Remote evacuation guidance system, land evacuation guidance system, and remote evacuation guidance method

Abstract

To provide an evacuation guidance system that performs evacuation guidance for a passenger on a ship from land.SOLUTION: A remote evacuation guidance system comprises: a plurality of types of sensors provided at a plurality of positions inboard; an evacuation guidance device provided inboard; and a land evacuation guidance system provided on land. In the land evacuation guidance system, sensor information detected by a sensor is acquired, and an inboard situation is reproduced such that the situation can be virtually simulated on the basis of the sensor information, an evacuation route is set on the basis of the represented inboard situation, evacuation guidance instruction information for guiding evacuation of passengers along the evacuation route is generated, and the evacuation guidance instruction information is transmitted to the onboard evacuation guidance device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] This disclosure relates to a remote evacuation guidance system, a land evacuation guidance system, Mu and It also relates to remote evacuation guidance methods. [Background technology]

[0002] If a fire, flooding, or the like occurs on board the ship, passengers are urged to evacuate through an onboard announcement system, and the crew guides them to safety. Patent Document 1 discloses a system for supporting evacuation guidance through onboard announcements and the like, and ensuring that passengers evacuate. For example, in the system disclosed in Patent Document 1, information required for guiding passengers to evacuate (e.g., the number and locations of nearby passengers, the direction and location of evacuation, etc.) is transmitted from a management device to mobile terminals carried by crew members, and the crew members guide passengers to evacuation sites based on this information. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2003-109149 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The evacuation guidance support system disclosed in Patent Document 1 makes it possible to guide passengers to an evacuation, but on unmanned ships or manpower-saving ships with a limited number of crew members, the ability of the crew to guide passengers to an evacuation will be restricted, so alternative means of evacuation guidance by the crew are necessary.

[0005] The present disclosure relates to a remote evacuation guidance system and a land evacuation guidance system that can solve the above problems. Mu and and a remote evacuation guidance method. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The remote evacuation guidance system disclosed herein comprises multiple types of sensors provided at multiple positions on board the ship, an evacuation guidance device provided on board the ship, and a land evacuation guidance system provided on land, the land evacuation guidance system comprising a sensor information acquisition unit that acquires sensor information detected by the sensors, an onboard situation reproduction unit that reproduces the onboard situation based on the sensor information to enable a simulated experience, an evacuation route setting unit that sets an evacuation route based on the reproduced onboard situation, a guidance information generation unit that generates evacuation guidance instruction information to guide the evacuation of passengers along the evacuation route, and a transmission unit that transmits the evacuation guidance instruction information to the evacuation guidance device.

[0007] The land evacuation guidance system disclosed herein comprises a sensor information acquisition unit that acquires sensor information detected by multiple types of sensors installed at multiple locations on board the ship, an onboard situation reproduction unit that reproduces the situation on board the ship based on the sensor information to allow a simulated experience, an evacuation route setting unit that sets an evacuation route based on the reproduced onboard situation, a guidance information generation unit that generates evacuation guidance instruction information that guides the evacuation of passengers along the evacuation route, and a transmission unit that transmits the evacuation guidance instruction information to an evacuation guidance device installed on board the ship.

[0009] The remote evacuation guidance method disclosed herein includes the steps of: a land evacuation guidance system installed on land acquiring sensor information detected by multiple types of sensors installed at multiple locations on the ship; a step of the land evacuation guidance system recreating the situation on the ship based on the sensor information so as to enable a simulated experience; a step of the land evacuation guidance system setting an evacuation route based on the recreated situation on the ship; a step of the land evacuation guidance system generating evacuation guidance instruction information for guiding the evacuation of passengers along the evacuation route; and a step of transmitting the evacuation guidance instruction information to an evacuation guidance device installed on the ship. Effect of the Invention

[0010] The above-mentioned remote evacuation guidance system and land evacuation guidance system Mu andAccording to the remote evacuation guidance method, evacuation guidance for passengers on board the ship can be carried out from land. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a first diagram showing an example of an evacuation guidance system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a second diagram showing an example of an evacuation guidance system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a first diagram showing an example of the operation of the evacuation guidance system according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a second diagram showing an example of the operation of the evacuation guidance system according to the embodiment. [Diagram 5] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an evacuation guidance system according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] <Embodiment> Hereinafter, the evacuation guidance system of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. (System Configuration) 1 and 2 are a first diagram and a second diagram, respectively, showing an example of an evacuation guidance system according to an embodiment. The evacuation guidance system 100 includes an inboard system 10, a sensor 15, and an evacuation guidance device 20 mounted on each of one or more ships 1, a mobile terminal 30 carried by passengers and crew members on board the ship 1, and a land system 40 and a simulation device 50 installed at a ground monitoring station. The evacuation guidance system 100 monitors the state of the interior of the multiple ships 1 from the land system 40, and when a fire, flooding, or the like occurs in one or more of the monitored ships 1, the land system 40 provides evacuation guidance to passengers of the ship 1 where the disaster has occurred. The land system 40 and the inboard system 10 of the ship 1 are communicatively connected via a network. Also, the inboard system 10, the sensor 15, the evacuation guidance device 20, and the mobile terminal 30 are communicatively connected. Also, the land system 40 and the mobile terminal 30 are communicatively connected.

