Browsing Faculty of Engineering and Science by Author "Falconer, Shaun"
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Computer vision and thermal monitoring of HMPE fibre rope condition during CBOS testing
Falconer, Shaun; Nordgård-Hansen, Ellen Marie; Grasmo, Geir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Fibre rope usage in deep sea lifting operations is gaining more prominence in recent times. With rope minimum break loads (MBL) comparable to that of their steel wire counterparts, the use of high modulus polyethylene ... -
Condition classification of fibre ropes during cyclic bend over sheave testing using machine learning
Falconer, Shaun; Krause, Peter; Bäck, Thomas; Nordgård-Hansen, Ellen Marie; Grasmo, Geir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Fibre ropes have been shown to be a viable alternative to steel wire rope for offshore lifting operations. Visual inspection remains a common method of fibre rope condition monitoring and has the potential to be further ... -
Condition monitoring of fibre ropes using machine learning
Falconer, Shaun (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 368, Doctoral thesis, 2022)The application of fibre ropes in offshore lifting operations has significant potential for further development. With minimum breaking loads (MBL) equivalent to steel wire at similar diameters and almost neutral buoyancy ... -
Condition Monitoring Technologies for Synthetic Fiber Ropes - a Review
Oland, Espen; Schlanbusch, Rune; Falconer, Shaun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This paper presents a review of different condition monitoring technologies for fiber ropes. Specifically, it presents an overview of the articles and patents on the subject, ranging from the early 70’s up until today with ... -
Preliminary Results on Condition Monitoring of Fiber Ropes using Automatic Width and Discrete Length Measurements
Falconer, Shaun; Gromsrud, Andreas; Oland, Espen; Grasmo, Geir (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)As the offshore sector moves to deeper waters, fiber ropes have the potential to replace more traditional solutions such as steel wire ropes for deep sea lifting and heave-compensated operations. While steel wire ropes ... -
Remaining useful life estimation of HMPE rope during CBOS testing through machine learning
Falconer, Shaun; Nordgård-Hansen, Ellen Marie; Grasmo, Geir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Fibre rope used in cranes for offshore deployment and recovery has significant potential to perform lifts with smaller cranes and vessels to reach depths limited by weight of steel wire rope. Current condition monitoring ...