JP2001138993A - Multiple information display - remote control device for marine vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multiple information display remote control device suitably mounted particularly on a small marine vessel such as a leisure boat or a fishing boat. SOLUTION: This multiple information display - remote control device for the marine vessel is provided with a plurality of monitors 21-28 installed inside and outside of the marine vessel; a data processing part 10 for processing monitor information received from the monitors to originate necessary image data and to create and output necessary remote control commands to the monitors; a display part 30 for displaying the image data originated by the dataprocessing part 10; and a remote control information input part 60 for inputting remote control information to the data processing part 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-information display / remote control device for a marine vessel which is suitable for being mounted on a marine vessel, especially a small vessel such as a leisure boat or a fishing boat.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In large and medium-sized fishing boats, workers are divided into specialized fields such as a steering wheel, a navigator, an engineer, a correspondent, a fisherman, and the like, and these workers perform specialized tasks. The execution of specialized tasks by these workers is often supported by specialized positioning-specific electronic devices such as GPS, radar, and fish finder. In contrast, for small boats such as leisure boats, fishing boats, and small fishing boats, it is necessary for one crew to perform the duties of a pilot, navigator, engineer, correspondent, fisherman, etc. on the fishing boat alone. is there.

[0003]

Conventionally, business support electronic devices such as a radar device, a wake display device interlocked with a GPS, and a fish finder have conventionally been used as a steering wheel, a navigator, an engineer, and a correspondent. Since it was intended for use by specialized workers such as the chief of fisheries, it has been designed, manufactured, and used as an independent and dedicated device. For this reason, in small boats such as leisure boats and fishing boats, one crew member must monitor and operate various business support electronic devices located on various parts of the ship such as the bridge, which is excessively large. There is a problem that it requires labor and time.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a business support electronic device which enables a small number of crew members to monitor and remotely control a ship, especially a small boat such as a leisure boat or a fishing boat. . Another object of the present invention is to provide an economical business support electronic device.

[0005]

A multi-information display / remote control device for a ship according to the present invention, which solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, comprises a plurality of monitor devices installed inside and outside a ship such as a small ship. A data processing unit that processes monitor information received from the monitor device to create necessary image data, and creates and outputs necessary remote operation commands to these monitor devices; and an image data created by the data processing unit. A display unit for displaying; and a remote operation information input unit for inputting remote operation information to the data processing unit.

[0006]

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of images relating to a plurality of pieces of monitor information are simultaneously displayed in a divided display area on the display unit, so that a single unit is displayed. Is configured so that a plurality of types of monitor information can be monitored on the screen.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention,
The plurality of monitoring devices are configured to include underwater cameras so as to be able to monitor the state of damage to rocky reefs, shallow waters, own ships, and the like from underwater.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention,
The data processing unit creates and outputs a remote operation command relating to the orientation of the underwater camera based on the input remote operation information, and displays an image for displaying the orientation of the underwater camera related to the instruction as a relative relationship with the hull. It is configured so that accurate operation can be easily performed by creating data.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention,
The plurality of monitoring devices include a camera and a microphone arranged in an engine room, so that the state of the engine can be remotely monitored without going to the engine room.

According to still another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of monitoring devices include a sensor for measuring a fuel consumption and a sensor for measuring a cruising distance of the ship.
By providing a means for calculating the amount of fuel consumed per unit traveling distance and creating image data relating to fuel efficiency, it is configured to realize economical navigation.

According to still another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of monitor devices include a navigation position detecting device such as a GPS, and constantly monitor the navigation position of the own ship on a display screen such as displaying a wake. It is configured to be able to.

According to still another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of monitoring devices include a fish finder so that they can be used not only for assisting the navigation of a ship but also for fishing and fishing. It is configured.

According to still another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of monitor devices include a facsimile receiver, an F
By including the M receiver and the television receiver, almost all information received from the outside by the ship can be displayed on the multi-display screen of the multi-information display / remote control device for a ship.

