Seadrill公司的新型人工智能（AI）安全系统Vision IQ可显著提高海洋平台作业安全水平。

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全球最大海上钻探公司之一的Seadril宣布将面向海上钻井平台推出Vision IQ新型人工智能（AI）安全系统。钻台红区是重型钻井设备潜在安全风险最高的区域，Vision IQ可以为其提供监测及先进的预警服务。

为有效提升钻井作业的安全性，Seadrill公司计划将Vision IQ背后的技术向同行公开。早前，Seadrill同一家国际石油公司签订了墨西哥湾区块的钻井服务合同，并在海上钻井平台上对Vision IQ系统开展了先导性试验。预计到2020年底，Seadrill将会在12个钻井平台装备该系统。该系统拥有一个自动化的安全程序，能识别钻台红区的作业工人并规避人为性错误。其是由Seadrill与全球领先的科技公司Marsden Group合作研发的非独家解决方案。

Vision IQ综合了人工智能(AI)、激光成像、激光雷达（LiDAR）以及先进的边缘计算技术，确保Seadrill所有海上钻井平台的红区内均能更安全、高效地开展作业。与无人驾驶汽车的使用类似，激光雷达能够实现平台红区全覆盖，创建一个动态监控环境，而Vision IQ AI技术能够通过3D可视化来实时监控钻台红区。

通过红区全覆盖视图，开发商能够精确定位钻台上及操控重型设备的工作人员的确切位置，并提供潜在危险预警，从而有效规避了人为错误的发生。Vision IQ是专门为海上钻井平台设计的，可以集成到钻井平台的防撞系统（ACS）中，创建一个更加统一化、无缝化的安全方法。

引入Vision IQ技术是提高海上作业人员安全水平的重要一步。出于这个原因，Seadrill承诺自愿与业内同行分享其背后的技术。Vision IQ在行业变革中的重要性不容低估。

Seadrill CEO Anton Dibowitz表示：“引入Vision IQ是确保工人安全、改善海上作业安全环境方面的一大进步。员工及运营的安全是公司发展的根本，是我们业务的基石。Vision IQ技术将帮助改变红区管理水平。”

Anton Dibowitz补充称：“考虑到Vision IQ带来的巨大安全效益，我们承诺与更广泛的行业分享这项技术。与此同时，Vision IQ也有效支持了Seadrill的可持续经营策略。因为安全是我们文化的核心，并将为我们的客户提供更安全的运营。”

Vision IQ通过将激光雷达、先进的视觉处理技术和集成的高性能边缘计算技术相结合，提供了一种在复杂工业环境中识别和预测人员与设备运动的方法。这种活动感知智能安全技术能够创建动态区域，可以通过交互式触摸屏或平板电脑的3D可视化实时控制。用户可以在事件发生后立即从任何位置查看和回放录制的视频。Vision IQ还提供性能分析，使我们的客户比以往任何时候都能更有力地保障员工安全，提高运营效率。所有设备安装方便，无需人员佩戴特定设备或身份识别。

当前，海洋油气平台 的运作还存在很多挑战，如果钻井设备是手动或半自动的，则需要人员进入红区进行必要的作业。大多数安全事件的发生是由于人员对钻台红区还不够了解。尽管有明确的公司安全规章和健全的风险识别流程与系统，但是许多作业团队还是遭遇了重大安全事故。在实际作业环境中，安全应用程序常常是短板所在。业内现有的解决方案不能始终保障移动重型设备的及时停止或潜在危险的预警。

基于大量的研究工作和在海上钻井作业环境中的真实测试，目前Vision IQ已在Seadrill一艘最大的钻井平台上全面投入使用，目前正在12艘船队中推广，包括钻探船、半潜式钻井平台和自升式平台。

通过激光雷达技术的应用，提供了高分辨率、3D化的周边环境信息，能够实时定位进入钻井红区的作业人员，同时实时检测到非静止物体。该技术能够跟踪他们的运动，评估它们的运动速度在行进路线中可能导致的潜在风险及应对措施。例如，如果一名员工出现在抓管机的运行路径上，则会停止运行该设备。

Seadrill has announced the introduction of Vision IQ for offshore drilling rigs, a next-generation AI-enabled safety technology, which monitors and provides advanced warning of potential risks in the Red Zone. The Red Zone is the area of the rig floor where heavy drilling equipment operates and the risk of injury is highest. Seadrill plans to make the technology behind Vision IQ available to peers as part of its commitment to driving safety in the industry.

