Sea.AI (formerly Oscar) offers camera systems for collision prevention. With the Brain, the technology can also be retrofitted to existing cameras. A box (the Brain) is connected, the camera image is analysed, objects are recognised in real time, marked and warnings are issued. This means that cameras already installed in the rig can also be retrofitted with the necessary intelligence. This increases safety on board as the crew is alerted to potential dangers at an early stage.
The SEA.AI Brain draws on a constantly growing database with millions of annotated maritime objects. This database enables the precise recognition of a wide variety of ships, buoys, navigation marks and other relevant objects. The software can be combined with existing camera systems and continuously analyses their image data.
During installation, the camera is connected to the computer (the Brain) on which the SEA.AI software is running. The system then works largely autonomously. It recognises objects in the camera's field of vision and automatically triggers alarms if necessary. The crew can set individual threshold values for alarms, such as the distance or object size at which an alarm should be triggered.
The price is 7,990 euros, which represents a significant saving compared to the complete systems from Sea.AI. The Sea.AI Offshore One for cruisers, for example, costs from 9,900 euros. The version for regatta professionals is called Sea.AI Competition and costs from 23,890 euros.
Michael Rinck
Redakteur Test & Technik
