Activity-support instructional systems

• US 6,450,818 B1
• Filed: 12/27/1999
• Issued: 09/17/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Daicel Chemical Industries Limited (Daicel Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Daicel Chemical Industries Limited (Daicel Corporation)
• Inventors: Kojima, Akio, Ogawa, Yoshimi
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheng, Joe H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MOSSER, KATHLEEN MICHELE
• Application Number:
  US09/472,234
• Time in Patent Office: 995 Days
• Field of Search: 434/72, 434/224, 434/218, 434/219, 434/118, 703/18
• US Class Current: 434/118
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F

Abstract

An activity-support instructional system includes: (1) operation monitor and control means (A) for entering process condition signals from plural pieces of equipment constituting a plant on an identifying means basis uniquely provided on each piece of the equipment to monitor and control each piece of equipment; (2) a computer-assisted instructional system unit (B) having instructional information entered and configured therein, the instructional information being related to the above equipment and other equipment to be used in general plants; and (3) mediating means (C1) which links individual pieces of equipment monitored and controlled by the operation monitor and control means (A) with the instructional information of the computer-assisted instructional system unit (B), the information being related to the individual pieces of equipment on the basis of the identifying means, and which is capable of selecting, unarchiving and displaying necessary instructional information on the individual piece of equipment on the basis of the identifying means. By the use of the instructional system, operators can immediately gain and learn necessary information in the line of duty during operation or in case of necessity.

Claims

1. An activity-support instructional system comprising:

(1) operation monitor and control means (A) for entering process condition signals from plural pieces of equipment constituting a plant on an identifying means basis to monitor and control each piece of said equipment, said identifying means being uniquely provided on each piece of said equipment;

(2) a computer-assisted instructional system unit (B) having instructional information entered and configured therein, said instructional information being to learn general techniques, skills, know-how on equipment to be used in general plants including said equipment, and principles related to these matters; and

(3) mediating means (C1) which links an individual piece of equipment monitored and controlled by said operation monitor and control means (A) with instructional information of said computer-assisted instructional system unit (B) related to said individual piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means, and which is capable of selecting, unarchiving and displaying necessary instructional information on said individual piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means.

2. An activity-support instructional system comprising:

(1) operation monitor and control means (A) for entering process condition signals from plural pieces of equipment constituting a plant on an identifying means basis to monitor and control each piece of said equipment, said identifying means being uniquely provided on each piece of said equipment;

(2) a computer-assisted instructional system unit (B) having instructional information entered and configured therein, said instructional information being to learn general techniques, skills, know-how on equipment to be used in general plants including said equipment, and principles related to these matters;

(3) at least one database unit (D) selected from a process database unit (D1) and a technical database unit (D2), said process database unit (D1) having operation data composed of process condition signals stored in time sequence on each of said identifying means basis, said process condition signals being from each piece of equipment constituting said plant, and said technical database unit (D2) having technical data composed of information or capability/performance of the equipment or both, said information or capability/performance or both being collected, processed and reduced on each said identifying means basis, and said information being process information related to process conditions in disorder, in fluctuations or in troubles of the past of said each piece of the equipment; and

(4) at least one mediating means selected from a mediating means (C1) and a mediating means (C3), said mediating means (C1) linking an individual piece of equipment monitored and controlled by said operation monitor and control means (A) with instructional information of said computer-assisted instructional system unit (B) related to said individual piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means, and being capable of selecting, unarchiving and displaying necessary instructional information on said individual piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means, and said mediating means (C3) linking data of said database unit (D) related to each piece of equipment with the instructional information of said computer-assisted instructional system unit (B) on the basis of said identifying means, and being capable of selecting, unarchiving and displaying necessary instructional information on said each piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means.

3. An activity-support instructional system comprising:

(1) operation monitor and control means (A) for entering process condition signals from plural pieces of equipment constituting a plant on an identifying means basis to monitor and control each piece of said equipment, said identifying means being uniquely provided on each piece of said equipment;

(2) a computer-assisted instructional system unit (B) having instructional information entered and configured therein, said instructional information being to learn general techniques, skills, know-how on equipment to be used in general plants including said equipment, and principles related to these matters;

(3) a dynamic simulator (E) for enabling a simulated operation training on equipment constituting said plant; and

(4) at least one mediating means selected from a mediating means (C1) and a mediating means (C4), said mediating means (C1) linking an individual piece of equipment monitored and controlled by said operation monitor and control means (A) with instructional information of said computer-assisted instructional system unit (B) related to said individual piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means, and being capable of selecting, unarchiving and displaying necessary instructional information on said individual piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means, said mediating means (C4) linking an individual piece of equipment monitored and controlled by said operation monitor and control means (A) with each piece of equipment to be a target of a simulated operation in said dynamic simulator (E) on the basis of said identifying means, and being capable of selecting, unarchiving and displaying a simulated operation on said each piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means.