[0014]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a multi-information display and remote control device for a small boat according to an embodiment of the present invention. The multi-information display / remote control device for a small boat according to this embodiment includes a data processing unit 10 and the data processing unit 1.
0 and a display unit 30
And a map data holding / reproducing unit 40 and a sound output unit 50
And a control data input unit 60 and a printer 70. This multi-information display / remote control device includes a GPS receiver 21 and a radar device 2 as various monitor devices 20.
2. Fish finder 23, underwater camera 24, underwater microphone 2
5. Onboard camera 26, onboard microphone 27, fuel sensor 2
8, a FAX receiver 29a and an FM / TV receiver 29b.

The GPS receiver 21 receives GPS information from a plurality of artificial satellites, calculates the position of the self-vehicle from the received information, that is, the position of a small boat on which the GPS receiver is mounted, and The data is transferred to the data processing unit 10 as position information. The radar device 22 radiates radio waves into a 360 ° space in a substantially horizontal plane centered on the small boat, receives the reflected waves, and uses the received signal as monitor information together with data on the receiving direction as monitor information. Transfer to 10.

The fish finder 23 radiates an ultrasonic wave into the water near the ship, receives the reflected wave, and transfers the received signal to the data processing section 10 as monitor information together with data on the receiving direction. The underwater camera 24 is suspended from the small boat underwater, and transfers the scanned image to the data processing unit 10 as monitor information. Underwater microphone 2
4 is also suspended underwater from this small vessel,
Data processing unit 1 uses sound received from underwater as monitor information
Transfer to 0.

The inboard camera 26 is installed in an engine room (engine room) of the small boat, and transfers a scanned image to the data processing unit 10 as monitor information. The onboard microphone 27 is also installed in the engine room of this small boat, and transfers the received engine sound to the data processing unit 10 as monitor information. The fuel sensor 28 detects the remaining amount of fuel based on the level of the fuel stored in the fuel container and the like, and periodically transfers this to the data processing unit 10 as monitor information.

The FAX receiver 29a receives various kinds of information including still images such as weather information and newspaper information, and transfers the received information to the data processing unit 10 instead of printing and outputting the information as in the conventional apparatus. . FM / TV receiver 29b
Receives an FM broadcast or a television broadcast of a moving image, and transfers the broadcast to the data processing unit 10 instead of displaying the broadcast on a speaker or a receiver. The differential GPS information transmitted using the vacant frequency band of the FM broadcast and received by the FM / TV receiver 29b is also transferred to the data processing unit 10.

The map data holding / reproducing unit 40 holds a CD-ROM in which a map and a marine chart are written, inside the reproducing apparatus. The map data holding / playback unit 40 plays back the map or chart data being held from the record holding area designated by the data processing unit 10 and transfers it to the data processing unit 10.

The direction and operation state of the various monitor devices 20 can be remotely controlled, and various control commands relating to the remote control can be transmitted from a control data input unit 60 such as a keyboard to a data processing unit. 10 is input. The sound output unit 50 outputs the sound of the underwater sound or the engine sound, which is received by the underwater microphone 25 or the onboard microphone 27 and transferred to the data processing unit 10.

The data processing section 10 processes the monitor information transferred from the various monitor devices 20 to create image data, creates multi-information display screen data divided into a plurality of display spaces, This is transferred to the display unit 20 and displayed. The multiple images displayed at the same time include a radar screen, an image of a fish finder, an image of the underwater camera 24 and the inboard camera 26, a wake of the own ship, and the like. in this way,
The operator of the multi-information display / remote control device for small boats observes the multi-screen of the display unit 30,
The state of own ship and the inside and outside of own ship can be grasped at a glance.

The multi-image displayed in this manner is
The selection is made according to a display control command input from the control data input unit 60 to the data processing unit 10. Also, the operator
The directions of the underwater camera 24 and the inboard camera 26 and the directions of the underwater microphone 25 and the inboard microphone 27 can be remotely controlled by inputting a control command from the control data input unit 60.

In the example of FIG. 1, the underwater camera 24 is suspended downward from the center of the hull, and its direction is changed by remote control from the control data input unit 60. This direction is displayed as a relative relationship with the ship. In the illustrated example, the fact that the underwater camera 24 faces the screw portion of the stern is displayed in the display area D by a figure and an arrow of the own ship, and an image thereof is displayed in the display area C and the like. The underwater camera is pointed in various directions, such as forward and downward, to monitor a school of fish, shoals, reefs, and the like.

