AmphibiAR research program : Development of a mobile LiDAR-SONAR system for marine infrastructure surveillance

AmphibiAR 研究计划：开发用于海洋基础设施监视的移动 LiDAR-SONAR 系统

• 批准号: 566725-2021
• 负责人: Larouche, ChristianC
• 金额: $ 2.43万
• 依托单位: Université Laval
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=765447
• 关键词: AmphibiAR; research; program; Development; mobile

The AmphibiAR research program studies the potential of an integrated LiDAR and SONAR system for port infrastructure surveillance and monitoring. 'Amphibi' refers to amphibian species capable to live on both land and water environments and 'AR' refers to the common last two letters of LiDAR and SONAR sensors, both used for 3D point cloud data acquisition. LiDAR uses light and SONAR uses sound waves to measure the distance between the sensor and the target. The integration of LiDAR, SONAR to navigation sensors on a vessel forms an artificial amphibian that can see under and above the water surface. This system will replace the traditional and high-risk method for port infrastructure inspection by professional divers. Our proposed method is rapid, cost-effective and repetitive. In this proposal, we present procedures that make sure that our system will deliver high quality and accurate data, especially in the GNSS-denied environments. The research program, being directed towards (semi-)real time and automated operations with hydrographic vessels, will eventually be applied to an automated surface vehicle (AUV) to enhance the quality of the data acquired on this type of platforms and its navigation autonomy. Université Laval with collaboration of CIDCO (a NPO in hydrographic mapping) and WSP (a hydrographic service provider), all involved in the field of inspection of port facilities and dams, both in Quebec and in Canada, aim to develop the novel high quality, autonomous, and (semi-)real time system for port infrastructure inspection. The results of this research program will revolutionize the monitoring procedure in Canadian port infrastructure and will facilitate the decision-making procedures by the port authorities for their maintenance operations.

AmphibiAR研究计划研究用于港口基础设施监视和监测的集成激光雷达和声纳系统的潜力。“Amphibi”是指能够在陆地和水环境中生活的两栖动物物种，“AR”是指激光雷达和声纳传感器的最后两个字母，它们都用于3D点云数据采集。激光雷达使用光，声纳使用声波来测量传感器和目标之间的距离。将激光雷达、声纳和船舶上的导航传感器集成在一起，形成了一种可以看到水面下和水面上的人造两栖动物。该系统将取代传统的、高风险的由专业潜水员进行港口基础设施检查的方法。该方法快速、经济、重复性好。在本提案中，我们提出了确保我们的系统能够提供高质量和准确数据的程序，特别是在gnss拒绝的环境中。该研究计划旨在与水文测量船进行（半）实时和自动化操作，最终将应用于自动水面车辆（AUV），以提高在此类平台上获取的数据质量及其导航自主性。拉瓦尔大学与CIDCO（一个水文测绘的非营利组织）和WSP（一个水文服务提供商）合作，都参与了魁北克和加拿大港口设施和水坝的检查领域，旨在开发新的高质量，自主和（半）实时的港口基础设施检查系统。这项研究计划的结果将彻底改变加拿大港口基础设施的监测程序，并将促进港口当局对其维护操作的决策程序。