4. An activity-support instructional system comprising:

(1) operation monitor and control means (A) for entering process condition signals from plural pieces of equipment constituting a plant on an identifying means basis to monitor and control each piece of said equipment, said identifying means being uniquely provided on each piece of said equipment;

(2) a computer-assisted instructional system unit (B) having instructional information entered and configured therein, said instructional information being to learn general techniques, skills know-how on equipment to be used in general plants includes said equipment, and principles related to these matters;

(3) at least one database unit (D) selected from a process database unit (D1) and a technical database unit (D2), said process database unit (D1) having operation data composed of process condition signals stored in time sequence on each of said identifying means basis, said process condition signals being from each piece of equipment constituting said plant, and said technical database unit (D2) having technical data composed of information or capability/performance of the equipment or both, said information or capability/performance or both being collected, processed and reduced on each said identifying means basis, and said information being process information related to process conditions in disorder, in fluctuations or in troubles of the past of said each piece of the equipment;

(4) a dynamic simulator (E) for enabling a simulated operation training on equipment constituting said plant; and

(5) at least one mediating means selected from a mediating means (C1), a mediating means (C3) and a mediating means (C6), said mediating means (C1) linking an individual piece of equipment monitored and controlled by said operation monitor and control means (A) with instructional information of said computer-assisted instructional system unit (B) related to said individual piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means, and being capable of selecting, unarchiving and displaying necessary instructional information on said individual piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means, said mediating means (C3) linking data of said database unit (D) related to each piece of equipment with the instructional information of said computer-assisted instructional system unit (B) on the basis of said identifying means, and being capable of selecting, unarchiving and displaying necessary instructional information on said each piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means, and said mediating means (C6) linking each piece of equipment to be a target of a simulated operation in said dynamic simulator (E) with data of said database unit (D) related to said each piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means, and being capable of selecting, unarchiving and displaying said operation data or technical data necessary on said each piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means.

5. An activity-support instructional system comprising:

(1) operation monitor and control means (A) for entering process condition signals from plural pieces of equipment constituting a plant on an identifying means basis to monitor and control each piece of said equipment, said identifying means being uniquely provided on each piece of said equipment;

(2) at least one database unit (D) selected from a process database unit (D1) and a technical database unit (D2), said process database unit (D1) having operation data composed of process condition signals stored in time sequence on each of said identifying means basis, said process condition signals being from each piece of equipment constituting said plant, and said technical database unit (D2) having technical data composed of information or capability/performance of the equipment or both, said information or capability/performance or both being collected, processed and reduced on each said identifying means basis, and said information being process information related to process conditions in disorder, in fluctuations or in troubles of the past of said each piece of the equipment;

(3) a dynamic simulator (E) for enabling a simulated operation training on equipment constituting said plant; and

(4) a mediating means (C6) which links each piece of equipment to be a target of a simulated operation in said dynamic simulator (E) with data of said database unit (D) related to said each piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means, and which is capable of selecting, unarchiving and displaying said operation data or technical data necessary on said each piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means.

6. An activity-support instructional system comprising:

(1) at least one database unit (D) selected from a process database unit (D1) and a technical database unit (D2), said process database unit (D1) having operation data composed of process condition signals stored in time sequence on each of said identifying means basis, said process condition signals being from each piece of equipment constituting said plant, and said technical database unit (D2) having technical data composed of information or capability/performance of the equipment or both, said information or capability/performance or bath being collected, processed and reduced on each said identifying means basis, and said information being process information related to process conditions in disorder, in fluctuations or in troubles of the past of said each piece of the equipment;

(2) a computer-assisted instructional system unit (B) having instructional information entered and configured therein, said instructional information being to learn general techniques, skills, know-how on equipment to be used in general plants including said equipment, and principles related to these matters; and

(3) mediating means (C3) which links data of said database unit (D) related to each piece of equipment with the instructional information of said computer-assisted instructional system unit (B) on the basis of said identifying means, and which is capable of selecting, unarchiving and displaying necessary instructional information on said each piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means.

7. An activity-support instructional system comprising:

(1) at least one database unit (D) selected from a process database unit (D1) and a technical database unit (D2), said process database unit (D1) having operation data composed of process condition signals stored in time sequence on each of said identifying means basis, said process condition signals being from each piece of equipment constituting said plant, and said technical database unit (D2) having technical data composed of information or capability/performance of the equipment or both, said information or capability/performance or both being collected, processed and reduced on each said identifying means basis, and said information being process information related to process conditions in disorder, in fluctuations or in troubles of the past of said each piece of the equipment;

(2) a computer-assisted instructional system unit (B) having instructional information entered and configured therein, said instructional information being to learn general techniques, skills, know-how on equipment to be used in general plants including said equipment, and principles related to these matters;

(3) a dynamic simulator (E) for enabling a simulated operation training on equipment constituting said plant; and

(4) at least one mediating means selected from a mediating means (C3) and a mediating means (C6), said mediating means (C3) linking data of said database unit (D) related to each piece of equipment with the instructional information of said computer-assisted instructional system unit (B) on the basis of said identifying means, and being capable of selecting, unarchiving and displaying necessary instructional information on said each piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means, and said mediating means (C6) linking each piece of equipment to be a target of a simulated operation in said dynamic simulator (E) with data of said database unit (D) related to said each piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means, and being capable of selecting, unarchiving and displaying said operation data or technical data necessary on said each piece of equipment on the basis of said identifying means.