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BlueView 3D Training Series: Point Cloud Post-Processing Walkthrough

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 11:48:21 GMT

Trainers: Jon Robertson & Tyler Whitaker

Teledyne Blueview's 3D Multibeam Scanning Sonar is used around the world to create high resolution, laser-like, imagery of underwater areas, structures and objects of interest, even in low to zero visibility conditions.

Join our tech gurus Tyler Whitaker and Jon Robertson for this three-part training series where they will deliver detailed instruction and tips and tricks to accelerate your learning and ensure you collect the highest quality 3D data possible. Each session will conclude with a Q&A session to answer your unique questions.

BlueView 3D Training Series: Introduction to Proscan Software

Thu, 27 May 2021 19:36:10 GMT

What Can a BlueView 3D Scanning Sonar Do for You?

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:06:32 GMT

Teledyne Blueview's 3D Multibeam Scanning Sonar creates high resolution, laser-like imagery of underwater areas, structures and objects of interest, even in low to zero visibility conditions. This highly versatile system is simple to deploy, easy to operate, and provides highly detailed 3D point clouds that can be collected from a tripod, ROV, surface vessel or customized deployment. This live webinar will provide attendees with a broad overview of the technology, hardware, data collection, and various deployment scenarios. We will conclude with a question and answer period to ensure you get the information you need.

Presented by:
Jon Robertson, Manager of Field Operations, Teledyne Marine
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

DAM OUTFLOW TUBES INSPECTION

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 13:52:59 GMT

Underwater infrastructures worldwide need to be inspected regularly for problems caused by corrosion, scour, undercut, impact damage and debris. Diving engineers will typically inspect these structures visually when water conditions allow, and by hand when working in murky water. Divers also regularly need to work in possibly unsafe environments without knowing what the area looks like prior to getting in the water. Sonar on the other hand, can produce high accuracy 2D and 3D structure and environmental data in even zero visibility water conditions. For these reasons, sonar is quickly becoming the tool of choice for underwater inspection of bridge structures to enhance traditional inspection methods.

Teledyne BlueView's 2D imaging sonar is designed for high resolution imaging that provides detailed pictures in any water condition. Imaging sonar is well suited for general inspections, environment evaluations and real time diver monitoring. They can be mounted on poles, small vessels, tripods, ROVs, and even diver hand held systems. They have the ability to image areas around bridge footers, ports, harbors, dams, as well as identify damage, debris and suspect areas which may require continued monitoring.

Teledyne BlueView's 3D mechanical scanning sonar is lightweight and easily deployed off the side of a bridge or from a small vessel to collect 3D point cloud data. The high resolution point cloud data provides valuable information on underwater bridge structures such as damaged locations, undercut measurements, depth soundings and other standard inspection information. These high quality and high density data sets allow the user to make detailed analysis interpretation, and measurements of the inspection area which becomes particularly useful as some diving inspection methods are prone to human error.

With the ability to inspect with the 2D system and measure with the 3D system, Teledyne BlueView sonar is very complimentary tools. Having the capability to record current conditions and compare with previous and future inspections enhances nearly any type of underwater inspection operation, increases the value of deliverables, and improves the safety of inspection divers by raising their situational awareness. These are some of the many advantages of utilizing underwater imaging equipment.

Post construction verification

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:54:05 GMT

3D underwater imaging is used frequently to verify construction projects are completed to specification in low to zero visibility conditions.

Teledyne BlueView’s 3D mechanical scanning sonar is lightweight and easily deployed off the side of a bridge or from a small vessel to collect 3D point cloud data. The high resolution point cloud data provides valuable information on underwater bridge structures such as damaged locations, undercut measurements, depth soundings and other standard inspection information. These high quality and high density data sets allow the user to make detailed analysis interpretation, and measurements of the inspection area which becomes particularly useful as some diving inspection methods are prone to human error.

3D Multibeam Scanning Sonar Lock Undercut

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:53:53 GMT

Seen: Lock and dam undercut inspection and evaluation for repair planning.

