Role of artificial intelligence based image-processing techniques for port development activities in physical tidal models.

The Cochin Port physical tidal model available at Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, is used to simulate the tidal conditions of real-time Cochin Port. Analysis of physical tidal model takes time and requires specialised knowledge in order to analyse and identify the velocity profile through manual instrumentation. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) based image processing techniques may reduce the analysis time and improve the accuracy of physical tidal model. An attempt was made to determine the velocity profile of Cochin Port model (scaled down model) at CWPRS through AI-based video image-processing analysis using MATLAB. Based on the analysis, it was observed that magnitude of horizontal velocity is varying for 1579 times in about 30.36 sec duration from 0.01156 m/s to 0.32986 m/s with a mean velocity magnitude of about 0.20357 m/s. The results indicated that digital videography-based image processing approach with the assistance of trained AI algorithms gives the précised velocity profile having 578 unique magnitude variations out of 1579 readings in 30.36 sec, which is far better than the manual instrumentation, and therefore, manual instrumentation may be substituted with the developed artificial intelligence (AI) based image processing technique. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]