[0013] The onboard system 10 manages information related to evacuation guidance of passengers and communicates between the ship and the land system 40. The sensors 15 are sensors installed in various places on the ship, and include various types of sensors such as a camera 15a, a microphone 15b, a tilt sensor 15c, a temperature sensor 15d, a humidity sensor 15e, an odor sensor 15g, a vibration sensor 15f, and an acceleration sensor so as to detect the situation on the ship from various angles. The evacuation guidance device 20 is various devices such as a display device 20a, a speaker 20b, a direction indicator 20c, and a robot 20d that have the function of informing passengers of the evacuation direction and evacuation route. The mobile terminals 30 such as a smartphone 30a and a wearable terminal 30b carried by passengers are used to grasp the position of passengers and communicate with passengers during evacuation, and also function as the sensors 15 and the evacuation guidance device 20. It should be noted that communication between passengers and onshore observers may be possible via cameras 15a, microphones 15b, display devices 20a, speakers 20b, robots 20d, and the like provided on board the ship.

[0014] (Land-based systems) The land system 40 has a function of collecting information detected by the sensor 15 of each ship 1, and reproducing the state inside each ship 1 in real time using VR (Virtual Reality) technology, 4DX (registered trademark) technology, etc. based on the collected information. There is a watchman at the land monitoring station, and the watchman can monitor the state inside the multiple ships 1 while experiencing a virtual experience. The watchman uses a virtual experience device 50 such as a head mounted display 50a and a chair 50b to experience the state of each place inside the ship reproduced by the land system 40 in a virtual way. The head mounted display 50a provides the watchman with a virtual experience of, for example, images, sounds, and smells inside the ship reproduced in three dimensions. The chair 50b can move up and down, forward and backward, and left and right, and provides the watchman with a virtual experience of the tilt and rocking of the ship. Chair 50b may further be provided with smoke, fragrance, wind, and mist (water) sprayers, and the smoke, odor, and other similar sprays may be sprayed from these sprayers to recreate the conditions of smoke, odor, wind, and water spray inside the ship, allowing passengers to virtually experience them. Based on information detected by multiple types of sensors 15 detected at various locations inside the ship, lifeguards virtually experience the recreated conditions inside the ship, grasp the overall damage situation inside the ship, and set evacuation routes and appropriate evacuation locations that will make it easy for passengers to evacuate.

[0015] The land system 40 includes a sensor information acquisition unit 41 , a control unit 42 , an in-ship situation reproduction unit 43 , an input unit 44 , an output unit 45 , a memory unit 46 , and a communication unit 47 . The sensor information acquisition unit 41 acquires sensor information detected by the sensor 15 of the ship 1. The sensor information acquisition unit 41 also acquires location information of the mobile terminal 30 carried by the passenger. The sensor information acquisition unit 41 also acquires information such as the occurrence of a fire or the like detected by a safety detection device installed on the ship, alarm information issued by a reporting device, and the operation status of a safety maintenance device.

[0016] The control unit 42 performs processing required for evacuation guidance of passengers. For example, the control unit 42 maps the position information of the mobile terminal 30 onto map information within the ship, and generates passenger map information that allows passenger positions within the ship to be grasped. The control unit 42 also calculates an evacuation route for passengers based on instructions from a lifeguard. For example, the lifeguard inputs information on in-ship positions and areas that are not desirable to pass through during evacuation and information on safe positions and areas to the land system 40 based on a simulated experience of various places within the ship. The control unit 42 calculates a safe evacuation route based on the input information. Alternatively, the control unit 42 may determine a safe evacuation route from among a plurality of evacuation routes determined in advance based on the above information input by the lifeguard, or may select and present several candidates for safe evacuation routes, and the lifeguard may specify an appropriate evacuation route from among them to determine the evacuation route. For example, the control unit 42 also generates a control signal for controlling the evacuation guiding device 20 based on the calculated evacuation route. For example, when the calculated evacuation route for a passageway provided along the longitudinal direction of the hull specifies that the passenger moves from the stern to the bow, the control unit 42 generates a control signal to the direction indicators 20c and the display devices 20a provided on the passageway to display a message guiding the passenger to move from the stern to the bow. The control unit 42 also generates a control signal to the speaker 20b provided on the passageway to output a sound guiding the passenger to move from the stern to the bow. For example, the control unit 42 has a function for communicating with the mobile terminal 30 using sound and video. This communication function may be, for example, a general videophone or a Web conference system. In addition, the control unit 42 has an image and audio processing and editing function for creating a video or the like that informs the passenger of the state of a position a little further along the evacuation route from the passenger's position and the state of other passengers related to the passenger.

