Line length navigation system
    41.
    发明授权
    Line length navigation system 失效
    线路导航系统

    公开(公告)号:US4238824A

    公开(公告)日:1980-12-09

    申请号:US971278

    申请日:1978-12-20

    Abstract: The invention is a guidance system used in laying undersea pipe or cable from a pipe-laying vessel when radio transmissions are unreliable. The system processes parameters derived from sensors normally aboard a pipe-laying vessel and sensors cooperating with active winches applying tension to the several anchor lines. The vessel's pitch, roll, and heading angles are supplied from gyrocompass and vertical gyroscopic instruments. Anchor line elevation and azimuth angles with respect to deck coordinates are yielded by conventional angle pick offs associated with fairlead devices, as are the line axial tension and the length of anchor line paid out. Initial conditions, including the initial position of the vessel, are easily obtained in the usual manner. From certain of these parameters, the invention derives intermediate anchor line parameters for use in computing fairlead motion.The intermediate data is used to compute compensated fairlead motion data by first computing apparent fairlead motion from anchor line tension changes. This version of fairlead motion contains undesired terms due to apparent fairlead motion caused by anchor line length changes and also due to actual fairlead motion caused by vessel attitude changes. Therefore, second and third computations are made of the contributions of the latter effects. This is done so that apparent fairlead motion due to anchor line length change and actual fairlead motion due to vessel attitude change may be subtracted from the measure of apparent fairlead motion as calculated from anchor line tension change, yielding the desired compensated fairlead motion value free of significant disturbing components. An estimated value of vessel position change is then obtained by a least squares estimation involving these fairlead motion terms. Correction of vessel position then follows by cooperative operation of the winch and thruster assemblies.

    Abstract translation: 本发明是一种用于在无线电传输不可靠时从敷管船敷设海底管道或电缆的引导系统。 该系统处理通常在管道铺设船上传感器的传感器参数,以及与主动绞车配合使用的传感器,以向多条锚索施加张力。 船舶的俯仰角,俯仰角和航向角由陀螺罗经和垂直陀螺仪提供。 相对于甲板坐标的锚定线高程和方位角通过与导线装置相关联的常规角度拾取产生,线路轴向张力和锚线长度被支付。 初始条件,包括船舶的初始位置,很容易以通常的方式获得。 从这些参数中的某些参数中,本发明导出中间锚线参数以用于计算平行线运动。 中间数据用于通过首先计算锚线张力变化的明显的弹道运动来计算补偿的交错运动数据。 由于由锚线长度变化引起的明显的导线运动,并且由于船只姿态变化引起的实际的弹道运动,这种版本的导弹运动包含不需要的术语。 因此,第二和第三次计算是由后一种影响的贡献。 这样做,使得由于锚线长度变化引起的明显的导线运动和由于船舶姿态变化引起的实际的弹道运动可以从根据锚线张力变化计算的表观运动轨迹运动的测量中减去,产生没有 显着扰乱组件。 然后通过涉及这些弹道运动项的最小二乘估计值来获得船舶位置变化的估计值。 然后通过绞车和推进器组件的协同操作来修正船只位置。

    Navigation system for maneuvering a structure about a submerged object
    42.
    发明授权
    Navigation system for maneuvering a structure about a submerged object 失效
    用于操纵水下物体结构的导航系统

    公开(公告)号:US4025895A

    公开(公告)日:1977-05-24

    申请号:US614734

    申请日:1975-09-18

    Abstract: The navigation system permits remote maneuvering of a water-borne structure about a stationary object by utilizing dual sonar ranging. The structure can be self-propelled or towed by a surface craft. The transducer portion of the navigation system is mounted on the structure and the system's remaining portion is on the deck of the surface craft. For complete remote navigation, at least three but preferably four transducers are employed for positioning at the four corners of a rectangle. Each transducer is both sound-emitting and sound-receiving. The sonic impulses from each pair of port and starboard transducers are directed downwardly and inwardly. The travel time for each reflected sonic impulse is directly proportional to the slant range between the transducer and the object. The spacing between each pair of port and starboard transducers and the frequency of the emitted sound impulses are selected so that very accurate measurements are obtainable of the position of the object relative to the transducers. If the object is a pipe it is desirably maintained on a visual display in a longitudinal plane of symmetry for the two pairs of transducers. Any appreciable lateral deviation from the desired position is immediately detected and corrective action can be taken by the surface craft to reposition the structure.

