Integrated Watercraft Display Correlating Sonar and Cartographic Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
The current systems for displaying information on watercrafts are complex and time-consuming, requiring the commanding person to gather and correlate data from various stations, which hinders quick decision-making.
Innovation Solution
A device with integrated data acquisition, processing, and display means that correlates cartographic, sonar, and ship information elements, using an autostereoscopic display to present a unified, three-dimensional view, allowing for real-time route calculation and detection probability assessment without the need for additional viewing aids.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If information is collected and displayed at various separate stations, then information completeness is improved, but decision-making time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate information stations (cartographic, sonar, ship systems) into a single integrated display device that presents all information categories simultaneously in one location, eliminating the need for the commanding person to visit or check multiple separate stations
2Ease of operation
If multiple information categories are integrated into one display, then data acquisition is simplified, but display complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display device segments information into distinct categories (cartographic, sonar, ship information) that can be independently controlled and displayed in different visual formats, allowing complex information to be organized into manageable, separately-adjustable components
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a three-dimensional display format to present multiple information categories simultaneously, utilizing spatial depth to differentiate and organize various data types without requiring multiple separate two-dimensional displays
3Device complexity
If traditional 2D displays are used, then device simplicity is maintained, but information perception capability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional two-dimensional displays to a three-dimensional display system that provides depth perception and spatial representation of information, enhancing the commanding person's ability to perceive and understand complex maritime situations
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution simplifies data acquisition and presentation, enabling the commanding person to make informed decisions swiftly by correlating and graphically displaying critical information, enhancing safety and efficiency on watercrafts.
Implementation Method 1
using an autostereoscopic display to present a unified, three-dimensional view
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a device for the integrated display of information (50) on a watercraft, wherein the information (50) is made up of multiple information categories, wherein a first information category is made up of cartographic information elements (51), wherein a second information category is made up of sonar information elements (52), wherein a third information category is made up of ship information elements (53), wherein the device has at least a first means for data capture, wherein the device has at least a first means for data processing (20), wherein the device has at least a first display means (10), wherein the at least one first means for data capture has at least a first interface (41) to the sonar system, wherein the at least one first means for data capture has at least a second interface (42) to the ship system, wherein the at least one first means for data capture has at least a third interface (43) to the ship database, wherein the cartographic information elements (51) can be captured by means of the third interface (43), wherein the sonar information elements (52) can be captured by means of the first interface (41), wherein the ship information elements (53) can be captured by means of the second interface (42), wherein the at least one first means for data processing (20) is designed to correlate the first information category, the second information category and the third information category, wherein the at least one first display means (10) is designed to display the information (50) obtained by the correlation of the information categories.