[0017] The onboard situation reproducing unit 43 generates virtual reality space information from information such as video, audio, vibration, and smell acquired by the sensor information acquiring unit 41, using commonly available VR technology or 4DX (registered trademark) technology, and generates control information to be output to the simulation device 50. The onboard situation reproducing unit 43 uses at least one or both of the VR technology and 4DX (registered trademark) technology to generate information that enables the observer to simulate the onboard situation using the simulation device 50.

[0018] The input unit 44 is configured using input devices such as a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, buttons, a microphone, a camera, etc. The input unit 44 accepts input from a user to the land system 40. The input unit 44 outputs the content of the accepted input to the control unit 42.

[0019] The output unit 45 outputs information to a display device, a speaker, or the like (not shown) connected to the land system 40. For example, the output unit 45 outputs passenger map information, information on calculated evacuation routes, and the like to a display device. In addition, when passengers and monitors communicate with passengers using the evacuation guiding device 20 and the mobile terminal 30, the output unit 45 outputs images and sounds transmitted from the mobile terminal 30 to the display device and the speaker, respectively.

[0020] The storage unit 46 is configured using a storage device such as a HDD or a flash memory, and stores sensor information and various other information. The communication unit 47 communicates with the inboard system 10 and the mobile terminal 30.

[0021] (Onboard systems) The onboard system 10 includes a sensor information acquisition unit 11, a control unit 12, a storage unit 13, and a communication unit 14. The sensor information acquisition unit 11 acquires sensor information detected by sensors 15 provided at various locations on the ship from the sensors 15. The sensor information acquisition unit 11 acquires location information of a mobile terminal 30 from the mobile terminal 30. The sensor information acquisition unit 11 also acquires information from each device indicating the occurrence of a fire or the like detected by safety detection devices (fire detection and alarm devices, flood detection devices, etc.) provided on the ship, alarm information issued by a reporting device, and information indicating the operation status of safety maintenance devices (fire doors, watertight doors, sprinklers, etc.).

[0022] The control unit 12 controls communications with the evacuation guiding device 20, the mobile terminal 30, and the land system 40. The control unit 12 also controls the evacuation guiding device 20 based on instructions from the land system 40. The memory unit 13 is configured using a storage device such as a HDD or flash memory, and stores sensor information and various information. The communication unit 14 communicates with other devices.

[0023] (Mobile devices) The mobile terminal 30 includes a positioning sensor 31, a camera 32, a microphone 33, a display unit 34, a speaker 35, a control unit 36, a memory unit 37, and a communication unit 38. The positioning sensor 31 measures the position information of the mobile terminal 30. The positioning sensor 31 is a receiver of a satellite positioning system such as a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver. The camera 32 captures images of the surroundings of the mobile terminal 30. The microphone 33 collects sounds of the surroundings of the mobile terminal 30. The display unit 34 is configured using a display device such as a liquid crystal display, and displays, for example, an evacuation route and an evacuation direction. The speaker 35 outputs information such as the evacuation direction by voice. The control unit 36 ​​controls the operation of the mobile terminal 30. The memory unit 13 is configured using a storage device such as a HDD or a flash memory, and stores various information. The communication unit 14 communicates with the inboard system 10 and the land system 40.

[0024] (operation) Next, the operation of the evacuation guidance system 100 will be described with reference to Figs. 3 and 4. Figs. 3 and 4 are a first diagram and a second diagram, respectively, showing an example of the operation of the evacuation guidance system according to the embodiment. The ship 1 is provided with a fire detection / alarm system and a water inundation detection system. If a fire occurs on board the ship, the fire detection / alarm system is activated, and if water inundation occurs, the water inundation detection system is activated. When these safety detection devices are activated, the information is transmitted from the inboard system 10 to the land system 40, and the output unit 45 outputs the occurrence of a fire or water inundation to a display device. Evacuation guidance of passengers is started at the discretion of the captain of the ship 1 or a watchman on land, and the evacuation guidance system 100 starts operating.

