I-Corps: Real-time In-situ Subsurface Imaging

I-Corps：实时原位地下成像

• 批准号: 1634330
• 负责人: WenZhan Song
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-03-15 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1634330&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Real; time; situ; Subsurface

The present subsurface imaging process involves massive data collection, often manual retrieval, from hundreds and thousands of sensors to a central place for post computing. The whole process is expensive and often takes months to complete. This I-Corps team creates a groundbreaking technology, Real-time In-situ Subsurface Imaging (RISI), for imaging subsurface dynamics in real-time (e.g., seconds to minutes). A RISI system can be said as a "subsurface camera and video camera" that records the subsurface dynamics in a snap - a technology milestone and invention to be written in the history. Such a technology can be applied to a wide range of subsurface exploration topics such as oil/gas exploration and production, hydrothermal, CO2 storage, mining safety, border security and civil engineering applications.The RISI technology is a groundbreaking technology that integrates interdisciplinary innovations on distributed computing and signal processing, geophysical imaging and mesh networking technology. Instead of collecting data to a central server for post-processing, the distributed data processing and computing are performed in-situ under resource constraints. Such an approach has never been attempted before and represents a major achievement for both earth and computer science. In sharp contrast to present-time technology, the RISI system significantly reduces the whole process from months/days to seconds, and its deployment and maintenance costs are near zero, as a RISI system is autonomous, self-healing and self-sustainable, and requires little intervention during operations. The I-Corps program will provide insight through customer interviews of the viability of the RISI technology in the marketplace, information regarding desired instrument design attributes, funds for technology development, and a transition plan for commercializing the technology. It will be a great education and outreach experiences for faculty and students involved, and promote the entrepreneurship in the GSU and the broader technical community of Atlanta.

目前的地下成像过程涉及大量数据收集（通常是手动检索），从成百上千个传感器到后期计算的中心位置。整个过程成本高昂，通常需要数月才能完成。 I-Corps 团队创建了一项突破性技术，即实时原位地下成像 (RISI)，用于实时（例如，几秒到几分钟）对地下动态进行成像。 RISI系统可以说是一种“地下相机和摄像机”，可以瞬间记录地下动态——这是一项载入史册的技术里程碑和发明。该技术可广泛应用于地下勘探领域，如石油/天然气勘探和生产、热液、二氧化碳封存、采矿安全、边境安全和土木工程应用。RISI技术是一项突破性技术，融合了跨学科创新分布式计算和信号处理、地球物理成像和网状网络技术。分布式数据处理和计算不是在资源限制下就地进行，而是将数据收集到中央服务器进行后处理。这种方法以前从未尝试过，代表了地球科学和计算机科学的一项重大成就。与现有技术形成鲜明对比的是，RISI系统将整个过程从数月/天显着缩短为数秒，并且其部署和维护成本接近于零，因为RISI系统具有自主性、自愈性和自我可持续性，并且操作过程中几乎不需要干预。 I-Corps 计划将通过客户访谈提供有关 RISI 技术在市场上的可行性的见解、有关所需仪器设计属性的信息、技术开发资金以及技术商业化的过渡计划。对于参与其中的教师和学生来说，这将是一次很好的教育和推广经历，并促进 GSU 和亚特兰大更广泛的技术社区的创业精神。