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DRONE INSPECTIONS

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DRONE INSPECTIONS

In recent years tank inspections with unmanned aerial verhicles (UAV) also known as drones have become increasingly accepted. Falcker Inspections in cooperation with CTS asset management adds another dimension to these important inspections. With the most advanced digital techniques for modelling and analysing, followed up by solid advice we aim to go one step further then just executing an aerial inspection. The aim is to provide insight in the state of the asset, rather than just offering an inspection. This is the basis of our innovative development with promising future expectations.

Performing tank inspections with

drones offers many advantages.

It is no coincidence that this

technique has taken off in

recent years. The goal is to be

in a position to combine various

inspection activities and to deal

with inspections more efficiently

and effectively. An increasing

number of customers are using

our services.

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The technology we use offers many

opportunities for development and

growth and we actively pursue these

developments. We look way beyond the

current possibilities, taking inspections

to the next level. Imagine if we were

to deliver a drone with a fully pre-

programmed flight plan, which could be

operated by your own staff. These types

of inspection flights, which would take

no longer then fifteen minutes per tank

will save a great deal of time, money

and may prove to be much safer when

compared to traditional methods. The

data collected by the drone are uploaded

to the Terminal Inspection Portal

developed by us and processed into a

final report with 3D models, analysis

and advice. The customer then logs

into a portal to consult the reports and

provide comment. From this portal the

inputs provided by the consultants will

enable the system to learn and provide a

more specific advice in the future, with

increasingly less human involvement.

Finally, the data, with comments, can be

transferred to the terminal’s maintenance

management system.

This technology already exists today

and will of course continue to be further

refined in the coming years. It will be

our challenge to assist in creating new

legislation and infrastructure that allows

us to collect data autonomously. We are

ready to face this challenge.

New future perspectives

What is the reality of today? In mid-2015 Falcker Inspections started a pilot project in collaboration with

MOT and the government. Within this project we have the opportunity to extensively test and fine-tune the

software and integrate results into other systems.

We are now working on enhancing our

capabilities on modelling, analysing

and presenting of the inspection data.

Finally this will help us to define the

status of your assets. For example,

we are processing the degradation

limits in our software. Deviations and

imperfections in the data beyond these

limits can then trigger a notification for

further assessment.

Falcker Inspections uses the most

advanced inspection and analysis

methods such as IIot (sensors, smart

noses), artificial intelligence and machine

vison. This allows us to mobilise

technology at the limits of what is now

possible. The next step is the software’s

self-learning ability, to be able to provide

even better advice to our customers by

means of ‘deep learning’.

Our aim is to provide our services

globally and offer the opportunity

to avoid physical and sometimes

hazardous situations by using our

drone solutions. This will help you to

work much more efficiently, effectively

and safely. Additionally, many of our

applications will provide even more

innovation in the future.

Storage tanks last 40 to 50 years

with inspection intervals of 5-20

years. It goes without saying that the

remaining life of the storage tank can

be established much more effectively if

more inspections are carried out. This

enables you to keep the tanks in service

for longer periods and reduce the

possibilities of operational disturbances.

Inspections with drones can reduce

the workload while increasing the

knowledge of the state of the asset. The

tank operator or maintenance engineer

can carry out frequent inspections

without physical presence, being

involved only when the inspection data

shows significant degradation.

Completely in line with our asset

management vision inspections will be

followed up by thorough advice and an

inspection plan per EEMUA 159 or API

653. You can count on us to optimise

the service life of the tank, with a

minimum of intrusive inspections.

Pilot projects

Future innovations

Frequent inspections without physical presence

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