AirLeakSLAM: On-line detection of pressured-air leaks in industrial environments using passive and active ultrasonic sensing.

A large amount of energy is lost annually due to leaks in compressed air networks. The combination of SLAM and 3D-ultrasonic measurement techniques enables to automate the measurement and registration of these leaks without requiring manpower. Therefore, measurements can be conducted in a continuous (on line) instead of an incidentally manner. The goal of the project is to demonstrate the power and the opportunities of the system for the user of the compressed air system, and to further quantify the value creation opportunity.

Keywords:SONAR, 3D PERCEPTION, ROBOTICS, SENSORS

Disciplines:Applied mathematics in specific fields, Computer architecture and networks, Distributed computing, Information sciences, Information systems, Programming languages, Scientific computing, Theoretical computer science, Visual computing, Other information and computing sciences, Mechanics