“Without LYYN’s technology we wouldn’t have been able to carry out this job so thoroughly and with such precision…”
Subsea ROV Services Inside a coal-fired power plant A LYYN™ user with a clearer vision
Steven Borthwick, Subsea ROV Services
A VideoRay ROV The VideoRay console with a LYYN T38™ standing on the side
In the past, tunnel inspec�on has been carried out with divers, which is both dangerous and expensive, or with remotely operated cameras. It has previously been difficult to use inspec�on cameras due to poor visibility caused by turbidity and poor ligh�ng, but this is now a thing of the past thanks to LYYN™ real-�me video enhancement technology. One of the companies offering underwater inspec�on services without divers is Subsea ROV Services, based in Falkirk, Scotland. The company, run by Steven Borthwick, carries out all types of underwater inspec�ons in a safe and environmentally friendly manner using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) supplied by VideoRay. On a recent inspec�on of a water tunnel network at a coal-fired power plant the color camera on the VideoRay was equipped with the LYYN T38™ real-�me video enhancer. The water in the tunnels was so murky that the video obtained with the standard configura�on was completely inadequate. However, the images obtained with the LYYN T38™ system clearly showed mussels and the buildup of silt. The images also had sufficient detail to confirm that drawings of the tunnel network from 1962 are accurate. LYYN is a product company working on image enhancement to improve visibility in various applica�ons. Many years of research in the human vision system and imaging technologies lie behind the company’s technology. LYYN offers products and solu�ons based on a V.E.T. – Visibility Enhancement Technology – pla�orm. The technology can be applied to both s�ll and video digital images from most color cameras, in real �me and for postprocessing of previously collected material. V.E.T. improves visibility in many situa�ons, for example, fog, haze, snow, rain, dust, darkness, etc., as well as in underwater and medical applica�ons. For examples please
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Images from a similar tunnel inspec�on are shown for illustra�on purposes, as the footage from the power plant is not publicly available. The normal video image is seen on the le� and the LYYN T38™-enhanced video on the right.
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