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Calibration of Vessel Tanks With The Use of 3D Laser Scanning

The document discusses calibrating vessel tanks using 3D laser scanning to create reference tables for determining fluid amounts based on filling level accounting for vessel lean and trim differences. The scanning produces a dense point cloud which is registered and used to automatically calculate volumes as the filling level changes.

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Calibration of Vessel Tanks With The Use of 3D Laser Scanning

The document discusses calibrating vessel tanks using 3D laser scanning to create reference tables for determining fluid amounts based on filling level accounting for vessel lean and trim differences. The scanning produces a dense point cloud which is registered and used to automatically calculate volumes as the filling level changes.

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Calibration of vessel tanks with the use of 3D laser scanning

The purpose of the calibration is to make standard reference tables, which allow one
to determine the amount of fluid in the tank depending on the filling level with due
consideration of the vessel careen and trim difference.
As a rule, the calibration is based on the filling method using high-precision
flowmeters. It is a very time and labor-consuming process.
The use of 3D laser scanning for measuring tanks enables to essentially increase the
calibration rate with a high degree of reliability. For these purposes we use the Surphaser
25HSX IR_X 3D scanner provides high accuracy (less than 1 mm) at a high scanning rate
(216.000 points per second).

The scanning results in a


high-density point array, so
called point cloud. The tank
is scanned from different
positions, and then the
resulted data are registered
in the single coordinate
system.

Fig.1. Scanning the vessel tank

Based on these data (point


cloud) we create a closed 3D
model of the tank which
includes all the projecting
components of the vessel
and internal pipelines.

Fig. 2. Scan data point clouds

Then, using the 3D model


the volumes are
automatically calculated as
a function of the filling level
changing with a given
increment.

Fig. 3. 3D model of the tank created on the scanning data

The software used for 3D


modeling and calculations
of the volume: Rhinoceros
3D, Pointools 4 Rhino

Fig. 4. 3D model of the tank combined with the initial point


cloud, general view
Benefits:
-

precise calculation of volumes for objects of any form


minimum time needed for on-site works
high precision and reliability of results.

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