
Subsea LiDAR for Autonomous Cable ImagingAward last edited on: 6/5/2023
Sponsored Program
SBIRAwarding Agency
DOD : NavyTotal Award Amount
$1,238,802Award Phase
2Solicitation Topic Code
N201-070Principal Investigator
Eric SortonCompany Information
4D Tech Solutions Inc
401 10th Street
Fairmont, WV 26554
Fairmont, WV 26554
(304) 592-8340 |
4dinfo@4dtechsolutions.com |
www.4dtechsolutions.com |
Location: Single
Congr. District: 01
County: Monongalia
Congr. District: 01
County: Monongalia
Phase I
Contract Number: N68335-20-C-0502Start Date: 6/8/2020 Completed: 9/20/2021
Phase I year
2020Phase I Amount
$239,743Benefit:
High-resolution 3D subsea mapping supports military, commercial and scientific missions. Military applications for advanced subsea LiDAR technology include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), mine countermeasures, ship hull inspection, harbor monitoring, construction, and monitoring an repair of military shoreside facilities. In the commercial marketplace, there is a need for rapid and accurate inspection of subsea cables, pipelines, wellheads and oil rigs. 99 percent of international communications touch a subsea cable. The subsea cable industry is adding an average of 32 percent capacity annually, with hyperscale cloud companies and large content providers driving this rapid rate of growth. These factors create a significant opportunity for technologies that can be used for inspection and repair operations. LiDAR technology advances are largely being driven by the automotive industry. Component level costs are dropping each year to reach system price points that are affordable. 4D will leverage these advances to develop a small subsea LiDAR sensor that can be affordably deployed from remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) and manned submersibles. Important goals are to develop and deliver a LiDAR sensor that is lightweight, low cost, and is small in size and weight to expand market penetration.
Keywords:
Sensor, Sensor, LIDAR, 3D Imaging, Subsea, unmanned undersea vehicle, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, cable tracking
Phase II
Contract Number: N68335-21-C-0371Start Date: 7/13/2021 Completed: 7/21/2023
Phase II year
2021Phase II Amount
$999,059Benefit:
High-resolution 3D subsea mapping supports military, commercial and scientific missions. Military applications for advanced subsea LiDAR technology include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), mine countermeasures, ship hull inspection, harbor monitoring, construction, and monitoring an repair of military shoreside facilities. In the commercial marketplace, there is a need for rapid and accurate inspection of subsea cables, pipelines, wellheads and oil rigs. 99 percent of international communications touch a subsea cable. The subsea cable industry is adding an average of 32 percent capacity annually, with hyperscale cloud companies and large content providers driving this rapid rate of growth. These factors create a significant opportunity for technologies that can be used for inspection and repair operations. LiDAR technology advances are largely being driven by the automotive industry. Component level costs are dropping each year to reach system price points that are affordable. 4D will leverage these advances to develop a small subsea LiDAR sensor that can be affordably deployed from remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) and manned submersibles. Important goals are to develop and deliver a LiDAR sensor that
Keywords:
Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Sensor, Subsea, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Imaging, LIDAR, cable tracking