Rigging Diagnostic Device for Vessel Compatibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge lies in selecting and combining rigging equipment for vessels without sufficient knowledge of compatibility, leading to difficulties in determining whether desired functions are realized, especially when combining new-generation and old-generation equipment, as software version compatibility and functionality are not easily identifiable from external appearances.
Innovation Solution
A diagnostic device equipped with a processor and storage that collects equipment information, searches attribute and requirement databases to determine realizable functions, and provides information on necessary additions or software updates to achieve desired functionalities, thereby simplifying the selection and integration of compatible rigging equipment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If rigging equipment from different generations is combined without compatibility checking, then equipment selection flexibility is improved, but functional reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The diagnostic device performs compatibility checking and function determination before equipment assembly or purchase. By preliminarily determining whether desired functions are realizable through database searches and requirement verifications, the system prevents incompatible equipment combinations, thus maintaining reliability while allowing flexible equipment selection.
2Device complexity
If compatibility checking is performed manually without automated diagnostic tools, then device complexity is reduced, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual compatibility checking with an automated diagnostic device that collects equipment information, searches databases, and determines function realizability automatically. This substitution of manual mechanical checking with an automated electronic system significantly reduces time consumption while managing complexity through standardized diagnostic procedures.
3Ease of operation
If software version information is not accessible from external appearance, then equipment identification simplicity is improved, but information accessibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The diagnostic device acts as an intermediary that accesses software version information through communication interfaces with the equipment. Instead of requiring direct visual inspection or manual access to internal software versions, the diagnostic device mediates the information retrieval process by collecting equipment information automatically and extracting software version data through standardized communication protocols.
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AI summary
A rigging equipment diagnostic device includes a processor and a storage to store a program to be executed by the processor. The processor executes an equipment information collection process in which information on equipment fitted to a hull is collected, an attribute information acquisition process in which an attribute database to store attribute information including information on functions to be realized is searched and attribute information on equipment fitted to the hull is acquired, a requirement information acquisition process in which requirement information is acquired by searching a requirement database that stores requirement information necessary to realize functions corresponding to respective attribute information, a function determination process in which a realizable function and an unrealizable function are determined by comparing equipment information and requirement information, and a function information provision process in which the determination result is provided.