Marine Vessel Maneuvering Interface for Precise Route and Orientation Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Maneuvering marine vessels in congested areas and high seas is a challenging task due to the complexity of navigating through narrow waterways and ensuring safe passage, requiring improved systems for precise control and planning.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method for maneuvering marine vessels that includes a user interface for planning and executing navigation routes, integrating with navigation systems and steering and propulsion systems, allowing for real-time and advanced planning of geographic locations and orientations, using a touchscreen interface and processing units to generate control data for rudder and propeller operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional manual navigation methods are used, then the system is simple and easy to operate, but the navigation precision and safety in congested areas deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The navigation system is segmented into multiple independent functional modules including route planning module, collision detection module, autopilot control module, and display module. Each module handles specific tasks independently, improving navigation precision through specialized processing while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
A computer processing unit acts as an intermediary between the user interface and the steering/propulsion systems. The processor receives navigation parameters, processes them through multiple algorithms (route planning, collision detection), and generates control signals, thereby enhancing navigation precision without requiring direct complex interactions between user inputs and physical systems.
2Reliability
If advanced navigation systems with multiple functions are implemented, then navigation safety and precision improve, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple navigation functions (route planning, collision detection, autopilot control, and display) are merged into a single integrated navigation apparatus. This consolidation improves navigation safety by ensuring coordinated operation of all functions while maintaining ease of operation through a unified user interface that presents a cohesive control experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The navigation apparatus is designed as a multi-functional universal system that can perform route planning, collision detection, autopilot control, and information display through a single integrated platform. This multi-functionality enhances navigation safety by providing comprehensive capabilities while maintaining operational simplicity through standardized interaction methods.
3Productivity
If real-time control data generation for steering and propulsion is implemented, then the productivity of navigation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary route planning and collision detection before executing navigation commands. The processor pre-calculates optimal paths and identifies potential hazards in advance, enabling real-time control data generation for steering and propulsion systems to be more efficient while managing complexity through advance preparation of navigation parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The navigation system implements feedback loops where the processor continuously monitors vessel position, compares it with the planned route, and adjusts control data for steering and propulsion systems in real-time. This feedback mechanism improves navigation efficiency by enabling dynamic adjustments while managing system complexity through standardized feedback processing algorithms.
Data Source
AI summary
Apparatuses and methods for maneuvering marine vessel are disclosed. In an embodiment, the apparatus is configured to: receive a location command defining a future geographic location; receive an orientation command defining an orientation in the future geographic location; and generate required control data for a steering and propulsion system of the marine vessel based on the future geographic location and the orientation. In another embodiment, the apparatus is configured to: receive control data of a current power and angle of the steering and propulsion system; receive control data of a reference power and angle of the steering and propulsion system; and display simultaneously a current representation of the current power and angle, and a reference representation of the reference power and angle, wherein the current representation and the reference representation are both arranged and positioned co-centrically in relation to a representation of the marine vessel.