Real-time visualization in the offshore industry

Author

Chapman, P. ; Stevens ; Wills, D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Hull Univ.

Volume

21

Issue

4

fYear

2001

Firstpage

6

Lastpage

10

Abstract

Real-time underwater visualization has been extremely slow to develop within the offshore industry and has generally been limited to 2D representations of vessel positions on digital charts. Only recently have marine industries realized the potential of 3D real-time virtual environments and visualization systems for effective management planning and real-time situation awareness. We describe a real-time visualization of the clean-up of a former US Naval Submarine Base, located in Holy Loch, Scotland. Our Whole-Field Modeling System has provided an accurate real-time visualization of numerous varying parameters such as remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), cranes, barges, grabs, magnets, and detailed seabed topography. The system improved the field staffs´ spatial and temporal awareness and facilitated decision making within the complex offshore working environment. A side bar discusses another application, offshore diamond mining

Keywords

data visualisation; marine systems; mining; naval engineering computing; real-time systems; virtual reality; 3D real-time virtual environments; Holy Loch; US Naval Submarine Base; Whole-Field Modeling System; barges; clean-up; cranes; decision making; grabs; magnets; management planning; offshore diamond mining; offshore industry; offshore working environment; real-time situation awareness; real-time visualization; remotely operated vehicles; seabed topography; underwater visualization; Boats; Cranes; Environmental management; Magnets; Real time systems; Remotely operated vehicles; Shipbuilding industry; Underwater vehicles; Virtual environment; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/38.953465

Filename

953465