B63B79/10

Posture control system for hull and marine vessel
11691704 · 2023-07-04 · ·

A posture control system for a hull, and a marine vessel including the posture control system, allows crew members to fish more comfortably and includes a posture control tab attached to a stern of the hull to control a posture of the hull, a driver to drive the posture control tab, and a controller to control the driver. When it is determined that the hull has changed to a fishing mode, the controller causes the driver to raise the posture control tab to a predetermined position.

DYNAMIC COLLISION AVOIDANCE METHOD FOR UNMANNED SURFACE VESSEL BASED ON ROUTE REPLANNING

Disclosed is a dynamic collision avoidance method for an unmanned surface vessel based on route replanning. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring navigation information and pose information of a neighboring ship of an unmanned vessel itself via a vessel-borne sensor; constructing a collision cone between the unmanned vessel and the neighboring ship; introducing a degree of uncertainty with respect to observing movement information of the neighboring ship and applying a layer of soft constraint to the collision cone; applying a speed and a heading limit range of the unmanned vessel; acquiring an ultimate candidate speed set; introducing a cost function to select an optimum collision avoidance speed; and performing an internal recycle of navigation simulation with the optimum collision avoidance speed to obtain a route replanning point for dynamic collision avoidance of the unmanned vessel. According to the present invention, a dynamic collision avoidance strategy of the unmanned surface vessel is output in form of route replanning to meet constraints of international regulations for preventing collisions at sea, and it is well adapted to manipulate and control the unmanned vessel itself, so that a dynamic collision avoidance requirement of the unmanned vessel is met.

DYNAMIC COLLISION AVOIDANCE METHOD FOR UNMANNED SURFACE VESSEL BASED ON ROUTE REPLANNING

Disclosed is a dynamic collision avoidance method for an unmanned surface vessel based on route replanning. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring navigation information and pose information of a neighboring ship of an unmanned vessel itself via a vessel-borne sensor; constructing a collision cone between the unmanned vessel and the neighboring ship; introducing a degree of uncertainty with respect to observing movement information of the neighboring ship and applying a layer of soft constraint to the collision cone; applying a speed and a heading limit range of the unmanned vessel; acquiring an ultimate candidate speed set; introducing a cost function to select an optimum collision avoidance speed; and performing an internal recycle of navigation simulation with the optimum collision avoidance speed to obtain a route replanning point for dynamic collision avoidance of the unmanned vessel. According to the present invention, a dynamic collision avoidance strategy of the unmanned surface vessel is output in form of route replanning to meet constraints of international regulations for preventing collisions at sea, and it is well adapted to manipulate and control the unmanned vessel itself, so that a dynamic collision avoidance requirement of the unmanned vessel is met.

Sailing assisting system for vessel

A sailing assisting system is provided in which a sailing assist for a vessel which enters a specific water area where sailing of the vessel is limited is realized through a simple configuration and in which a steersman is prevented from having strange feeling. A sailing assisting system includes movable controlling devices (a shift and throttle controller, a steering device, a trim switch), actuators (a rotational shaft drive unit, a shaft drive unit, a switch drive unit) for driving these controlling devices, and a control unit for executing a notification operation and controlling the actuators to limit movable ranges of the controlling devices if a hull is determined to stay within a specific water area where the sailing of the hull is limited based on information on the specific water area and information on the position of the hull.

Sailing assisting system for vessel

A sailing assisting system is provided in which a sailing assist for a vessel which enters a specific water area where sailing of the vessel is limited is realized through a simple configuration and in which a steersman is prevented from having strange feeling. A sailing assisting system includes movable controlling devices (a shift and throttle controller, a steering device, a trim switch), actuators (a rotational shaft drive unit, a shaft drive unit, a switch drive unit) for driving these controlling devices, and a control unit for executing a notification operation and controlling the actuators to limit movable ranges of the controlling devices if a hull is determined to stay within a specific water area where the sailing of the hull is limited based on information on the specific water area and information on the position of the hull.

Casing for a Towable Sonar Apparatus and a Method of Manufacturing a Casing for a Towable Sonar Apparatus
20220402586 · 2022-12-22 ·

There is provided a casing for a towable sonar apparatus, comprising: a tubular member, wherein the tubular member comprises a foam member or a mesh member; a first layer around the tubular member, wherein the first layer is porous.

Casing for a Towable Sonar Apparatus and a Method of Manufacturing a Casing for a Towable Sonar Apparatus
20220402586 · 2022-12-22 ·

There is provided a casing for a towable sonar apparatus, comprising: a tubular member, wherein the tubular member comprises a foam member or a mesh member; a first layer around the tubular member, wherein the first layer is porous.

ATTITUDE DETECTION DEVICE
20220402589 · 2022-12-22 ·

An attitude detection device includes a rudder angle sensor, a speed sensor, an inertia sensor, and a control device. The rudder angle sensor detects a rudder angle of a ship. The speed sensor detects a speed of the ship. The inertia sensor detects information related to an inertial force applied to the ship. The control device finds a centrifugal force applied to the ship on the basis of a signal output from each of the rudder angle sensor and the speed sensor. The control device acquires an inclination of the ship on the basis of the signal output from the inertia sensor. The control device corrects the inclination of the ship on the basis of the output of the inertia sensor according to the centrifugal force applied to the ship.

FRAMEWORK FOR CONTROLLING DEVICES

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, that control devices in an aquaculture environment. One of the methods includes determining a particular objective for a robot that is operating in an aquaculture environment and determining one or more sensed conditions that are associated with the aquaculture environment. The particular objective is provided to an anti-fish-startling model evaluation engine that is configured to output actions, for a given objective, that accomplish the given objective while reducing a startling effect on nearby fish. Based on providing the particular objective to the anti-fish-startling model evaluation engine, one or more particular actions for accomplishing the particular objective are determined. The one or more particular actions are transmitted to another device.

FRAMEWORK FOR CONTROLLING DEVICES

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, that control devices in an aquaculture environment. One of the methods includes determining a particular objective for a robot that is operating in an aquaculture environment and determining one or more sensed conditions that are associated with the aquaculture environment. The particular objective is provided to an anti-fish-startling model evaluation engine that is configured to output actions, for a given objective, that accomplish the given objective while reducing a startling effect on nearby fish. Based on providing the particular objective to the anti-fish-startling model evaluation engine, one or more particular actions for accomplishing the particular objective are determined. The one or more particular actions are transmitted to another device.