Real-time detection of Structural Modifications in Scaffolding for Oil Refinery Safety
Pays $20,000 to pilot a real-time sensor system that detects unsafe scaffolding changes at a refinery.
Around 100 scaffolds are up at once, daily, at the Mendoza refinery alone, out of three refineries YPF runs across Argentina. The written proposal itself has 13 required sections, each capped at 500 words, covering the solution's architecture and technical feasibility, its deviation-detection methodology, hazardous-area certificates, support and warranty terms, costs and timeline, scalability to r…
Looking for a production-ready or prototype system that continuously monitors approved refinery scaffolding and flags real-time structural changes, such as removed components, loosened anchors, or shifts in inclination, at YPF's Mendoza refinery in Argentina. Solutions must work in hazardous, outdoor industrial conditions and reach Technology Readiness Levels 6-9.
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