    Abstract translation: 导航系统允许通过利用双声纳测距远程操纵围绕静止物体的水传动结构。 该结构可以由一个水面工艺自行推进或拖曳。 导航系统的传感器部分安装在结构上,系统的剩余部分位于表面飞机的甲板上。 对于完整的远程导航,至少三个但优选四个换能器用于定位在矩形的四个角落。 每个传感器都是发声和声音接收。 来自每对端口和右舷传感器的声波脉冲被向下和向内指向。 每个反射的声波脉冲的行进时间与传感器和物体之间的倾斜范围成正比。 选择每对端口和右舷换能器之间的间隔和发射的声音脉冲的频率,使得可以获得物体相对于换能器的位置的非常精确的测量。 如果物体是管道,则期望地保持在两对换能器的纵向对称平面的视觉显示器上。 立即检测到与期望位置的任何明显的横向偏差,并且表面处理器可以采取校正动作来重新定位结构。

    MARINE AUTO-RANGE REMAINING OVERLAY
    43.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190011266A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-10

    申请号:US15642865

    申请日:2017-07-06

    Inventor: Lucas Steward

    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are provided herein for performing marine auto-ranging. Marine auto-ranging may include the functionality to determine current conditions associated with a watercraft (e.g., remaining fuel, location, speed, wind, current, etc.) and determine a range for the watercraft and, in turn, possible destinations for the watercraft that are within range on a map. A marine electronic device may be configured to display a map and overlay the map with an indication of how far a watercraft could travel based on such current conditions, such as a highlighted or shaded geographical area around a current location of the watercraft on the map.

    SEA AREA INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD AND SEA AREA INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20170284809A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-05

    申请号:US15443063

    申请日:2017-02-27

    Inventor: Kazunari TANAKA

    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores therein a generation program that causes a computer to execute a process. The process includes acquiring positional information including positions of a plurality of ships at a plurality of timings; acquiring, or generating from the positional information of the plurality of ships, sailing route information; and generating closest distance information for each sea area corresponding to positions of closest approach of two ships, from the positional information and the sailing route information, the closest distance information including a statistical quantity of a distance of closest approach between the two ships, the statistical quantity of a distance of closest approach being calculated based on encountering relationship for directions of the two ships and whether or not ship tracks of the two ships are along a sailing route in the sea area.

    SHIP MONITORING DEVICE
    49.
    发明申请
    SHIP MONITORING DEVICE 有权
    船舶监控装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150112519A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-23

    申请号:US14406646

    申请日:2013-07-22

    Abstract: A computer 11 of a ship monitoring device 1 arranges one kind of transmission data between, two consecutive start control codes and two consecutive termination control codes. The computer 11 also arranges information indicating a type of the transmission data between the transmission data and the start control codes and between the termination control codes and the transmission data. In this way, the transmission data is transmitted in form of packet data. Therefore, transmission data in information communication between ships and sensed information in information, communication of fenders can be easily distinguished from each other. In addition, a type of information transmitted as the transmission data can be easily identified.

    Abstract translation: 船舶监视装置1的计算机11在两个连续的启动控制代码和两个连续的终止控制代码之间布置一种传输数据。 计算机11还在发送数据和开始控制码之间以及终止控制码和发送数据之间排列指示发送数据的种类的信息。 以这种方式,以分组数据的形式发送传输数据。 因此,船舶之间的信息通信中的传输数据和信息中的感测信息,挡泥板的通信可以容易地彼此区分。 此外,可以容易地识别作为发送数据发送的信息的类型。

    Method and System for a Towed Vessel Suitable for Transporting Liquids
    50.
    发明申请
    Method and System for a Towed Vessel Suitable for Transporting Liquids 有权
    适用于运输液体的拖船的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20140033963A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-06

    申请号:US14049539

    申请日:2013-10-09

    Abstract: A towed vessel suitable for containing and transporting various liquids is disclosed. The vessel further comprises various features useful in the transportation, navigation, and storage of the towable vessel, both when in use for transporting fluids and when transported in an emptied state. Such features include navigational and positioning devices and methods, power supply devices and methods, and means for filling, inflating, emptying, and deflating a non-rigid, towed vessel. Aspects of embodiments of the present invention further include features useful for purifying or preserving the purity of the fluid to be transported.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种适用于容纳和运输各种液体的拖船。 该容器还包括在用于输送流体和当以空的状态运输时用于可运输,导航和存储可拖船的各种特征。 这些特征包括导航和定位装置和方法,供电装置和方法,以及用于填充,充气,排空和排空非刚性拖船的装置的装置。 本发明的实施方案的方面还包括可用于纯化或保持待运输流体的纯度的特征。

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