[0025] <Evacuation guidance for large numbers of passengers> First, referring to FIG. 3, an example of an operation for performing evacuation guidance for a large number of passengers will be described. The mobile terminal 30 transmits its own position information and identification information measured by the positioning sensor 31 to the inboard system 10 through the communication unit 38 (step S1). In the inboard system 10, the communication unit 14 receives the transmitted position information and the like based on an instruction from the control unit 12, and transmits it to the land system 40 (step S2). In the land system 40, the control unit 42 acquires the position information and the identification information of the mobile terminal 30 through the communication unit 47, and stores the acquired information in the storage unit 46. The control unit 42 maps the acquired position information of the multiple mobile terminals 30 onto map information of the ship 1, and generates passenger map information indicating where each passenger is located within the ship (step S3). Note that the position information of the ship 1 is separately transmitted to the land system 40, and mapping to the map information of the ship is possible. The output unit 45 outputs the passenger map information to a display device.

[0026] The ship 1 transmits the sensor information detected by the sensor 15 and the identification information of the ship's own device to the inboard system 10 (step S4). Passengers and crew members may transmit images and sounds (sensor information) detected by the camera 32 and microphone 33 of the mobile terminal 30 carried by them to the inboard system 10 of their own device (step S4'). In the inboard system 10, the communication unit 14 receives the transmitted sensor information based on an instruction from the control unit 12 and transmits it to the land system 40 (step S5). In the land system 40, the control unit 42 acquires the sensor information through the communication unit 47 and stores the acquired sensor information in the storage unit 46. The control unit 42 outputs the sensor information detected at various positions in the ship to the inboard situation reproduction unit 43 by the position where the sensor is installed based on the identification information of the sensor. The inboard situation reproduction unit 43 generates virtual reality space information using, for example, VR technology (step S6) and outputs it to the simulation device 50 such as a head-mounted display 50a. The observer performs a predetermined operation on the land system 40 or the simulation device 50 to switch the inboard position and simulate the inboard situation reproduced by the inboard situation reproduction unit 43. This allows the observer to consider, for example, that passage A is not suitable as an evacuation route for passengers because flames are approaching, and passage B is possible to evacuate even though it has some areas filled with smoke. The observer also refers to the passenger map information generated in step S6 to confirm passenger positions, and considers, for example, how to set an evacuation route for each passenger present in a certain range and how to guide passengers to evacuate efficiently according to the number of passengers in an area. The observer then inputs information such as unpassable passages, safe passages, and passages recommended as part of evacuation routes to the land system 40. The input unit 44 outputs the input information to the control unit 42. The control unit 42 calculates evacuation routes from each area where passengers are present to a predetermined evacuation location, for example by connecting the passageways in the ship, based on the map information in the ship (information on the passageways in the ship), the passenger map information, the information on the passageways that cannot be passed designated by the observer, etc. (Step S7). The control unit 42 may display the calculated evacuation route on a display device via the output unit 45, and decide the evacuation route with the observer's approval.

[0027] After calculating the evacuation route, the control unit 42 generates evacuation guidance instruction information for the inside of the ship (step S8). For example, the map information for the inside of the ship includes the installation positions of the evacuation guidance devices 20, such as the display device 20a, the speaker 20b, and the direction indicator 20c. The control unit 42 compares the evacuation route calculated in step S7 with the evacuation guidance devices 20 at each position, calculates the direction to which passengers should be guided by the display device 20a, the speaker 20b, and the direction indicator 20c at each position, and sets the display content (e.g., an arrow indicating the direction of travel), the voice output content (e.g., "Please proceed in the direction of XX"), and the instruction direction for each evacuation guidance device 20. The control unit 42 instructs the communication unit 47 to transmit the evacuation guidance instruction information for the inside of the ship. The communication unit 47 transmits the evacuation guidance instruction information for the inside of the ship to the inboard system 10 (step S9). In the inboard system 10, the control unit 12 acquires the evacuation guidance instruction information for each evacuation guidance device 20 through the communication unit 14. The control unit 12 generates a control signal to be output to each evacuation guidance device 20 based on the evacuation guidance instruction information for each evacuation guidance device 20 (step S10). For example, if the evacuation guidance instruction information on the ship transmitted from the land system 40 to the display device 20a installed in the passage B includes the direction to guide passengers and the need to be careful of smoke, the control unit 12 generates an arrow indicating the direction to guide passengers and text information such as "Please proceed in the direction of the arrow while being careful of smoke" and a command signal instructing the display device 20a to display the text information. The control unit 12 also generates control signals for the other evacuation guidance devices 20. The communication unit 14 transmits the control signal generated by the control unit 12 to each evacuation guidance device 20 (step S11). The evacuation guidance devices 20 installed at each position in the ship receive the control signal and start evacuation guidance (step S12). For example, the display device 20a installed in the passage B displays an image in which an arrow indicating the guidance direction and a message such as "Please proceed in the direction of the arrow while being careful of smoke" are displayed. The process of step S8 may be configured to be executed by the control unit 12 of the inboard system 10.

