dredging; Projects

The operation and management of a dredging project requires high-performance, expensive equipment and specialized resources. A typical dredging project represents approximately $1.2 million in value of production per day. Lack of optimal information flow between owners and contractors during dredging operations exacerbates the risk of diminished performance, errors, project delays, and contractor claims. As a solution to these problems, the concept of a Web-based Project Management System (WPMS) for dredging operations has been developed. Subsequently, a prototype of the system was created and it is currently undergoing evaluation by select potential customers. Government departments, port authorities, harbor operators, and dredging contractors have shown interest in the system. The Panama Canal Authority (PCA) dredging operations have become a testbed for further development of system specifications. The subsequent efforts will focus on developing the commercial grade when it can undergo full-scale testing and commercial evaluation. The Web-based Project Management System (WPMS) combines information system architecture with communication infrastructure technology to create an intelligent system for comprehensive information processing.The dredging industry has a major influence on the performance of water-borne trade, and thus on the world's economic wealth. Additionally, it impacts marine and coastal ecosystems, thus affecting marine life and the natural environment in general. It is expected that after the deployment of the proposed sensor-based hardware on serviced dredging equipment, the proposed WPMS solution will be delivered to dredging industry customers on a software-as-a-service basis. Based on the team's prior investigations, it is further anticipated that the cost of performance of dredging operations may be reduced by approx. 20-30% or more after full implementation of the proposed WPMS. The team estimates that a minimum viable product ready to be tested on a dredge and with the specifications derived from the customer discovery can be achieved in 6 months from the date the I-Corps program starts. The funding, what the team will learn from the 100 interviews, and refining the prototype, are vital to the success and commercialization of the Intelligent Decision Support and Management System for Dredging.

疏浚工程的运营和管理需要高性能、昂贵的设备和专业资源。 一个典型的疏浚项目每天的产值约为120万美元。 在疏浚作业期间，业主和承包商之间缺乏最佳信息流，加剧了业绩下降、错误、项目延误和承包商索赔的风险。 为了解决这些问题，基于Web的疏浚作业项目管理系统（WPMS）的概念已经开发出来。 随后，建立了该系统的原型，目前正在由选定的潜在客户进行评估。 政府部门、港务局、港口运营商和疏浚承包商对该系统表现出了兴趣。 巴拿马运河管理局（PCA）的疏浚作业已成为进一步开发系统规范的测试平台。随后的工作将集中在开发商业级时，它可以进行全面的测试和商业评估。基于Web的项目管理系统（WPMS）将信息系统架构与通信基础设施技术相结合，创建了一个综合信息处理的智能系统。疏浚行业对水上贸易的表现有着重大影响，从而对世界经济财富产生重大影响。 此外，它还影响海洋和沿海生态系统，从而影响到海洋生物和整个自然环境。 预计在将拟议的基于传感器的硬件部署在维修的疏浚设备上之后，拟议的WPMS解决方案将以软件即服务的方式交付给疏浚行业客户。 根据该小组先前的调查，进一步预计疏浚作业的执行成本可能会减少约10%。在全面实施拟议的WPMS后，20-30%或更多。 该团队估计，从I-Corps计划开始之日起，可在6个月内完成准备在挖泥船上进行测试的最低可行产品，并符合客户发现的规格。资金、团队将从100次采访中了解到的信息以及改进原型对于疏浚智能决策支持和管理系统的成功和商业化至关重要。