MDOT bridge inspection

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:53:53 GMT

BlueView Spool Piece Metrology

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:53:53 GMT

This movie illustrates a novel new underwater measurement system that combines a new acoustic 3D scanning tool underwater combined with 3D scanning laser above water. Quick to deploy and accurate enough to calculate the required angular and range measurements, the BlueView 3D Scanning Multibeam Sonar creates more than just a table of discrete measurement values. Rather, it produces a rich 3D point cloud with millions of data point measurement. This data can be rendered to provide a clear 3D picture of preinstalled assets and their surrounding topography from which accurate range and angular measurements can be quickly and easily be made. The resulting 3D model can also be used as a full as-built/as-found record beneficial for aiding future intervention based work.

Read more about BlueView Metrology

A non-intrusive tool, the principle of operation is similar to that of 3D topographic laser scanning, a technology used by the terrestrial survey industry for many years. Now for the first time an acoustic-based counterpart has been developed to carry out similar work underwater. In fact, the data produced by this acoustic system is so similar to optical laser data that it is very successfully processed with optical laser processing software. This enables full access to a wide range of pre-existing software tools as well as unique applications combining laser and acoustic data.

Following a series of dry-dock trials by global subsea electronics supplier, Seatronics to help prove the concept and benchmark accuracies, adoptive support from Technip and input from survey company Star Net Geomaticshave led to this device being quickly moved from the lab to open water operations with several successfully projects now completed with major O&G companies including Total E&P UK Ltd, Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd and Fairfield Energy.

AUV Gap Fill Sonar

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:53:52 GMT

The video clip demonstrates how BlueView’s 3D MicroBathymetry Sensor was adapted byHydroid, Inc. as part of an Atlas Elektronic UK project for the UK Ministry of Defence. TheBlueView MB2250 was integrated into a Hydroid REMUS 100 UUV section to provide highresolution 2D and 3D imagery filling the nadir gap typically associated with traditional sidescan systems. The Atlas Elektronik UK Classiphi software fuses the the BlueView gap-fillingsonar data with the side scan sonar data gathered by the REMUS 100 to provide Seamlessimagery across the entire swath. The fused sonar imagery results in wider area coverage todramatically improve coverage rates and reduce mission times. Further, the high-resolution3D data enables classification on targets of interest. The UK MOD has now contracted withHydroid to equip a Royal Navy REMUS 100 vehicle with BlueView’s MB2250 sonar.

BlueView AFB Dock

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:53:39 GMT

Underwater Bridge Inspection

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:53:39 GMT

BlueView BV5000-1350 Data on Bridge Footer and Pilings. Inspection data can clearly shows debris, washout, and damage areas. The 3D mosaic was created using 3 overlapping, tripod-based scans and registered with Leica Geosystem's Cyclone software. No position or navigation data was required to generate the mosaic. Point to point measurements can be made anywhere in the data.

Learn more about BlueView 3D Multibeam Scanning sonars >

Pipeline Tracking

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:53:39 GMT

An illustration of Pipeline Tracking, using BlueView Technologies sonar.

BV5000-3DScan_AJGoddard.avi

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:53:39 GMT

Seattle, WA -- The first high-resolution, 3D digital model of a perfectly preserved, 100-year-old steamboat was unveiled today. Using a new sonar scanning system provided by BlueView Technologies and OceanGate, the survey, which would have taken years to complete using traditional underwater archaeology techniques, took only days.

Images of the A.J. Goddard, a famous sternwheeler "ghost shipwreck" from the Klondike Gold Rush, are the first 3D views of the frontier-era steamer that disappeared in a winter storm in October 1901. Only two members of the five-man crew survived. Goddard's location remained a mystery for 107 years until it was discovered in 2008 by the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA) at the edge of Lake Laberge, in the subarctic wilderness of Canada's Yukon.

INA partnered with OceanGate and BlueView Technologies on an expedition to create a 3D survey of the wreck, recently designated as a Yukon Historic Site under the Historic Resources Act. The new BlueView scanning system, BlueView BV5000, allows archaeologists to easily scan underwater areas and complex objects significantly advancing researchers' capabilities to complete archaeological surveys of complex targets.

http://blueview.com/

http://www.opentheoceans.com/goddard/overview.htm

http://inadiscover.com/

Platform Decommissioning

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:53:39 GMT

BlueView's BV5000 3D sonar capturing a detailed, measurable image of a downed oil rig.