[0028] <Evacuation guidance for individual passengers> Next, an example of an operation for performing evacuation guidance for individual passengers will be described with reference to FIG. 4. In parallel with the process illustrated in FIG. 3, on land, a monitor generates individual evacuation guidance instruction information for passengers who were unable to escape, passengers who are located far away from other passengers, passengers who are not around the evacuation guidance device 20, etc. (step S20). For example, the monitor identifies isolated passengers and their positions based on passenger map information, and plans a movement route for leading the identified passengers to an evacuation route used by many other passengers. Alternatively, when the monitor specifies the position of the identified passenger and a position for the passenger to join the evacuation route, the control unit 42 may perform a process similar to step S7 based on information on the blocked passages and safe passages previously set by the monitor based on the simulated experience, to calculate a movement route for the isolated passenger to move to the evacuation route. When the movement route for the isolated passenger is calculated, the control unit 42 generates individual evacuation guidance instruction information. For example, the control unit 42 generates information instructing the robot 20d to move to the location of the isolated passenger and move the passenger from that location along the movement route, and transmits the evacuation guidance instruction information to the inboard system 10 (step S21). In the inboard system 10, the control unit 12 generates a control signal for moving the robot 20d along the above-mentioned route based on the received evacuation guidance instruction information. Furthermore, when the robot 20d arrives at the location of the isolated passenger, the control unit 12 generates a control signal for following the robot 20d and calling for the passenger to evacuate (for example, the robot 20d outputs a voice to that effect) (step S22). The control unit 12 transmits the generated control signal to the robot 20d (step S23). The robot 20d that receives the control signal performs evacuation guidance (step S24).

[0029] Also, individual evacuation guidance instruction information may be generated for each mobile terminal 30 (step S20). For example, the monitor uses the simulation device 50 to simulate the situation around the position where the passengers who were unable to escape are located, and confirms what route they can take to evacuate and what the surrounding situation is. The control unit 42 generates map information (evacuation guidance instruction information) showing the evacuation route for each passenger who was unable to evacuate and a movement route to move to an evacuation route used by many other passengers based on the monitor's instruction, and transmits the information to the mobile terminal 30 of the passenger (step S25). In the mobile terminal 30, the display unit 34 outputs the evacuation guidance instruction information (step S26). The passengers start evacuating along the movement route displayed on the display unit 34. The passengers who are evacuating may be able to communicate with the monitor on land. For example, if the mobile terminal 30 is a smartphone, the lifeguard may call the mobile terminal 30 and guide the passengers to evacuate while informing them of the surrounding situation simulated using the simulation device 50, the evacuation situation of other passengers, the disaster situation on board the ship, etc.

[0030] Furthermore, passengers can request evacuation guidance from land-based lifeguards through the mobile terminal 30. When requesting evacuation guidance, passengers perform a predetermined operation on the mobile terminal 30 to communicate with the land system 40 using the communication function (communication software, etc.) of the land system 40, and request evacuation guidance (step S27). For example, passengers take pictures of the surroundings with the camera 32 and transmit them to the land system 40, while making voice inquiries about which direction to escape to and the conditions of the travel route. In response, the lifeguard uses the communication function to transmit evacuation guidance instruction information including voice and images (step S28) and performs evacuation guidance. For example, the lifeguard uses the virtual experience device 50 to simulate the conditions of the travel route set for the passenger (poor visibility, strong smell of smoke, etc.), and verbally communicates the simulated experience to the passenger and guides him / her along the travel route. The mobile terminal 30 outputs the voice information from the speaker 35. For example, if the ship 1 is in a state where it is tilted or pitching violently, the lifeguard can simulate the situation and understand that the passengers are not in a state where they can move smoothly along the proposed travel route, and can advise the passengers to hold on to the handrails and proceed slowly, for example, while informing them of the location of the handrails. In addition, for example, the lifeguard can process the images taken by the cameras 15a installed along the travel route using the land system 40, transmit the processed images to the mobile terminal 30 using the communication function, and provide a guide in advance of the state of the ship when the passengers proceed along the travel route from their current position. In addition, for example, if a passenger becomes separated from his or her family or friends during evacuation, the lifeguard can inform the passengers of the evacuation situation and safety of the friends, etc., based on the location information of the mobile terminal 30 held by the family or friends. This allows the passengers to evacuate with peace of mind. In this way, the passengers evacuate to the evacuation site by the evacuation guidance from the land system 40.

