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Vibration Sensing System to Monitor for Potential Excavation Damage
Overview
Fast Facts
Project No.
1001
Contract No.
6913G623C100005
Research Award Recipient
Intellisense Systems, Inc.
21941 S Western Ave
Torrance, CA 90501
COR
Zhongquan Zhou
Ben Kendrick
Nusnin Akter
Researcher Contact Info
Chung-Yen Chao
cchao@intellisenseinc.com
Technology and Commercialization
Technology Demonstrated
TBD
Commercialized (in whole/part)
TBD
Commercial Partner
Empty Value
Net Improvement
Empty Value
Financial and Status Data
Project Status
Active
Start Fiscal Year
2023 (07/10/2023)
End Fiscal Year
2025 (07/05/2025)
PHMSA $$ Budgeted
$999,990.33
Main Objective
This Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project will continue development a new Fiber-Optic Excavation Monitoring Sensor (FOCOS) system, based on phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometry (φ-OTDR), machine learning (ML) algorithms, and Internet of Things (IoT) communication. Specifically, the innovative implementation of φ-OTDR in fiber-optics for excavation detection together with ML algorithms, based on convolution neural network (CNN) for data interpolation, provides vibration detection with high spatial resolution, long sensing distance, threat localization/classification, low false alarms, and strong EMI immunity.
