Posted on April 29, 2021
A shipbuilding company is believed to be the first of its kind to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into ship safety management.
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has developed an AI-based fire safety management/monitoring system (HiCAMS). HHI has obtained classification and flag Approval-in-Principal, with the AIP being the world’s first classification certification for computer vision-based AI solutions for internal fire monitoring on ships.
The Image Recognition and Analysis based fire detection system technology has been approved by the Korean Register of Shipping (KR, Class Society) and the Liberian Registry (Flag State administration).
An official from HHI, said: “Starting with the development of this AI-based fire monitoring system, we will preempt the future Autonomous Ship era by expanding it to the entire ship safety field.”
Quick detection
The AI-based early fire monitoring system combines image recognition/processing technology, ship interior and fire big data, and advanced AI algorithms. The fire monitoring sensor used in the past takes up to 2 minutes to detect a flame or smoke by the sensor. The new system has greater speed and accuracy of fire detection by enabling immediate recognition, to significantly reduce the risk of fire inside a ship.
HHI intends to develop technologies gradually that can detect various accidents and emergency situations (personal accidents, oil leaks, dampness, container overturns, etc.) that may occur in inside and outside of the ship during ship operation.
AI-based ship safety management/surveillance technology is expected to be actively applied as an essential system for safe navigation, and further applicability aboard autonomous ships that are currently being developed.
