Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Khalid S Ghamdi

Ahmed Aljarro

Salah A Zahrani

Mohammed T AbdulMohsin

Nada Ibrahim Alruwaii

Mohammed H Al-Sharif

Faleh M Dossary

Abdulaziz M Almosa

Mohmmed T Abdulmohsin

Rami A Al-Otaibi

Isa H Mudaibegh

Systems and methods for localizing a traveling device in a pipeline include a traveling device comprising a plurality of electromagnetic sensors and an inertial measurement unit; acquiring a plurality of measurements from the inertial measurement unit; estimating a velocity and an orientation of the traveling device based on the plurality of measurements from the inertial measurement unit; acquiring a plurality of measurements from the plurality of electromagnetic sensors; detecting a plurality of landmarks of the pipeline based on the plurality of measurements from the plurality of electromagnetic sensors; calculating an average velocity of the traveling device based on the detected plurality of landmarks; and determining a location and an orientation of the traveling device based on the estimated velocity, the estimated orientation, and the calculated average velocity.

In-pipe localization of pipeline inspection gadgets

A system for controlling a locking device of a container for storing a hazardous chemical includes a display that displays safety information relating to storage and use of the chemical, a camera that captures an image of an operator, and a controller in communication with the locking device, the display, and the camera. The controller is configured to deactivate the locking device when a request is received from the operator for physical access to the chemical, a confirmation is received that the operator has correct acknowledgement and understanding of the safety information, and a requirement for personal protective equipment relating to the chemical is determined to be satisfied based on the image.

Systems and methods for storing hazardous chemicals

An apparatus includes a buoyant housing; a sensor arrangement housed within the buoyant housing, the sensor arrangement including an electromagnetic (EM) transmitter and several EM receivers; a wireless communications system to communicate a location of the apparatus within a pipe or other body having a material that is metallic, non-metallic, composite or a combination thereof, to an aerial or terrestrial tracking device; a processor to determining an induced signal value for each of the plurality of EM receivers; receiving the induced signal value for each of the plurality of EM receivers as an input to a neural network (NN); creating a visual representation of a body based on a NN comparison of the induced signal values for each of the EM receivers; and determining whether a body defect exists based on a comparison of the induced signal values for each of the EM receivers performed by the NN.

Traceable and disintegrable artificial intelligence powered sensing system and method for the detection of defects in pipelines

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Khalid S Ghamdi