Salunda says its sensors actively track the real-time location of people, equipment and assets with a 30-cm accuracy, thereby eliminating the need for a direct line of sight.
Salunda has won a contract to install its HaloGuard zone monitoring system on the Transocean Endurance semisubmersible drilling rig in Australia.
The system combines the company’s CrewHalk real-time location technology with a machine vision system to track personnel on the drillfloor during operations.
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When an individual enters an exclusion or Red Zone, Salunda's Crew Hawk promptly triggers an alarm, sending notifications to both the individual’s personal locator and the area authority.
When an individual is within a certain distance of live equipment, a wearable device will issue an alarm notification. Should the crew member remain near the equipment, the system is designed to prevent the equipment from moving until the individual has returned to a safer position farther out.
If unauthorized personnel enter the zone, the HaloGuard sends an alert to the area authority. The service works with cameras that can be mounted closely to the drillfloor.
The Transocean Endurance rig installation will also be Salunda’s first deployment of its next-generation AI server, a combined sensor and machine vision fusion, with fully IECEx Zone 1-certified Orbs (3D ranging cameras).