The data processing unit 10 writes the position of the ship, which is periodically notified from the GPS receiver 21, on the map (nautical chart) transferred from the map data holding / reproducing unit 40, thereby displaying the display unit 30. The wake of the ship is displayed together with the map. The data processing unit 10 calculates the fuel efficiency of the navigation from the movement amount calculated from the position of the ship and the remaining amount of fuel periodically received from the fuel sensor 28, and the control data input unit 60
Is displayed on the display unit 30 in response to a request from the user.

Various kinds of information such as weather information and newspaper information based on still images received by the facsimile receiver 29a and transferred to the data processing unit 10 are also displayed in the designated display area on the display unit 30. The television broadcast of the moving image received by the FM / TV receiver 29b is also displayed in the designated display area on the display unit 30. The sound of the FM broadcast or the television broadcast is output from the sound output unit 50. The specified still images, such as weather information and newspaper information,
It is printed out to the printer 70.

As described above, the case of mounting on a small boat such as a leisure boat or a fishing boat has been exemplified. However, the multi-information display / remote control device for boats of the present invention can of course be economical and compact even when mounted on other types of small boats or medium-sized boats.

[0027]

As described in detail above, the multi-information display / remote control device for a ship according to the present invention includes a plurality of monitor devices installed inside and outside a ship, and monitor information received from these monitor devices. A data processing unit for processing and creating necessary image data and creating and outputting necessary remote operation commands for these monitor devices; a display unit for displaying the image data created by the data processing unit; Since the processing unit is provided with a remote operation information input unit for inputting remote operation information, a small number of crew members in a small vessel such as a leisure boat or a fishing boat monitor the inside and outside of the vessel and a monitor used for this monitoring. Remote control of the device becomes possible.

Further, the multi-information display / remote control device for ships of the present invention shares the display screens of various monitoring devices. That is, the display device installed in each monitoring device becomes unnecessary, and an economical business support electronic device is provided.

Further, the multi-information display / display for ships of the present invention is provided.
Since the display screen of various monitoring devices is shared with the remote control device, various types of information can be centrally monitored and centrally managed.
The effect of reducing the space required for display and facilitating installation in a small vessel is also achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a multi-information display / remote control device for a small boat according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Data processing unit 20 Monitoring device 30 Display unit 40 Map data holding / reproducing unit 50 Sound output unit 60 Control data input unit

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of monitor devices installed inside and outside a ship such as a small ship, and monitor information received from these monitor devices are processed to create necessary image data, and necessary monitor data for these monitor devices is provided. A data processing unit that creates and outputs a remote operation command; a display unit that displays image data created by the data processing unit; and a remote operation information input unit that inputs remote operation information to the data processing unit. A multi-information display / remote control device for ships, characterized by the following. 2. The multi-information display and remote control device for a ship according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of images related to a plurality of monitor information are simultaneously displayed in a divided display area on the display unit. . 3. The multi-information display and remote control device for a ship according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of monitor devices include an underwater camera. 4. The data processing unit according to claim 1, wherein the data processing unit creates and outputs a remote control command relating to the orientation of the underwater camera based on the input remote control information, and outputs the remote control command according to the command. A multi-information display / remote control device for ships, wherein image data for displaying the direction of an underwater camera as a relative relationship with a hull is created. 5. The multi-information display and remote control device for a small boat according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of monitor devices include a camera and a microphone arranged in an engine room. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of monitoring devices include a sensor for measuring fuel consumption and a sensor for measuring a cruising distance of the vessel, and the data processing unit includes a unit cruising distance. A multi-information display / remote control device for ships, comprising: means for calculating fuel consumption per unit and creating image data relating to fuel efficiency. 7. The multi-information display / remote control device for a ship according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of monitor devices include a navigation position detecting device such as a GPS. 8. The multi-information display / remote control device for a ship according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of monitor devices include a fish finder. 9. The multi-information display and remote control device for a ship according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of monitor devices include a facsimile receiver. 10. The multi-information display and remote control device for a ship according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of monitor devices include one or both of an FM receiver and a television receiver.