Rijkswaterstaat appointed Pegamento as the party with the best solution to increase the safety of bridge operation through detection. Rijkswaterstaat issued a challenge for market parties to use innovative applications to detect and help prevent dangerous situations when operating bridges. Cameras with image recognition and artificial intelligence allow the operator to see on a dashboard what is happening on the bridge deck.
Through detection, Rijkswaterstaat can increase the safety of bridge operation. To this end, it had issued a challenge for market parties to use innovative applications to detect and help prevent dangerous situations when operating bridges. During the award ceremony, the results of the practical test were presented in which Pegamento’s solution was judged to be the best!
The BCR system can track road users with multiple cameras using Artificial Intelligence and allows the operator to see what is happening on the bridge deck through a dashboard:
BCR is an intelligent system to support bridge operators. With cameras, BCR detects and tracks objects on a bridge using Artificial Intelligence (AI). The operator gets a real-time overview of the situation on the bridge on the dashboard. There is also a “bridge safe,” “bridge not safe” and “bridge possibly unsafe” notification to quickly assess the situation. The operator can look back from any angle what happened in potentially unsafe situations to make an informed decision.
The logical next step seems to be to test the BCR system on a real bridge. In addition, we foresee many more possibilities where we can use connected cameras to map a traffic situation on an online dashboard. Think, for example, of situations in waterways, locks but also traffic intersections or public areas and logistics centers. There are also all kinds of combinations possible with other systems, enabling statistics to be collected on traffic density, weight and wear and tear for the road surface in general.
"Pegamento, in addition to the basic functions required with the computer vision system, has also demonstrated it can meet a valuable extended functionality by being able to track road users with video over time. We are confident in the feasibility and the solution has added value for us."
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Hospitality is one of my deepest motivations.
Not surprisingly, of course, customer service is a common thread in my career. Aspects of hospitality is being able to connect, to facilitate but mainly to make someone feel genuinely welcome. My intuition is my greatest asset to be able to put myself in the shoes of a guest. A customer is my guest.
Fed by various senses, an image forms around the client. I listen to what is being said, watch facial expressions, taste the underlying tone and get a feel for the challenge to be addressed. An image literally forms on my retina. I have to be able to see it. If I can see it, I can create it.
In this, the trick is to pursue simplicity, give the client a warm feeling that the problem is understood, receive good advice, facilitated and carefully guided to the solution. Trust, connect and unburden.
The feeling when a guest arrives at your hotel after a long tiring journey, can sit in front of the fireplace, be handed a good glass of wine and stare carefree at the fire. My guest knows it will be okay.
This piece was written by Ernst Vegter, working as a Business Consultant at Pegamento.
How can I help you? That’s pretty much the first question I ask when talking to people who are curious about our services. In such a conversation, the use of senses is very important. Because not everyone is the same. One person thinks in images, while for another words are important or how something feels. For me, sight and hearing are the most beautiful senses, because both eyes and ears absorb information and can convey or process emotions.
Why hearing? Because listening is essential in contact. And it’s the key to unlocking valuable insights.
I developed this skill early on. As a child, I enjoyed radio plays on the radio, bringing the stories to life in my head.
Recognizing and automating patterns. Tasks we are constantly working on when implementing our robots at Pegamento. My 2 Drentsche Patrijshonden are hunting dogs and certainly not robots. The hunting instinct and intuition is basically in their genes. Continuing to offer new forms of training has taught them to recognize and act independently in hunting situations. Even “unsupervised,” even if I’m not around.
But when you try to teach a brain something, it also starts to see things you don’t expect. Dogs pick up on the slightest deviation in your voice or directions. To start recognizing that and correcting it again is perhaps the most complex challenge. But in our work, for the wonderful clients for whom we get to work, it often yields the most beautiful new insights!
This piece was written by Rob, founder of Pegamento and in charge of Marketing and R&D.
Feeling. That’s the best thing Pegamento stands for. Feeling for technology in the broadest sense of the word. Not only feeling for the exciting stuff like AI, but also for the basics of communication.
The very best part of my job is selling, listening, translating and thinking about what really matters. We bring the digital transformation with a great team!
The diversity of our team, how sharp we are, but especially the wonderful things we get to make makes me feel extremely good. Hence, I intuitively chose the sense of “feeling.
Feeling gives life and differentiation!
