Wearable Remote Control for Fishing Vessel Safety
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Current sailor safety management systems on fishing vessels are inadequate, as they rely on indirect and passive tracking methods, failing to provide timely and effective countermeasures for safety accidents, especially when sailors operate or interact with fishing equipment like net hauling and throwing machines, leading to increased risk of injuries and accidents.
Innovation Solution
A remote control system enabling wireless communication between a wearable manipulation device and a central control device, allowing sailors to operate fishing equipment non-contactually and transmit accident risk signals, which triggers alarms and enables emergency stops or speed control, thereby reducing the risk of accidents and improving response times.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If sailors directly operate fishing equipment using contact-type manipulation, then ease of operation is improved, but safety risks increase due to body parts getting caught in machinery
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces direct mechanical contact manipulation with wireless remote control technology. Sailors use wearable manipulation devices that transmit control signals wirelessly to the fishing equipment, eliminating the need for physical contact with moving parts while maintaining full operational control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a wireless communication system as an intermediary between the sailor and the fishing equipment. The manipulation device worn by the sailor communicates with the fishing equipment through wireless signals, acting as a safe mediator that transmits control commands without requiring direct contact.
2Measurement precision
If conventional tracking systems are used to monitor sailor positions, then measurement capability is improved, but response time to accidents deteriorates due to passive and indirect monitoring
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a real-time feedback system where the wearable manipulation device continuously communicates the sailor's status and position to the central control device. This active feedback mechanism enables immediate detection of abnormal situations and triggers prompt emergency responses, eliminating the time delay inherent in passive tracking systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent equips sailors with wearable manipulation devices that establish continuous communication links before accidents occur. The system proactively monitors sailor positions and equipment status, enabling preventive measures and immediate intervention before accidents escalate, rather than reacting after incidents happen.
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
The system fundamentally prevents safety accidents by allowing non-contact operation of fishing equipment and enables prompt responses to potential hazards, significantly reducing the occurrence of safety incidents during fishing operations and ensuring safe and efficient vessel operation.
Implementation Method 1
wireless communication is enabled between a wearable manipulation device worn by each sailor on his or her body on board the fishing vessel and a central control device installed in a wheelhouse
Data Source
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3~5
AI summary
A remote control system of fishing equipment for a fishing vessel is proposed. The system enables each sailor to safely manipulate the corresponding fishing equipment (21) during fishing using the fishing equipment installed on the fishing vessel (10). In the system, wireless communication is enabled between a wearable manipulation device (11) worn by each sailor on board the fishing vessel and a central control device (20) installed in a wheelhouse (3) of the fishing vessel, operation of each piece of fishing equipment installed on the fishing vessel is to be individually controlled by the central control device via a cable (29), and in the meantime, a manipulation device of a sailor in charge assigned to each piece of fishing equipment is to be synchronized with the corresponding fishing equipment, so that a manipulation signal generated by pressing a manipulation button of the wearable manipulation device worn by each sailor is input to the central control device.