subsea rov services - coal power plant inspection
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Subsea ROV ServicesInside a coal-fired power plant
A LYYN user with a clearer vision
In the past, tunnel inspection has been carried out with divers, which is both dangerous and expensive, or with remotely operated cameras. It has previously been difficult to use inspection cameras due to poor visibility caused by turbidity and poor lighting, but this is now a thing of the past thanks to LYYN real-time video enhancement technology.
One of the companies offering underwater inspection services without divers is Subsea ROV Services, based in Falkirk, Scotland. The company, run by Steven Borthwick, carries out all types of underwater inspections in a safe and environmentally friendly manner using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) supplied by VideoRay.
On a recent inspection of a water tunnel network at a coal-fired power plant the color camera on the VideoRay was equipped with the LYYN T38 real-time video enhancer. The water in the tunnels was so murky that the video obtained with the standard configuration was completely inadequate. However, the images obtained with the LYYN T38 system clearly showed mussels and the buildup of silt. The images also had sufficient detail to confirm that drawings of the tunnel network from 1962 are accurate.
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LYYN is an R&D company working on image enhancement to improve visibility in various applications. Many years of research in the human vision system and imaging technologies lie behind the company’s technology. LYYN offers products and solutions based on a V.E.T. – Visibility Enhancement Technology – platform. The technology can be applied to both still and video digital images from most color cameras, in real time and for post-processing of previously collected material. V.E.T. improves visibility in many situations, for example, fog, haze, snow, rain, dust, darkness, etc., as well as in underwater and medical applications. For examples please visit our website: www.lyyn.com.
The VideoRay console with a LYYN T38 standing on the side
A VideoRay ROV
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“Without LYYN’s technology we wouldn’t have been able to carry out this job so thoroughly and with such precision…” Steven Borthwick, Subsea ROV Services
Images from a similar tunnel inspection are shown for illustration purposes, as the footage from the power plant is not publicly available. The normal video image is seen on the left and the LYYN T38-enhanced video on the right.
Standard video LYYNified
Inside a coal-fired power plant A LYYN user with a clearer vision
“Without LYYN’s image enhancement technology, we wouldn’t have been able to carry out this job so thoroughly and with such precision”, said Steven Borthwick of Subsea ROV Services. “No one at the power station knew what the tunnels looked like. Now they can make plans for a thorough cleanup, without having to use divers.”
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Drawings from 1962 showing the route taken by the VideoRay through the plant.