Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00388, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Mudur, Sudhir Pandurang (Concordia University)|Mudur, Sudhir Pandurang (Université Concordia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Infrastructel is an engineering consulting firm operating in Quebec. One type of projects that they are working_x000D_
on are in surveying access wells. Access wells are underground concrete spaces used by utility companies to_x000D_
store maintain and update urban infrastructure such as power lines, internet lines, etc. These underground_x000D_
spaces are hazardous and only accessible to specially trained engineers. Moreover, access to these spaces tend_x000D_
to also impede traffic and create other public inconveniences. Therefore, technologies to reduce the access to_x000D_
these wells to a minimum are needed. Infrastructel has developed in 2014 a technology that minimizes the_x000D_
access time to the access well by taking 360 degree pictures of the well and streaming it back to the office_x000D_
where it can be analyzed remotely in an offline fashion. Engineers of Infrastructel have won a prestigious_x000D_
engineering award in Quebec for this technology that is now widely used in the industry. However, one_x000D_
important limitation is that while the 360 degree imagery allows qualitative visual analysis of the wells, it is_x000D_
rather difficult to obtain quantitative information such as distance measurements. In this project we develop a_x000D_
novel technology based on inexpensive hybrid cameras (depth plus colour) to acquire and stream both 360_x000D_
imagery of the well along with geometric (point cloud) information. This will enable the engineers to remotely_x000D_
analyze the scene both visually, say crack identification, and quantitatively through distance measurements, on_x000D_
the point cloud._x000D_
We will work closely with the company to incorporate the results into their products. This project is of_x000D_
significant benefit to Canada. Currently, as pointed out by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself, the Canadian_x000D_
infrastructure system is in dire need of maintenance and repair. This is made more complicated by lack of_x000D_
skilled labor and efficient tools. This project goes a long way in facilitating this on-going demand by providing_x000D_
useful and inexpensive tools in the hands of Canadian infrastructure engineers., program purpose french : Infrastructel is an engineering consulting firm operating in Quebec. One type of projects that they are working_x000D_
on are in surveying access wells. Access wells are underground concrete spaces used by utility companies to_x000D_
store maintain and update urban infrastructure such as power lines, internet lines, etc. These underground_x000D_
spaces are hazardous and only accessible to specially trained engineers. Moreover, access to these spaces tend_x000D_
to also impede traffic and create other public inconveniences. Therefore, technologies to reduce the access to_x000D_
these wells to a minimum are needed. Infrastructel has developed in 2014 a technology that minimizes the_x000D_
access time to the access well by taking 360 degree pictures of the well and streaming it back to the office_x000D_
where it can be analyzed remotely in an offline fashion. Engineers of Infrastructel have won a prestigious_x000D_
engineering award in Quebec for this technology that is now widely used in the industry. However, one_x000D_
important limitation is that while the 360 degree imagery allows qualitative visual analysis of the wells, it is_x000D_
rather difficult to obtain quantitative information such as distance measurements. In this project we develop a_x000D_
novel technology based on inexpensive hybrid cameras (depth plus colour) to acquire and stream both 360_x000D_
imagery of the well along with geometric (point cloud) information. This will enable the engineers to remotely_x000D_
analyze the scene both visually, say crack identification, and quantitatively through distance measurements, on_x000D_
the point cloud._x000D_
We will work closely with the company to incorporate the results into their products. This project is of_x000D_
significant benefit to Canada. Currently, as pointed out by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself, the Canadian_x000D_
infrastructure system is in dire need of maintenance and repair. This is made more complicated by lack of_x000D_
skilled labor and efficient tools. This project goes a long way in facilitating this on-going demand by providing_x000D_
useful and inexpensive tools in the hands of Canadian infrastructure engineers., agreement title english : Accurate Reconstruction and Analysis of Access Wells using a Hybrid Depth/Color Device, agreement title french : Accurate Reconstruction and Analysis of Access Wells using a Hybrid Depth/Color Device, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada