Ship intelligent cabin safety and environment monitoring system

By introducing an intelligent monitoring system into the ship's engine room, various environmental parameters can be collected and analyzed in real time, solving the problem of insufficient automation in engine room environmental monitoring and improving safety and comfort.

CN223500438UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-31CCCC SHANGHAI DREDGING CO LTD +1
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422892576.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-26
Publication Date
2025-10-31
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-26

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Technical Problem

The current level of automation in ship engine room environmental monitoring is low, which affects ship safety and comfort.

Method used

The intelligent monitoring system, consisting of a central control box, field acquisition box, PLC acquisition module, industrial computer, sensors, and cameras, collects and analyzes data such as cabin video, temperature, humidity, noise, and liquid level in real time, identifies abnormal situations and issues alarms.

Benefits of technology

It enables intelligent monitoring of the engine room environment, improves safety management, identifies personnel and equipment anomalies, and enhances the ship's automation level and navigation safety.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a ship intelligent cabin safety and environment monitoring system, which belongs to the technical field of ship cabin monitoring and comprises a central control box, a field acquisition box, a PLC (programmable logic controller) acquisition module, an industrial personal computer, a touch display screen, a sensor, a camera with holder control, a communication module, an audible and visual alarm and an intelligent cabin monitoring system. According to the utility model, through the central control box, the field control box, the PLC acquisition module, the communication module and the like, videos, temperature, humidity, noise and bilge water level of a cabin, liquid levels of an oil tank and a water tank, equipment temperature, operation data and alarm signals of a diesel engine, operation data and alarm signals of a generator and the like are acquired; through acquisition and analysis of comprehensive data such as operation state and alarm data, on-site video image data, sensor monitoring data and temperature, humidity and noise of important equipment in the cabin, abnormity of personnel and abnormity of the equipment can be identified, the purpose of intelligent monitoring is achieved, and the safety management level of the cabin can be improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of ship engine room monitoring technology, specifically a ship intelligent engine room safety and environmental monitoring system. Background Technology

[0002] Ship cabin environment monitoring technology integrates computer technology, computer network technology, information processing technology, and sensor technology, becoming an important component of ship automation technology development. The degree of ship automation is a crucial indicator of a ship's sophistication. Currently, my country has a high level of automation in ship automatic control and engine room alarm systems, but its automation level in cabin environment monitoring is relatively low. Achieving automatic cabin environment monitoring is of great significance for improving the comfort of the ship's engine room environment, enhancing navigation safety, and raising the overall level of ship automation. Therefore, we need to propose an intelligent ship engine room safety and environmental monitoring system. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a ship intelligent engine room safety and environmental monitoring system, which has the advantages of being able to identify abnormalities in personnel and equipment, and achieve intelligent monitoring, so as to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides a ship intelligent engine room safety and environmental monitoring system, including a central control box, a field acquisition box, a PLC acquisition module, an industrial computer, a touch screen display, sensors, a camera with pan-tilt control, a communication module, an audible and visual alarm, an intelligent engine room monitoring system, and local area network (LAN) cables and signal cables connecting the entire system. Specifically: the central control box is connected to the industrial computer via the LAN, and the industrial computer is installed inside the central control box; the industrial computer is connected to the touch screen display via the LAN and signal cables. The central control box is connected to the field acquisition box via the LAN, and the field acquisition box is connected to the camera with pan-tilt control via the LAN; the communication module is installed inside the field acquisition box. The PLC acquisition module is installed inside the field acquisition box. Multiple sets of field acquisition boxes are provided, and these sets are respectively installed in the stern-amonghead section of the engine room, on both sides of the engine room, inside the central control room, and on both sides of the central control room.

[0005] Preferably, the intelligent cabin monitoring system is installed on an industrial computer, and the touch screen is used to display comprehensive safety monitoring videos and alarm information.

[0006] Preferably, the sensors include a liquid level sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a noise monitoring sensor, and the field acquisition box is connected to the liquid level sensor, temperature sensor, humidity sensor, and noise monitoring sensor respectively via signal cables.

[0007] Preferably, the communication module inside the field acquisition box is connected to the signal box of the diesel engine and generator equipment via a signal cable to acquire alarm signals from the equipment.

[0008] Preferably, the audible and visual alarms are installed in different cabin passages within the cabin, and are connected to the central control box via signal cables and a local area network.

[0009] Preferably, the PTZ-controlled camera is installed inside the ship's engine room, and the PTZ-controlled camera is used to automatically track and monitor the movement of people in the area and identify their behavior.