BlueView Spool Piece Metrology Testing

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:53:39 GMT

This sonar imagery was taken during spool piece metrology testing in Peterhead Scotland. Pipe Flanges where positioned around an empty drydock, a ground based survey was performed, the drydock was then flooded, and a 3D acoustic scan was made of the site. Using standard laser scanning software packages, piping components were modeled to the point cloud data, and engineering CAD drawings of the scene were produced. Not only is this method faster, it provides much more information about the space between the flange ends for project planning.

Flythrough_Rig_CI.wmv

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:53:39 GMT

Downed Rig Inspection using BV5000-1350. Multiple overlapping scans were collected from Schilling UHD ROV while station keeping and then registered with Leica Geosystem's Cyclone software without the aid of any position or navigation data.

BlueView BV5000 Harbor Scan.wmv

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:53:39 GMT

BV5000-1350 3D Acoustic Scanner Imagery of Harbor in Norway

3D Mosaic was created from 5 tripod scans of harbor bottom. Registration was completed using Leica Geosystems Cyclone without any navigation inputs

BlueView MB1350 Bridge Footer

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:53:39 GMT

A BV-5000 tripod system rotational scan with the MB1350 head.

BlueView MB1350 Bicycle in tank

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:53:39 GMT

As seen by the BlueView MB1350 3D imaging sonar.

Dam Draft Tubes Flyby

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:20:32 GMT

The video clip utilizes actual 3D data gathered with the BV5000 to show the results of aninspection of an upriver dam’s outflow tubes. There were several unique aspects to thisproject, first the remote location of the dam limited access to the site and the highportability of the BV5000 was the perfect solution. Second the project called for aninspection of each of the tubes from threshold back to the control gate doors, a distance ofmore than 25 m (82 ft.) which was easily met by the 30 m (98 ft.) range of the BV5000.Finally, water clarity levels were low and operators needed to verify that there were nodebris deposits that would affect outflow when the control doors were opened, here the high-resolution acoustic technology of the BV5000 made the job easy. The total data gatheringtime was less than 5 hours and processing took 8 hours for a total of 13 hours.

St Mary's

Tue, 07 Jun 2016 02:00:00 GMT

Arc Surveying & Mapping Bridge Survey - 3D AutoCAD or MicroStation (Information Management System) model performed utilizing a Teldyne Reson 7125 multibeam swath system, a Teledyne-Blueview sonar scanner and a vessel mounted terrestrial laser scanner.

Where was the image taken / the data collected ?: St. Mary's River, Florida, Georgia Line

When was image taken / the data collected ? : September 2015

Which Teledyne Equipment is used ?: Teldyne Reson 7125 multibeam swath system and a Teledyne-Blueview sonar scanner

Which processing software was used ? -Only data images and videos: 3D AutoCAD or MicroStation

Tell us more about the survey and the data proccessing - Only data images and videos: Arc Surveying & Mapping Bridge Survey - 3D AutoCAD or MicroStation (Information Management System) model performed utilizing a Teldyne Reson 7125 multibeam swath system, a Teledyne-Blueview sonar scanner and a vessel mounted terrestrial laser scanner.

Material Service Barge

Tue, 07 Jun 2016 02:00:00 GMT

The Material Service Barge. Sank in 1936 in a storm in Lake Michigan. Collins Engineers, Inc. provided 3-D imaging services to Indiana Department of Natural Resources: Coastal Protection Program to get a better understanding of wreck's position and condition on the lake bottom

Additional Information

Where was the image taken / the data collected ?: East of Calumet Harbor in the Indiana waters of Lake Michigan

When was image taken / the data collected ? : Spring 2015

Which Teledyne Equipment is used ?: Teledyne Blueview MB1350-45

Which processing software was used ?: Proscan, Hypack, and Cyclone

Tell us more about the survey and the data proccessing? - Mobile data was collected using a Blueview MB1350-45 and Hypack. Interior and under stern data was collected with diver assisted tripod placement with Blueview MB1350-45 and Proscan software.