Laser scanning is becoming the essential process for the digitalisation of marine vessels, such as passenger ships and ferries. We have been integral with offering digital-twin and building information modeling capabilities for the maritime industry and to get the full benefit of these innovations, the existing ship and marine environments must be converted to digital using reality capture.
From an article in Cruise and Ferry by Matthew Jensen.
Scan data can help to identify defects onboard, as well as to capture the condition of the asset, provide an inventory of onboard equipment, and to create an audit trail for the life of the vessel. Our scanning technology also permits engineers to access areas of the ship that are confined, off limits or dangerous, thereby limiting risk to personnel. We have had some other interesting examples of specific requirements. One company asked us to scan the scrubber and exhaust system on a large passenger ship to determine the best method for removal, clearance and replacement.
Another company asked for all of the guest cabins to be scanned so that the management team can forecast the refit schedule and create an inventory of all equipment, furniture, fittings and interior types. Our most recent briefing has been to scan a large ship hull in dry dock for the engineering team to closely inspect any structural defects or faults with the propulsion system. This will eventually form an audit trail of inspections over time, so that the engineers are able to overlay the various data sets, as well as compare with the original ship (newbuild) 3D model and monitor any clashes or dilapidation of the hull periodically.
We have embraced scanning technologies as being fully universal to requirements, from technical engineering, owner, naval classification, maintenance and design standpoints. With the granularity of scan data becoming extremely high definition, we are confident the technology will add value to the maritime refurbishment, design and engineering professions. Our other innovations are to combine this with global navigation satellite system positioning tools to help shipyards track progress on newbuild vessels. With other industry partners providing good virtual reality and artificial intelligence-based systems, the digital influence on the maritime industry has never been so enticing. Now that we have Maritime 4.0 on the horizon, our biggest ambition is to support the industry by converting the physical assets into digital assets for the benefit of the sector.
Matthew Jensen is Managing Director of Fraiserline.
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