Fujitsu Tech Utilizes AI, Underwater Drone Data for 'Ocean Digital Twin'

Fujitsu today announced details of a technology that uses LiDAR and AI to acquire high-resolution 3D data from organisms and other natural features like coral reefs, as well as man-made structures like wind turbine infrastructure in the sea with autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) as part of its R&D efforts to create ocean digital twin.
 
The digital twins created with this technology will allow researchers to study highly accurate reproductions of underwater ecosystems to predict changes in the environment, as well as simulate the possible effects of conservation measures.
 
The technology relies on a real-time measurement technique originally developed by Fujitsu for its “Judging Support System,” developed in collaboration with the International Gymnastics Federation (1) to assist in gymnastics judging, which enables scanning from mobile AUVs even when rough currents and waves make conditions difficult. The technology also leverages Fujitsu’s AI for image enhancement to correct color and clarify images, allowing for the accurate identification and measurement of targets down to several centimeters even in murky waters.
 
To verify the technology, Fujitsu conducted a field trial in the waters near Ishigaki Island, Okinawa prefecture in Japan, alongside the National Maritime Research Institute, National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology (NMRI) (2), successfully acquiring precise 3D data for mapping coral reefs.


Source: Metaverse Insider