ACTIVITY MONITORING AND RECORDING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20170174307A1
• Filed: 01/30/2015
• Published: 06/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ADI Strategy Limited
• Original Assignee: ADI Strategy Limited
• Inventors: Endersby, Daniel Stuart
• Application Number:
  US15/117,126
• Publication Number:
  US 20170174307A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 21/50 Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 39/08 to decrease vessel movements by using auxiliary jets or propellers for steering or dynamic anchoring B63H25/00
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 79/10 using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers
• CPC Class Codes: B63G 11/00 Aircraft carriers other vessels or floating structures for aircraft B63B35/50; launching or arresting gear for aircraft B64F
• CPC Class Codes: B63H 25/42 Steering or dynamic anchoring by propulsive elements by jets B63H25/46; Steering or dynamic anchoring by propellers used therefor only; Steering or dynamic anchoring by rudders carrying propellers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/18 Status alarms G08B21/02 takes precedence

Abstract

An activity monitoring and recording system and method are disclosed for monitoring and recording data relating to the dynamic positioning of a vehicle. The system comprises a monitoring arrangement for monitoring data representative of the positional state of the vehicle and data representative of the activity of an operator when controlling a dynamic positioning of the vehicle. The system further comprises a processor, communicatively coupled with the monitoring arrangement, for processing the monitored data, and at least one tag comprising operator identification. The system further comprises a tag interrogating device for interrogating the tag to determine the identity of the operator of the dynamic positioning system, and for recording processed data to the tag.

Claims

1. An activity monitoring and recording system configured to monitor and record data relating to the dynamic positioning of a vehicle, the system comprising:

a monitoring arrangement configured to monitor data representative of the positional state of the vehicle and data representative of the activity of an operator when controlling a dynamic positioning of the vehicle;

a processor, communicatively coupled with the monitoring arrangement, which is configured to process the monitored data;

at least one tag comprising operator identification; and

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a tag interrogating device configured to interrogate the tag to determine the identity of the operator of the dynamic positioning system, and which is configured to record the processed monitored data to the tag.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle comprises a maritime vessel.

3. A system according to claim 1, wherein the tag comprises a unique operator reference and a memory store.

4. A system according to claim 3, wherein the memory store comprises data relating to one or more of a name of the vehicle or vessel, an international maritime organisation number.

5. A system according to claim 1, further comprising communication means communicatively coupled with the processor for communicating the operator activity to a further memory store.

8. A dynamic positioning system configured to control the dynamic positioning of a vehicle, the system comprising an activity monitoring and recording system according to claim 1.

6. An activity monitoring and recording method configured to monitor and record data relating to the dynamic positioning of a vehicle, the method comprising:

interrogating a tag to determine the identity of an operator of the dynamic positioning system;

monitoring data representative of the positional state of the vehicle and data representative of the activity of the operator when controlling a dynamic positioning of the vehicle;

processing the monitored data; and

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recording the processed monitored data to the tag.

7. A method according to claim 6, further comprising recording the operator activity on a further memory store.