3DPortGuard

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Automation technology to track measured ship's movements

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April 11 2024

Our company’s automation technology allows operators to stay in control of a ship’s movements. As for all Frontier Automation control systems, it uses 3D machine vision to automatically detect and track in real time shipping vessels within range of a FPSO, other offshore platform, or onshore berths by providing information on critical distances to mooring infrastructure, on vessel speed, and on accurately measured vessel movement directions and orientations whilst moored. In contrast to competing system technology it reports not only on vessel sway, but also on vessel surge and heave, as well as on all 3 rotational parameters (roll, pitch, yaw). This can be utilized to automatically alarm on movement thresholds that may exceed safe (un-)loading for example.

Pros & Limitations

Real time

Fully automated (no manual intervention)

Highly accurate measurements

Takes the guesswork out of safe loading monitoring

Reports on all vessel directions (X,Y,Z distances)

Reports on all vessel orientations (roll, pitch, yaw)

Marine grade explosion proof sensor housings resulting in ultra-long maintenance intervals

Suitable for remote operations

Excellent visualization options

An additional automation system to install and to integrate with other automation systems

Specification

Specification Title	Specification Description
Accuracy	Due to our 3D image processing expertise our ship movement tracking is not only the most accurate on the market, it is also the most reliable.
Areas of Application	Offshore or onshore ship loading facilities/vessel berths.
Capabilities	Fully automated control software that does not need any manual intervention / personnel to monitor or act on it
Cargo handling	3DPortGuard facilitates safe cargo handling by reporting and alarming on excess ship movements.
Compliance	Explosion proof sensors/sensor housings and laser safety. All LiDAR laser sensors used are Class 1 which makes them intrinsically eye safe.
Connectivity	3DPortGuard is an industrial automation system that can be fully connected to multiple users at remote locations.
Maintenance	The system is designed to be installed at remote locations by using positive pressure custom engineered housings resulting in minimum maintenance.
Reporting	Reporting of vessel movements is in real time, thanks to cutting edge autonomous vehicle grade 3D sensors and dedicated image processing software code.
Safe operating	Our system facilitates safe loading or other operations in the vicinity of a facility or berth, and instantly reports on potentially catastrophic events such as a vessel breaking mooring.