Manoeuvre and safety system for a vehicle or an installation
First Claim
1. A system for a marine vessel or a marine installation, the system comprising:
- a first subsystem configured to obtain information about sub-surface objects in a first region around said marine vessel or installation;
a second subsystem configured to obtain information about above-surface objects in a second region around said marine vessel or installation;
an Automatic Identification System (AIS) configured to receive identification information from vessels in the vicinity of the marine vessel or marine installation;
a receiver configured to receive information from a control centre, the information comprising information from an information source external to said marine vessel or installation, the external information source being located on another marine vessel and the information comprising at least one out of metocean data and information about objects detected in the vicinity of the marine vessel on which the external information source is located;
a processor arrangement configured to combine and process information from the first subsystem, the second subsystem, the AIS and the receiver, the processor arrangement being configured to perform correlation and assessment of data obtained using at least the first subsystem, the second subsystem and the AIS and being related to the same object; and
a user interface configured to present the combined and processed information to a user of the system.
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Abstract
A system for a vehicle is provided for allowing a user of the vehicle or installation to obtain advanced and up-to-date information about the surroundings of the vehicle or installation and the vehicle or installation itself. The system may be located on a marine vessel and it integrates information from a number of different information sources, located both on and off the vessel, en including information from advanced radar and sonar subsystems on the ship, information from conventional instruments and sensors and information from onshore and offshore installations and EO satellites accessed via a control center onshore. The system may communicate with the control center via a communication satellite and/or wireless Internet, if available. A data processing apparatus for processing and presenting the data is also provided. The data is received, processed and presented in three dimensions in space and updated in real time or near real time such that time provides a fourth dimension to the data. A graphical user interface for presenting the data is also provided. The graphical user interface provides functionality for reporting an error in the system if the end user'"'"'s own observations do not match the presented data. Additionally, a system for collecting data comprising more than one ship, the control center and means for the ships and the control center to communicate is provided. The system comprises a catalogue and storage network for storing collected data. All data is stored with an associated quality measure of the data.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for a marine vessel or a marine installation, the system comprising:
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a first subsystem configured to obtain information about sub-surface objects in a first region around said marine vessel or installation; a second subsystem configured to obtain information about above-surface objects in a second region around said marine vessel or installation; an Automatic Identification System (AIS) configured to receive identification information from vessels in the vicinity of the marine vessel or marine installation;
a receiver configured to receive information from a control centre, the information comprising information from an information source external to said marine vessel or installation, the external information source being located on another marine vessel and the information comprising at least one out of metocean data and information about objects detected in the vicinity of the marine vessel on which the external information source is located;a processor arrangement configured to combine and process information from the first subsystem, the second subsystem, the AIS and the receiver, the processor arrangement being configured to perform correlation and assessment of data obtained using at least the first subsystem, the second subsystem and the AIS and being related to the same object; and a user interface configured to present the combined and processed information to a user of the system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Data processing apparatus for a marine vessel or marine installation, the data processing apparatus comprising:
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an interface configured to receive information from a first subsystem, on a marine vessel or installation, for obtaining information about sub-surface objects in a first region around the marine vessel or marine installation, information from a second subsystem, on the marine vessel or installation, for obtaining information about above-surface objects in a second region around said vessel or installation, information from an AIS system for receiving identification information from vessels in the vicinity of the marine vessel or marine installation, and information from control centre, the information from the control centre comprising information from an information source located on another marine vessel and comprising at least one out of metocean data and information about objects detected in the vicinity of the marine vessel on which the external information source is located; a processor arrangement configured to process the received information, combine the received and processed information and interpret said combined information; and a user interface configured to present the interpreted information to a user, wherein the processor arrangement is configured to perform correlation and assessment of data obtained using at least the first subsystem, the second subsystem and the AIS and being related to the same object. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving information from a first subsystem, on a marine vessel or installation, for obtaining information about sub-surface objects in a first region around the marine vessel or installation; receiving information from a second subsystem, on the marine vessel or installation, for obtaining information about above-surface objects in a second region around said vessel or installation; receiving identification information from an AIS comprising identification information about one or more marine vessels in the vicinity of the marine vessel or installation; receiving information from a control centre, the information from the control centre comprising information from an information source external to said marine vessel or installation, the external information source being located on another marine vessel and the information comprising at least one out of metocean data and information about one or more objects detected in the vicinity of the marine vessel on which the external information source is located; processing the received information; combining the received and processed information; interpreting the information; and presenting the information to a user, wherein processing, combining and interpreting the information comprises performing correlation and assessment of data obtained using at least the first subsystem, the second subsystem and the AIS and being related to the same object. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A computer program comprising instructions that when executed by a processor arrangement cause the processor arrangement to
receive information from a first subsystem, on a marine vessel or marine installation, for obtaining information about sub-surface objects in a first region around said marine vessel or marine installation; -
receive information from a second subsystem, on the marine vessel or marine installation, for obtaining information about above-surface objects in a second region around said marine vessel or marine installation; receive identification information from an AIS comprising identification information about one or more marine vessels in the vicinity of the marine vessel or installation; receive information from control centre, the information from the control centre comprising information from an information source external to said marine vessel or installation, the external information source being located on another marine vessel and the information comprising at least one out of metocean data and information about one or more objects in the vicinity of the marine vessel on which the external information source is located; process the received information; combine the received and processed information; interpret the information; and present the information to a user, wherein processing, combining and interpreting the information comprises performing correlation and assessment of data obtained using at least the first subsystem, the second subsystem and the AIS and being related to the same object.
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