GB2608049A - Monitoring method and system to monitor the underwater traffic of an area of interest - Google Patents

Monitoring method and system to monitor the underwater traffic of an area of interest Download PDF

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GB2608049A
GB2608049A GB2212832.6A GB202212832A GB2608049A GB 2608049 A GB2608049 A GB 2608049A GB 202212832 A GB202212832 A GB 202212832A GB 2608049 A GB2608049 A GB 2608049A
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C7/00—Salvaging of disabled, stranded, or sunken vessels; Salvaging of vessel parts or furnishings, e.g. of safes; Salvaging of other underwater objects
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00—Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/87—Combinations of sonar systems
    • G01S15/876—Combination of several spaced transmitters or receivers of known location for determining the position of a transponder or a reflector
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/88—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
    • G01S15/93—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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    • G01S7/62—Cathode-ray tube displays
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Abstract

Monitoring method and system (1) to monitor the underwater traffic of an area of interest (2) where at least one underwater element (Ai) is going to operate. The system comprises: a memory (4), which is configured to store data comprising a representation of the area of interest (2), and a list of a plurality of types of underwater elements (Ai) with the relative digital model; a detection unit (5) to detect the position and the orientation of each underwater element (Ai) present inside said area of interest (2); a processing unit (6), which is configured to determine, based on the stored data and on the detection of said detection unit (5), the type of each underwater element (Ai) present inside the area of interest (2), and to generate, based on said data, a representation of the area of interest (2) showing the static obstacles, and the digital model, the position and the orientation of each underwater element (Ai) present inside said area of interest (2); and a user interface (7) to display said representation of the area of interest (2).

Claims (15)

1. A monitoring system (1) to monitor the underwater traffic of an area of interest (2) where at least one underwater element (Ai) is going to operate; said monitoring system (1) comprises: a memory (4), which is configured to store data comprising at least one representation of said area of interest (2), which shows at least the static obstacles present inside said area of interest (2), and a list of a plurality of types of underwater elements (Ai), said list comprising a digital model for each one of said underwater elements (Ai); a detection unit (5) to detect the position and the orientation of each underwater element (Ai) present inside said area of interest (2); a processing unit (6), which is configured to determine, based on the detection of said detection unit (5) and on the data contained in said memory (4), the type of each underwater element (Ai) present inside the area of interest (2); and to generate, based on the detection of said detection unit (5) and on the data contained in said memory (4), a representation of the area of interest (2) showing the static obstacles, and the digital model, the position and the orientation of each underwater element (Ai) present inside said area of interest (2); and a user interface (7), which is configured to display said representation of the area of interest (2).
2. A monitoring system (1) according to claim 1, wherein: said digital model of said list associates each underwater element (Ai) of said list with a safety area (Si), which contains the underwater element (Ai) and extends up to a defined distance from said underwater element (Ai); and said processing unit (6) is configured to generate, based on said data and on the detection of said detection unit (5), an alarm signal when a safety area (Si) of an underwater element (Ai) present inside said area of interest (2) is at least partially invaded.
3. A monitoring system (1) according to claim 2, wherein: said data stored in said memory (4) comprise a programming of the action, said programming of the action associating each underwater element (Ai) of said list that is going to operate inside said area of interest (2) with a destination position; and said processing unit (6) is configured to determine, based on said programming, the likelihood of the safety area (Si) of each underwater element (Ai) present in said area of interest (2) being at least partially invaded.
4. A monitoring system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said processing unit (6) is configured to control, based on said data and on the detection of said detection unit (5), the movements of each underwater element (Ai) operating in said area of interest (2) .
5. A monitoring system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said detection unit (5) comprises a sound-based localization unit (9).
6. A monitoring system (1) according to claim 5, wherein: said localization unit (9) comprises a receiver and transmitter unit (10), and a further receiver and transmitter unit (Ti) for each underwater element (Ai) that is going to operate inside said area of interest (2); each further receiver and transmitter unit (Ti) is fixed to the relative underwater element (Ai) and is configured to emit sound signals; and said receiver and transmitter unit (10) is configured to receive the sound signals emitted by said further receiver and transmitter units (Ti) present inside said area of interest (2) and to determine, based on said sound signals, the position of each underwater element (Ai).
7. A monitoring system (1) according to claim 6, wherein said processing unit (6) is in communication with said receiver and transmitter unit (10) and is configured to determine, based on said data and on what it receives from said receiver and transmitter unit (10), the orientation of each underwater element (Ai) present inside said area of interest (2).
8. A monitoring system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising at least one network interface (8), which is configured to receive said representation of said area of interest (2) and to transfer it to said memory (4).
9. A monitoring system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said processing unit (6) is configured to communicate with each underwater element (Ai).
10. A monitoring system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a further user interface (11), which is placed in a remote location and is configured to display said representation of the area of interest (2).
11. A monitoring method to monitor the underwater traffic of an area of interest (2) where at least one underwater element (Ai) is going to operate; said monitoring method comprises: an acquisition step, during which data are acquired and stored, which comprise representation of said area of interest (2), which shows at least the static obstacles present inside said area of interest (2), and a list of a plurality of types of underwater elements (Ai), said list comprising a digital model for each one of said underwater elements (Ai); a detection step, during which the position and the orientation of each underwater element (Ai) present inside said area of interest (2) are detected; a processing step, during which, based on said data and on the detection carried out during said detection step, the type of each underwater element (Ai) present inside the area of interest (2) is identified and a representation of the area of interest (2) is generated, which shows the static obstacles, and the digital model, the position and the orientation of each underwater element (Ai) present inside said area of interest (2); and a displaying step, during which said representation of the area of interest (2) is displayed in a user interface (7).
12. A monitoring method according to claim 11, wherein said detection step is at least partially simultaneous with said processing step.
13. A monitoring method according to claim 11 or 12, wherein: said digital model of said list associates each underwater element (Ai) of said list with a safety area (Si), which contains the underwater element (Ai) and extends up to a defined distance from the respective underwater element (Ai); said processing step entails, based on said data and on the detection carried out during said detection step, the generation of an alarm signal when a safety area (Si) of an underwater element (Ai) present inside said area of interest (2) is at least partially invaded.
14. A monitoring method according to claim 13, wherein: said data acquired and stored during said acquisition step comprise a programming of the action, said programming associating each underwater element (Ai) that is going to operate inside said area of interest (2) with a destination position; said processing step entails, based on said data and on the detection carried out during said detection step, the determination of the likelihood of the safety area (Si) of each underwater element (Ai) present in said area of interest (2) being at least partially invaded.
15. A monitoring method according to any one of the claims from 11 to 14, comprising a control step, during which each underwater element (Ai) present in said area of interest (2) is controlled, based on said data and on the detection carried out during said detection step.
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