Vision IQ was piloted on a Seadrill drilling rig under contract in offshore US Gulf of Mexico with an international oil company.

Vision IQ possesses an automated safety process to identify offshore workers in the Red Zone and eliminate human error.

Vision IQ is a non-exclusive solution developed by the Marsden Group, a leading global technology company, in conjunction with Seadrill.

Vision IQ combines artificial intelligence (AI), laser imaging, detection and ranging (LiDAR) and advanced edge computing technology to ensure safer and more efficient operations in the Red Zone for all Seadrill’s offshore rigs and drillships. Comparable to the use in autonomous vehicles, LiDAR technology surrounds the Red Zone of the rig to create a dynamically monitored environment, while Vision IQ’s advanced AI technology allows real-time monitoring of the Red Zone using 3D visualizations.

This holistic view enables users to pinpoint the exact position of crew members on the rig floor in relation to moving heavy equipment and provide advanced warning of potential hazards, thereby limiting scope for human error. Vision IQ is precisely engineered for offshore drilling and can be integrated into the rig’s anti-collision system (ACS), creating a more unified, seamless approach to safety.

The introduction of Vision IQ is a significant step forward in improving offshore worker’s safety. For this reason, Seadrill has committed to voluntarily share the technology behind Vision IQ with its peers in the industry. The importance of Vision IQ in revolutionizing the industry cannot be understated.

“The introduction of Vision IQ is a major advancement in ensuring worker safety and improving the environment for our offshore crews,” Anton Dibowitz, CEO of Seadrill, said. “The safety of our people and our operation is fundamental, it is the cornerstone of our business. Vision IQ will help transform Red Zone Management.”

“We have committed to sharing this technology with the wider industry as it is the right thing to do, given the significant safety benefit it provides,” Mr Dibowitz added. “Vision IQ also supports Seadrill’s sustainable business approach, as safety is at the heart of our culture and will deliver a safer operation for our customers.”

High-Level Overview

Vision IQ uses a combination of LiDAR, advanced vision processing and integrated high-powered edge computing to offer a method of identifying and predicting movements of people and equipment in complex industrial environments.?

This activity-aware intelligent safety technology has the ability to create dynamic zones that can be controlled in real time with 3D visualizations from an interactive touchscreen or tablet. Users are able to review, and playback recorded footage immediately after the event from any location.

Vision IQ also offers performance analysis, empowering our partners to keep their personnel safer than ever before as well as increasing operational efficiencies.

All with easy installation and no requirement for personnel to wear specific devices or identification.

Key Industry Challenges

• Where the drilling package is manual or semi-automated, personnel are required to enter Red Zones to carry out essential operations. The majority of incidents occur when the personnel entering are unfamiliar with the area.
• Many organizations have suffered major accidents despite having clear corporate policies combined with good risk mitigation processes and systems.
• Application in the real operating environment can often be lacking. Existing solutions can’t be consistently relied upon to stop moving equipment if needed or to warn about potential hazards.?

Following extensive R&D and offshore trials of Vision IQ in? real-world environments, both on the drill floor and in crane operations. The solution is fully operational on one of Seadrill’s largest rigs and is now in the process of being rolled out across twelve of Seadrill’s fleet, including drillships, semi-subs and jack-ups.?

Through the application of LiDAR technology, high resolution, three-dimensional information about the surrounding environment is provided so that personnel entering Seadrill Red Zones are immediately located whilst non-stationary objects are simultaneously detected in real time. The technology tracks their movements and assesses their speed along with the route on which they are traveling in relation to risks and acts when required. For example, stopping a pipe handling machine if a person is in its path of movement.