SurfCam - Sensor triggered remote imaging system for marine monitoring

*愿景低营养的海洋水产养殖和近海可再生能源作为一种生产可持续食品和产生低碳能源的新兴可扩展方法具有巨大潜力。然而，目前还没有一种准确和可靠的方法来监测和验证这些行业对周围自然生态系统的影响。PEBLCIC正在开发一种负担得起的(总成本为2,000 GB)远程监测系统(SURFCAM)，该系统要么作为独立单元部署，要么安装在现有的海洋基础设施中。该系统在设计上是模块化的，并集成了环境传感器，用于检测当地环境中可能与当地海洋生态风险有关的异常情况。例如，与海洋哺乳动物相撞，鬼鱼渔具残骸堆积或系泊断裂，可能会造成严重的纠缠风险。检测到这种异常，会触发成像系统记录其周围的视频，然后将记录和环境数据无线发送给开发操作员。这使得可以立即采取行动，并就海洋结构对当地环境的影响建立强有力的证据机构。除了作为对环境触发因素的响应进行成像之外，同一系统还可以用于记录基础设施的状态，以进行预先计划的记录。主要目标*设计SURFCAM系统，每月运行长达16天，在英国2个不同的水产养殖地点进行远程操作*与每个水产养殖地点的所有者进行利益相关者评估重点区域该项目的起点是一个现有的概念验证(PoC)系统，该系统已在英国4个地点进行了海上测试。这一POC验证了环境传感器的有效性和内部建造的防水外壳的坚固性，以便在海上长期部署。一个关键的重点领域将是设计一种支架，其中成像和声波传感器是电子耦合的，但通过机械隔离来消除声音记录中的噪音创新SeaLens系统的关键创新是；*异常检测算法的数据可观察性框架，该框架可触发成像系统为长期监控节省带宽和电力*具有双向通信的远程访问和可配置的成像系统*太阳能电池集成，即使在冬季也可以长期运行

* VisionLow-trophic marine aquaculture and offshore renewables hold great potential as an emerging scalable method of producing sustainable food and generate low-carbon energy. However there is yet to be an accurate and reliable method of monitoring and validating the impact these industries are having on thier surrounding natural ecosystems.PEBL CIC is developing an affordable (total cost < £2,000) remote monitoring system (SurfCam) that is either deployed as a stand alone unit or is mounted to existing marine infrastructure. The system is modular in design and integrates environmental sensors for detecting abnormalities in the local environment that may be associated with a risk to the local marine ecology. For example, a collision with a marine mammal, an accumulation of debris of ghost fish gear or the breaking of a mooring, which may create a significant entanglement risk.The detection of this abnormality then triggers a imaging system to record video of its surrounding which subsequently sends the recording and environmental data wirelessly to the developments operator. This allows instant action to be taken and a strong evidence body to be built up on the impacts of the marine structure on the local environment. In addition to imaging as a response to environmental triggers, the same system can also be used to log the state of the infrastructure to taking pre-schedule recordings.Key objectives * Design the SurfCam system to be running up to 16-days month with remote operation at 2 different aquaculture sites in the UK * Carry out stakeholder evaluation with each aquaculture site ownerArea of focusThe starting point for this project is an existing proof-of-concept (PoC) system that has been tested at sea at 4 sites across the UK. This PoC validated the efficacy for the environmental sensors and the robustness of in-house built waterproof enclosures for long-term deployment at sea. A key area of focus will be designing a mounting whereby imaging and acoustic sensors are coupled electronically but are mechanically isolated to eliminate noise from acoustic recordingsInnovationKey innovations of the SeaLens system are; * Data Observability Framework for anomaly detection algorithm that triggers the imaging system to conserve bandwidth and power for long term monitoring * Remotely accessible and configurable imaging system with 2-way communication * Solar-battery integration for long-term operation of system even in winter months