London Design Gold

2024

AiFlow

Entrant

Wuhan IDC Industrial Design Co., Ltd.

Category

Product Design - Robotics

Client's Name

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Country / Region

China

About The Entry

Amidst the wave of technology and innovation, the AiFlow, a portable visual flow measurement robot, invited by Wuhan University, has emerged, bringing a revolutionary change to the global hydrological monitoring field. As the world's first portable intelligent robot based on AI visual technology, AiFlow seamlessly integrates visual perception, intelligent computing, and smart control units, achieving a full-chain integration of multi-element hydrological monitoring across time and space.

AiFlow stands out with its unique design innovations. It is equipped with advanced CV models, mechanistic models, and an AI-enhanced high-performance data analysis and display platform, offering intelligent measurement at the front-end, smart computation at the mid-end, and intelligent reporting at the back-end, fully meeting the demands of hydrological monitoring. Most importantly, AiFlow has pioneered AI-based pure visual non-contact flow measurement, breaking the limitations of traditional hydrological equipment that must contact water bodies. This enables instant, high-precision continuous monitoring without physical contact.

In terms of market value, AiFlow responds to the call of the "14th Five-Year Plan for National Hydrological Infrastructure Construction," addressing the pain points of traditional hydrological monitoring with low costs, high efficiency, large data capacity, and portability. According to the "Water Resources Statistical Yearbook 2022," the market capacity exceeds 1.65 million stations, with a market size surpassing 100 billion yuan, positioning AiFlow as a leader in this field.

Additionally, AiFlow holds immense social value. It can provide real-time monitoring of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, offering massive data support for hydrological forecasting and flood disaster prevention. It can promptly detect and warn of flood risks, reducing disaster losses. Moreover, AiFlow can deliver real-time data for optimizing water resource allocation and safeguarding water ecology, promoting the conservation and efficient utilization of water resources.

Credits

Hubei University of Automotive Technology
Wei Zhu
Xiaogeng Chen
Yanming Cheng
Lijuan Zhao
Jin Yao
Jiangwei Chen
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