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up with some unique insights leading up to our novel solution.

Using state of the art Computer Vi- sion techniques, we have developed the world’s best chain-recognition model.

By pointing a camera placed at the bow of the ship directly on the anchor chain, we’re able to extract the tension and di- rection of the chain. Using that, we mod- el the shape of the catenary and back-out the static friction coef? cient at the spe- ci? c geolocation at the anchorage.

That’s all pretty cool AI and math, but so what? Well, by doing all that, we’re able to predict before you start drag- ging anchor. Knowing this, the captain can save fuel by avoiding unnecessary re-anchorings as well as protect Popeye.

Storing the footage provides also a sys- tem of record for insurance purposes.

Beyond PopEye: Pirates,

The team @ United States Coast Guard headquarters

Overboard and Perimeter in Washington, DC with Katie Burkhart.

After being invited to present at the US

Coast Guard’s HQ in Washington DC, mile out, you can see everything from the ference of the American Society of Naval bridge, but at 50 meters away you have no Engineers and at the SAGE conference three new directions were proposed to us.

The 20 senior of? cials pointed out that idea what’s happening along the 200 me- winning “Best Paper” award. At our engi- ter vessel perimeter. By placing multiple neering school, we’ve won the Leadership our 900 rpm self-cleaning lens technol-

PopEye devices across the ship railing, award across all other senior capstone ogy together with our infrared camera ca- the captain can now have 360° awareness projects and on a university-level we’ve pability has perhaps even more important use cases. What else can a smart camera and receive alerts when unauthorized per- won the most innovative, most interdisci- sonnel or suspicious activity is detected. plinary and the best application of AI in inside a weather-proof casing do?

Business. We’re fortunate and humbled • Pirate mode. While the ship remains by these recognitions, which are a testa-

Team Accomplishments at anchor, it is at its most vulnerable

Our team has been invited to speak at ment to how far phenomenal team col- stage. We heard from several ship opera- the main stage of international conferenc- laboration and work ability can bring you.

tors that it has happened that unauthor-

Online: www.popeyelabs.co es such as Ocean Business 2023 as well ized individuals gain access to the vessel

Email: [email protected] by climbing the chain. PopEye comes to as at the national level at the annual con- the rescue here, by detecting the human ? gure climbing the chain and proceeds to alert local port authorities and the captain

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attempting to point their ? ashlight at the anchor chain. In that case, PopEye is able to detect that, alert the Coast Guard and protect our seamen 24/7.

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