[0031] In Figures 3 and 4, the observer simulates the situation inside the ship in order to determine an appropriate evacuation route before calculating the evacuation route, but since the disaster situation changes from moment to moment, the observer may continue to simulate the situation inside the ship reproduced based on the latest sensor information and may change the evacuation route as appropriate by the processing exemplified in Figures 3 and 4. In Figure 4, individual evacuation guidance instruction information is notified to the mobile terminals 30 of passengers who are unable to escape or who are isolated, but information on the evacuation route along which each individual should evacuate may be sent to the mobile terminals 30 of all passengers.

[0032] (effect) As described above, according to this embodiment, the information collected by the cameras 15a and various sensors 15 for detecting other information (e.g., sound, heat, smell, inclination, vibration, etc.) installed in various places on the ship is transmitted to the land system 40 using the ship-land communication system (communication unit 14) of the ship 1 (for example, the ship 1 may be an unmanned ship or a manpower-saving ship). The land system 40 then reproduces the situation inside the ship using VR technology or 4DX (registered trademark) technology. This allows the watchman to grasp the situation inside the ship as if he were on board while being on land. In addition, since the situation in each place on the ship can be reproduced based on the information detected by the sensors 15 installed in various places on the ship, the watchman can experientially grasp the situation not only in a specific place on the ship but also in every place. This allows the watchman to determine an evacuation route that not only avoids the location where the fire detection and alarm system detects a fire, but also avoids dangerous places detected by the sensors 15 installed in various places on the ship. According to this embodiment, the land-based observer and each passenger can communicate bidirectionally using the land-based system 40 and the mobile terminal 30. The observer can guide the passengers to evacuate based on the in-ship conditions reproduced for the passengers' locations. The observer can smoothly evacuate the passengers by conveying the in-ship conditions that the passengers do not know and providing information on the evacuation route that is a little further ahead based on the in-ship conditions reproduced for the passengers' locations. According to this embodiment, the land-based system 40 can transmit evacuation guidance instruction information to the evacuation guidance device 20 on the ship and control the operation of the evacuation guidance device 20. This allows a large number of passengers who can see and hear the information output by the evacuation guidance device 20 to be evacuated together. By guiding the passengers on the ship from the land-based system 40 in this way, even if the ship 1 is an unmanned ship or a manpower-saving ship and the crew cannot evacuate the passengers or there is a shortage of manpower, the land-based system 40 can compensate for the absence or manpower of the crew and perform evacuation guidance in the same way as the crew on the ship.In addition, the land system 40 may assign more personnel to the evacuation guidance than those on board the ship. This allows more human resources to be allocated than those required for evacuation guidance by regular crew members, and is expected to result in more efficient and rapid evacuation guidance. Furthermore, the land system 40 allows the passengers to calmly guide the evacuation without being affected by fire or flooding while experiencing the situation inside the ship in real time. Furthermore, the land system 40 can monitor and guide the evacuation of multiple ships 1 in parallel at the same time, which contributes to unmanning and manpower-saving of the ships 1.

[0033] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the evacuation guidance system according to the embodiment. The computer 900 includes a CPU 901, a main memory device 902, an auxiliary memory device 903, an input / output interface 904, and a communication interface 905. The above-mentioned inboard system 10, the mobile terminal 30, and the land system 40 are implemented in the computer 900. The above-mentioned functions are stored in the auxiliary memory device 903 in the form of a program. The CPU 901 reads the program from the auxiliary memory device 903, loads it in the main memory device 902, and executes the above-mentioned processing in accordance with the program. The CPU 901 also allocates a memory area in the main memory device 902 in accordance with the program. The CPU 901 also allocates a memory area in the auxiliary memory device 903 for storing data being processed in accordance with the program.

[0034] In addition, a program for realizing all or part of the functions of the inboard system 10, the mobile terminal 30, and the land system 40 may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium may be read into a computer system and executed to perform processing by each functional unit. The term "computer system" as used herein includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices. In addition, if a WWW system is used, the term "computer system" also includes a homepage providing environment (or display environment). In addition, the term "computer-readable recording medium" refers to a portable medium such as a CD, DVD, or USB, and a storage device such as a hard disk built into a computer system. In addition, if the program is distributed to the computer 900 via a communication line, the computer 900 that receives the program may load the program into the main storage device 902 and execute the above processing. In addition, the program may be for realizing part of the above-mentioned functions, or may be capable of realizing the above-mentioned functions in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

[0035] As described above, several embodiments according to the present disclosure have been described, but all of these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope of the invention and its equivalents as described in the claims, as well as in the scope and gist of the invention.

[0036] <Additional Notes> The remote evacuation guidance system, land evacuation guidance system, onboard evacuation guidance system, and remote evacuation guidance method described in each embodiment can be understood, for example, as follows.

