FTLs SHR3DR (Sub-seafloor High Resolution 3D Reconstruction) is a specialized geophone-based sensor and processing system that simplifies the evaluation of salt-saturated sediments and other structural configurations typical of waterfront facilities, achieving 80 feet of penetration below the mudline in water depths to 90 feet. It applies AI/ML analysis of seismograph data, to assist in determining morphology, location, and dimension of subterranean voids and structures for Port Damage Repair (PDR) operations, including Port/Harbor/Shipyard assessment, performed by several Navy organizations (NECC, UCT, NMCB). SHR3DR enables the inspection of waterfront facilities ( including piers, wharfs, relieving-platforms, other shipyard structures) for voids (structural and soil), structures (piles, pile-caps, beams, deck), and stability (load capacity, limits). Working closely with established manufacturers of seismic surveying equipment, SHR3DR will be a Government-off-the-shelf (GOTS) and commercial product that enables nondestructive investigation (classification, quantification, location, dimension) of sub-seafloor structures, voids, and construction patterns. It leverages FTLs 2D and 3D computer vision and machine learning pipeline developed for automated inspection of Navy piers. It combines cutting-edge seismic imaging hardware with mature geotechnical investigation approaches to provide unique 3D awareness around and below shoreline facilities.
Benefit: The proposed technology, when implemented, will allow a significant enhancement in structural damage surveying; at first for Navy piers and wharves, but eventually across a wide variety of architectural structures, especially targeting offshore windfarm facilities. In addition to providing value to the Navy by accelerating the tempo and efficiency of repairing shipyard assets, SHR3DRs enabling technology has applications far beyond waterfront maintenance. The basic insight for using an agile seismic sensing system to drive ML recognition algorithms has applications throughout marine surveying, including windfarms, ocean power, marine elemental harvesting, and traditional offshore oil prospecting. This represents a market of over $20 billion per year and rising rapidly. In applications that require rapid characterization of subterranean marine features, FTL Labs (FTLs) Sub-seafloor High Resolution 3D Reconstruction (SHR3DR) system can find a significant market. FTL believes that the proposed Navy application is the perfect launch-pad for a disruptive software enterprise rivaling Teledyne Marine ($2B) and CGG ($1B).
Keywords: Subterranean void or pile, Subterranean void or pile, Nondestructive Testing, Geophone, Geophysical assessment method, survey, Seismograph, SHR3DR Sub-seafloor High Resolution 3D Reconstruction, Investigation
