Ship of the type comprising a control bridge with a direct view of the environment and an operations control room

• US 7,917,258 B2
• Filed: 04/05/2007
• Issued: 03/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DCN
• Original Assignee: DCN
• Inventors: Bardes, Claudia, Mervin, Yves, Goubault, Philippe
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Cuong H
• Application Number:
  US11/783,013
• Publication Number:
  US 20070244642A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,454 Days
• Field of Search: 701/23, 701/29.2, 701/21, 701/36, 701/300, 318/588, 340/944, 340/438, 348/122, 348/222.1, 348/121, 348/124, 348/211, 114/266, 472/60, 382/254
• US Class Current: 701/21
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 49/00 Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids nautical measuring instruments G01C; radio navigation, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S
• CPC Class Codes: B63G 13/00 Other offensive or defensive arrangements on vessels; Vessels characterised thereby
• CPC Class Codes: B63G 2013/027 using stealth design, i.e. superstructures, hulls, or other vessel's components shaped or constructed for minimizing reflection of radar or sonar beams, or the like

Abstract

Ship (1) of the type comprising a control bridge (2) with a direct view of the ship'"'"'s environment, and an operations control room (3) receiving information in real time on the situation of the environment of the ship, prepared by analysis means (4) for analysing the environment of the ship, of which the operations control room (3) comprises means for the panoramic display of the ship'"'"'s environment.

Claims

1. A ship, comprising:

a control bridge with a direct view of an environment of the ship; and

an operations control room configured to receive information in real time corresponding to a situation of the environment of the ship, the information prepared by analysis means for analyzing the environment of the ship,

wherein the operations control room comprises panoramic display means for displaying a realistic panoramic display of a realistic representation of the environment of the ship.

2. The ship according to claim 1, wherein the panoramic display means extend to a periphery of the operations control room and are configured to display, in real time, images of the environment corresponding at least to what operators could see as if said operators had a direct view of the environment.

3. The ship according to claim 2, wherein the displayed images of the environment are prepared from images comprising images provided by viewing means for viewing in visible light.

4. The ship according to claim 2, wherein the displayed images are prepared from images comprising images provided by viewing means with night vision.

5. The ship according to claim 2, wherein the images from which the displayed images are prepared further comprise artificial images prepared from elements for analysing the environment.

6. The ship according to claim 5, wherein the artificial images are prepared in such a way as to allow identification and tracking of objects located in the environment.

7. The ship according to claim 6, wherein it is for military use and the identified objects are, in particular, aggressive objects.

8. The ship according to claim 2, further comprising:

viewing means and/or detection means; and

processing means for preparing the images of the environment to be displayed in real time.

10. The ship according to claim 1, wherein the operations control room further comprises display means for displaying the situation of the environment prepared by the means for analyzing the environment.

11. The ship according to claim 10, wherein the means for displaying the situation of the environment comprise a three-dimensional holographic display bubble.

12. The ship according to claim 10, wherein the display means are adapted to create screen zones which are shared between a plurality of operators of the operations control room.

13. The ship according to claim 10, wherein it is for military use and the situation of the environment is a tactical situation.

14. The ship according to claim 1, wherein the operations control room comprises at least one direct access to the control bridge.

15. The ship according to claim 14, wherein the control bridge is configured to allow a direct view around 360°

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16. The ship according to claim 6, wherein the objects are moving objects.

9. A ship, comprising:

a control bridge with a direct view of the an environment of the ship; and

an operations control room configured to receive information in real time corresponding to a situation of the environment of the ship, the information prepared by analysis means for analyzing the environment of the ship,

wherein the operations control room comprises panoramic display means for displaying a realistic panoramic display of a realistic representation of the environment,

wherein the panoramic display means extend to a periphery of the operations control room and are configured to display, in real time, images of the environment corresponding at least to what operators could see as if said operators had a direct view of the environment,

wherein the ship comprises viewing means and/or detection means, and processing means for preparing the images of the environment which are displayed in real time, and

wherein the viewing and/or detection means comprise at least one device taken from at least one of a visible light camera, an infrared camera, radar, and sonar.

17. The ship according to claim 9, wherein the visible light camera includes a light amplifier.