A Video REVOLUTION in 3D Modeling
Changing the Landscape of Subsea 3D Modeling
DimEye Corp.

Arnauld Dumont - President
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Patrick Raymond - Business Development
Agenda
Company Introduction
A Brief History and Introduction to Photogrammetry
The VLS
Case Study: Flex Joint 3D Modeling
Additional VLS Applications
Company
Measurement by Optical Techniques
20+ Years of Close Range Photogrammetry and Laser Technologies
Experience
Active R&D Program
A Brief History...
Etymology
Photo

Light

Gramma

Drawing

Metry

Measurement

Definition
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The process of computing 3D information from the 2D measurement
of photographs.
Timeline
Photography:
Niepce & Daguerre, France
Photogrammetry:
Aime Laussedat, France

Close-Range Photogrammetry
(Duane Brown - GSI)
I-Photogrammetry by DimEye
Basic Principles
Free Network Bundle
Adjustment with SelfCalibration!
(Bundle on Points, Lines,
Cylinders, Circles, Planes,
Spheres)!
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Image Processing!
Sub-Pixellisation!
Automatic Correlation!
3 Schools

Duane C. Brown
1929 - 1994

Wielfried
Wester-Ebbinghaus
1947 - 1993

The “French Touch”
Invention and
Application
The VLS
VLS: Video Laser Scan
HD Video + Laser
Benefits of Both Technologies without the Limitations
No Stability Requirements, Data Capture “on the fly”
Highly Automated Image Processing
Developed for Oil & Gas applications
In Use Today
Video: Pipe Dent Inspection
Case Study: Flex Joint
GoM Flex Joint 3D Inspection and Modeling
Experience: 60 of Approx. 140 In Service FJs on Multiple
Campaigns
From: 2011 - 2013
Case Study: Flex Joint
Pre-2010 - Camera on a Stick, 2D

2013

VLS

2010 - 2011 - Stereo Photogrammetry

2011 - I-Photogrammetry

2012 - VLS Concept
Case Study: Flex Joint
2 DimEye Personnel
DimEye VLS System
5 Minutes Per FJ Data Collection Time (Assumes an FJ
Prepared for Visual Inspection)
Case Study: Data Collection
Photos
Data Collection Time

VLS 2013

3hrs
2011 - 2013
36 - 72

0.08hrs
Case Study: Point Cloud
Points
Processing Time

100,000+
VLS 2013

40hrs +
2011 - 2013
200

12hrs
Additional Applications
Damage Inspections
Mooring Chain Measurements
Jumper Hub Alignment / Spool Hub Measurements
Valve Inspection and Modeling
Seachest Modeling
Hull/Thruster Inspections in Water
As-Built CAD / Reverse Engineering
Video: Mooring Chain Measurement
Summary

Efficient (Onshore / Offshore)
Cost Effective
Flexible
High Accuracy 3D Modeling
Better IM Decisions
Summary
If You Can Fly It… We Can Model It…
Booth 109
DimEye Corp.

DimEye Corp Presents Revolutionary VLS (Video Laser Scan) at SS IMMR 2013