[0010] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0011] This utility model collects video, temperature, humidity, noise, bilge water level, oil and water tank levels, equipment temperature, diesel engine operating data and alarm signals, generator operating data and alarm signals, etc., in the engine room through a central control box, field control box, PLC acquisition module, and communication module. By collecting and analyzing comprehensive data such as the operating status and alarm data of important equipment in the engine room, on-site video image data, sensor monitoring data, temperature, humidity and noise, it can identify abnormalities in personnel and equipment, achieve the purpose of intelligent monitoring, and improve the level of engine room safety management. Attached Figure Description

[0012] Figure 1 This is a structural block diagram of the intelligent ship engine room safety and environmental monitoring system of this utility model. Detailed Implementation

[0013] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0014] Please see Figure 1 This utility model provides a ship intelligent engine room safety and environmental monitoring system, including a central control box, a field data acquisition box, a PLC data acquisition module, an industrial computer, a touch screen display, sensors, a camera with pan-tilt control, a communication module, an audible and visual alarm, an intelligent engine room monitoring system, and local area network cables and signal cables connecting the entire system. Specifically:

[0015] The central control box is connected to the industrial computer via a local area network.

[0016] The industrial computer is installed in the central control box and connected to the touch screen via a local area network and video signal cables.

[0017] The touch screen is installed on the workbench in the central control room for monitoring by on-duty personnel.

[0018] The intelligent cabin monitoring system is installed on an industrial computer and displays comprehensive safety monitoring videos and alarm information on a touch screen.

[0019] The central control box is connected to the field data acquisition box via a local area network.

[0020] The field data collection boxes are installed in the midship section of the engine room, on both sides of the engine room, in the central control room, and on both sides of the central control room.

[0021] The field data acquisition box connects to signal cables that are used to collect water level sensors in the ship's bilge, as well as water level sensors in different oil tanks and water tanks, and temperature sensors for different equipment.

[0022] The on-site data acquisition box is connected to a camera with pan-tilt control via a local area network.

[0023] The PLC acquisition module is installed in the field acquisition box to collect monitoring signals from different devices.

[0024] In this embodiment, the PTZ-controlled cameras are installed in different locations within the engine room. The main monitoring locations include the control room, personnel passageways outside the control room, personnel passageways near the diesel engine and generator, and inspection personnel passageways for other auxiliary equipment. The PTZ-controlled cameras can automatically track and monitor personnel movement within the monitoring area, identify personnel behavior, and when abnormal behavior such as a person falling occurs, an alarm signal can be sent to the PLC module in the field acquisition box via a signal cable.

[0025] The communication module is installed inside the field data acquisition box.

[0026] The communication module inside the field acquisition box is connected to the machine-side box of the diesel engine and generator equipment via a signal cable to communicate with the diesel engine and generator and obtain alarm signals from the equipment.

[0027] The field data acquisition box is connected to temperature, humidity, and noise monitoring sensors via a local area network cable.

[0028] Temperature, humidity, and noise monitoring sensors are installed in different locations within the cabin to monitor temperature, humidity, and noise levels in different compartments. An alert is issued when the temperature in any monitored area of ​​the cabin becomes abnormal.

[0029] The audible and visual alarms are installed in different compartment passages within the cabin and connected to the central control box via signal cables and a local area network.

[0030] In this embodiment, the ship's intelligent engine room safety and environmental monitoring system collects video, temperature, humidity, noise, bilge water level, oil tank and water tank levels, equipment temperature, diesel engine operating data and alarm signals, generator operating data and alarm signals, etc., through a central control box, field control box, PLC acquisition module, communication module, etc.

[0031] In this embodiment, the ship's intelligent engine room safety and environmental monitoring system can set alarm values ​​for different devices and alarms, and output alarm trigger signals of different frequencies through a PLC module, classifying alarm signals into levels. The alarm trigger signal output terminal is connected to an audible and visual alarm via signal cables and network cables, emitting different alarm sounds and flashing lights of different colors for signals of different alarm levels.

[0032] In addition, this utility model also provides a terminal device. The intelligent cabin monitoring system involved in this embodiment is mainly applied in the terminal device, which can be a PC, portable computer, mobile terminal or other device with display and processing functions.