[0037] (1) A remote evacuation guidance system (evacuation guidance system 100) of a first embodiment comprises multiple types of sensors 15 provided at multiple locations on board the ship, an evacuation guidance device 20 provided on board the ship, and a land evacuation guidance system (land system 40) provided on land, the land evacuation guidance system (land system 40) comprising a sensor information acquisition unit 41 that acquires sensor information detected by the sensors, an onboard situation reproduction unit 43 that reproduces the onboard situation based on the sensor information to enable a simulated experience, an evacuation route setting unit (control unit 42) that sets an evacuation route based on the reproduced onboard situation, a guidance information generation unit (control unit 42) that generates evacuation guidance instruction information to guide the evacuation of passengers along the evacuation route, and a transmission unit (communication unit 47) that transmits the evacuation guidance instruction information to the evacuation guidance device. This allows evacuation guidance for passengers on board the ship to be provided from the land system 40.

[0038] (2) A remote evacuation guidance system (evacuation guidance system 100) according to a second aspect is the remote evacuation guidance system of (1), wherein the land evacuation guidance system (land system 40) further includes a position information acquisition unit (sensor information acquisition unit 41) that acquires position information of passengers on board the ship, and a passenger map information generation unit (control unit 42) that generates passenger map information indicating the positions of the passengers on board the ship based on the position information, and the evacuation route setting unit sets the evacuation route based on the passenger map information and the situation on board the ship. This allows evacuation routes to be set taking into account the positions of passengers.

[0039] (3) A remote evacuation guidance system (evacuation guidance system 100) according to a third aspect is a remote evacuation guidance system as defined in (1) to (2), in which the onboard situation reproduction unit 43 generates at least one of virtual reality space information (VR) and tactile information (4DX). By generating virtual reality spatial information and sensory information (control information such as chair movement and the amount of smoke sprayed to recreate the tilt and rocking of the ship by moving the chair, and the spraying of smoke, smells, wind, and water), observers can virtually experience the situation on board the ship.

[0040] (4) A remote evacuation guidance system (evacuation guidance system 100) according to a fourth aspect is a remote evacuation guidance system according to any one of (1) to (3), in which the evacuation guidance device 20 is at least one of a display device 20a, a speaker 20b, a direction indicator 20c, and a robot 20d, and the sensor is more than one of a camera 15a, a microphone 15b, a vibration sensor 15f, an odor sensor 15g, a tilt sensor 15c, an acceleration sensor, a temperature sensor 15d, and a humidity sensor 15e. The display device 20a, speaker 20b, and direction indicator 20c installed inside the ship can be controlled from the ground. Also, the robot 20d can be used for evacuation guidance. By using the above sensors, in addition to visual information inside the ship, sounds, smells, inclination, rocking, temperature (heat), etc. can be reproduced.

[0041] (5) A remote evacuation guidance system (evacuation guidance system 100) according to a fifth aspect is a remote evacuation guidance system according to any one of (1) to (4), further comprising a portable terminal 30 carried by a passenger on board the ship, and the transmission unit transmits the evacuation guidance instruction information to the portable terminal. This makes it possible to guide each passenger individually to evacuation routes, etc.

[0042] (6) A remote evacuation guidance system (evacuation guidance system 100) according to a sixth aspect is a remote evacuation guidance system as in (5), in which the land-based evacuation guidance system (land-based system 40) and the mobile terminal 30 are capable of two-way communication by transmitting and receiving at least one of images or audio from each other. This will allow evacuation guidance for each passenger on an individual basis from land.

[0043] (7) A land evacuation guidance system (land system 40) according to a seventh aspect includes a sensor information acquisition unit 41 that acquires sensor information detected by multiple types of sensors installed at multiple positions on the ship, an onboard situation reproduction unit 43 that reproduces the situation on the ship based on the sensor information to enable a simulated experience, an evacuation route setting unit (control unit 42) that sets an evacuation route based on the reproduced situation on the ship, a guidance information generation unit (control unit 42) that generates evacuation guidance instruction information to guide the evacuation of passengers along the evacuation route, and a transmission unit (communication unit 47) that transmits the evacuation guidance instruction information to an evacuation guidance device installed on the ship. This allows the conditions on board to be understood experientially from land, and evacuation guidance can be carried out from land by controlling the onboard evacuation guidance devices.