[0033] Specifically, the terminal device may include a processor (e.g., CPU), a communication bus, a user interface, a network interface, and memory. The communication bus is used to enable communication between these components; the user interface may include a display screen or an input unit such as a keyboard; the network interface may optionally include a standard wired interface or a wireless interface (such as a Wi-Fi interface); the memory may be high-speed RAM or stable non-volatile memory, such as disk storage, and may also optionally be a storage device independent of the aforementioned processor.

[0034] The memory stores a readable storage medium, which in turn stores a process monitoring program. The processor can call the process monitoring program stored in the memory and execute the functions of the intelligent cabin monitoring system provided in this embodiment of the invention.

[0035] Understandably, a readable storage medium can be a tangible device capable of holding and storing instructions for use by an instruction execution device. A computer-readable storage medium can be, for example, but not limited to, an electrical storage device, a magnetic storage device, an optical storage device, an electromagnetic storage device, a semiconductor storage device, or any suitable combination thereof. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of computer-readable storage media include: portable computer disks, hard disks, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), static random access memory (SRAM), portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), digital multifunction disc (DVD), memory sticks, floppy disks, mechanical encoding devices, such as punch cards or recessed protrusions storing instructions thereon, and any suitable combination thereof. The computer-readable storage medium as used herein is not to be construed as a transient signal itself, such as radio waves or other freely propagating electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic waves propagating through waveguides or other transmission media (e.g., light pulses through fiber optic cables), or electrical signals transmitted through wires.

[0036] The computer-readable program instructions described herein can be downloaded from computer-readable storage media to various computing / processing devices, or downloaded via a network, such as the Internet, local area network, wide area network, and / or wireless network, to an external computer or external storage device. The network may include copper transmission cables, fiber optic transmission, wireless transmission, routers, firewalls, switches, gateway computers, and / or edge servers. A network adapter card or network interface in each computing / processing device receives the computer-readable program instructions from the network and forwards them to the computer-readable storage media in the respective computing / processing device.

[0037] Computer program instructions used to perform operations of this disclosure may be assembly instructions, instruction set architecture (ISA) instructions, machine instructions, machine-dependent instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, status setting data, or source code or object code written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including object-oriented programming languages ​​such as Smalltalk, C++, etc., and conventional procedural programming languages ​​such as the "C" language or similar programming languages. The computer-readable program instructions may execute entirely on the user's computer, partially on the user's computer, as a standalone software package, partially on the user's computer and partially on a remote computer, or entirely on a remote computer or server. In cases involving a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer via any type of network—including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN)—or may be connected to an external computer (e.g., via the Internet using an Internet service provider). In some embodiments, electronic circuitry, such as programmable logic circuitry, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or programmable logic arrays (PLAs), is personalized by utilizing the status information of the computer-readable program instructions to implement various aspects of this disclosure.

[0038] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A ship intelligent engine room safety and environmental monitoring system, characterized in that, This includes a central control box, field data acquisition box, PLC data acquisition module, industrial computer, touch screen display, sensors, camera with pan-tilt control, communication module, audible and visual alarm, intelligent cabin monitoring system, and local area network cables and signal cables connecting the entire system, among which: The central control box is connected to the industrial computer via a local area network. The industrial computer is installed inside the central control box and is connected to the touch screen via a local area network and signal cables. The central control box is connected to the field acquisition box via a local area network, and the field acquisition box is connected to a camera with pan-tilt control via a local area network. The communication module is installed inside the field acquisition box. The PLC acquisition module is installed in the field acquisition box. There are multiple sets of field acquisition boxes, which are respectively installed in the midship section of the engine room, on both sides of the engine room, in the central control room, and on both sides of the central control room.

2. The ship intelligent engine room safety and environmental monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The intelligent cabin monitoring system is installed on an industrial computer, and the touch screen is used to display comprehensive safety monitoring videos and alarm information.

3. The ship intelligent engine room safety and environmental monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sensors include a liquid level sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a noise monitoring sensor. The field acquisition box is connected to the liquid level sensor, temperature sensor, humidity sensor, and noise monitoring sensor via signal cables.

4. The ship intelligent engine room safety and environmental monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The communication module inside the field acquisition box is connected to the signal box of the diesel engine and generator equipment via a signal cable to acquire alarm signals from the equipment.

5. The ship intelligent engine room safety and environmental monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The audible and visual alarms are installed in different cabin passages within the cabin, and are connected to the central control box via signal cables and a local area network.

6. The ship intelligent engine room safety and environmental monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The PTZ-controlled camera is installed inside the ship's engine room and is used to automatically track and monitor the movement of people in the area and identify their behavior.