[0044] (8) An onboard evacuation guidance system (onboard system 10) according to an eighth aspect includes multiple types of sensors 15 provided at multiple locations onboard the ship, an evacuation guidance device 20 provided onboard the ship, a sensor information acquisition unit 11 that acquires sensor information detected by the sensors, a control unit 12 that controls the evacuation guidance device, and a communication unit 14 that transmits the sensor information acquired by the sensor information acquisition unit to a land evacuation guidance system and receives a control signal from the land evacuation guidance system that controls the evacuation guidance device. The situation inside the ship detected by the sensor 15 is transmitted to a land evacuation guidance system, and the evacuation guidance devices inside the ship are controlled based on control signals obtained from the land evacuation guidance system, thereby enabling evacuation guidance of passengers in cooperation with the land evacuation guidance system.

[0045] (9) A remote evacuation guidance method according to a ninth aspect includes the steps of: a land evacuation guidance system installed on land acquiring sensor information detected by multiple types of sensors installed at multiple locations on the ship; a land evacuation guidance system recreating the situation on the ship based on the sensor information so as to enable a simulated experience; a land evacuation guidance system setting an evacuation route based on the recreated situation on the ship; a land evacuation guidance system generating evacuation guidance instruction information for guiding the evacuation of passengers along the evacuation route; and a step of transmitting the evacuation guidance instruction information to an evacuation guidance device installed on the ship. [Explanation of symbols]

[0046] 100... Evacuation guidance system, 1... Ship, 10... In-ship system, 11... Sensor information acquisition unit, 12... Control unit, 13... Memory unit, 14... Communication unit, 15... Sensor, 15a... Camera, 15b... Microphone, 15c... Tilt sensor, 15d... Temperature sensor, 15e... Humidity sensor, 15g... Odor sensor, 15f... Vibration sensor, 20... Evacuation guidance device, 20a... Display device, 20b... Speaker, 20c... Direction indicator, 20d... Robot, 30... Mobile terminal, 30a... Smartphone, 30b... 900...computer, 901...CPU, 902...main memory device, 903...auxiliary memory device, 904...input / output interface, 905...communication interface

Claims

1. A plurality of types of sensors provided at a plurality of positions within the ship; An evacuation guidance device provided on the ship; A land evacuation guidance system installed on land; Equipped with The land evacuation guidance system includes: a sensor information acquisition unit that acquires sensor information detected by the sensor; an interior situation reproducing unit that reproduces the interior situation of the ship based on the sensor information so that the user can experience it simulatively; an evacuation route setting unit that sets an evacuation route based on the reproduced situation inside the ship; a guidance information generating unit that generates evacuation guidance instruction information for guiding the evacuation of passengers along the evacuation route; A transmission unit that transmits the evacuation guidance instruction information to the evacuation guidance device; A remote evacuation guidance system equipped with

2. The land evacuation guidance system includes: a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of passengers on the ship; a passenger map information generating unit that generates passenger map information indicating the positions of the passengers on the ship based on the position information; Further equipped with the evacuation route setting unit sets the evacuation route based on the passenger map information and the situation on board the ship. The remote evacuation guidance system according to claim 1.

3. the onboard situation reproduction unit generates at least one of virtual reality space information and bodily sensation information; 3. The remote evacuation guidance system according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The evacuation guidance device is at least one of a display device, a speaker, a direction indicator, and a robot, and the sensor is a plurality of sensors selected from a camera, a microphone, a vibration sensor, an odor sensor, a tilt sensor, an acceleration sensor, a temperature sensor, and a humidity sensor. The remote evacuation guidance system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. A mobile terminal carried by a passenger on the ship, The transmission unit transmits the evacuation guidance instruction information to the mobile terminal. The remote evacuation guidance system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. The land evacuation guidance system and the mobile terminal are capable of two-way communication by transmitting and receiving at least one of images and sounds from each other. The remote evacuation guidance system according to claim 5.

7. a sensor information acquisition unit that acquires sensor information detected by a plurality of types of sensors provided at a plurality of positions on the ship; an interior situation reproducing unit that reproduces the interior situation of the ship based on the sensor information so that the user can experience it simulatively; an evacuation route setting unit that sets an evacuation route based on the reproduced situation inside the ship; a guidance information generating unit that generates evacuation guidance instruction information for guiding the evacuation of passengers along the evacuation route; a transmitting unit that transmits the evacuation guidance instruction information to an evacuation guidance device provided on the ship; A land evacuation guidance system equipped with:

8. A land evacuation guidance system provided on land acquires sensor information detected by a plurality of types of sensors provided at a plurality of positions on the ship; a step of the land evacuation guidance system reproducing the situation inside the ship based on the sensor information so that the situation can be simulated; a step of the land evacuation guidance system setting an evacuation route based on the reproduced situation on board the ship; generating evacuation guidance instruction information by the land evacuation guidance system to guide evacuation of passengers along the evacuation route; transmitting the evacuation guidance instruction information to an evacuation guidance device provided on the ship; A remote evacuation guidance method comprising:

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