JP2004110843A - Operation management method and system of vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the trouble that the reduction in quality of vessel crewmen is problematic in the operation management of a vessel, and the load of a vessel management company on land is increased by this portion. <P>SOLUTION: Characteristic data of at least the engine part of the operated vessel are periodically loaded and recorded in an in-vessel personal computer 1 as vessel information at an interval designated by a client, and the recorded data are transmitted to the data server 8 of a system management company 7 set on land side via a communication satellite 6, and stored therein. The vessel information in the data server 8 is accessible from an authenticated client personal computer 10 on land side through the Internet. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

The present invention is a system that can collectively manage various information of ships (various ship information) by a data server used by a land-side system management company. The present invention relates to an operation management method and its system.

In recent years, the deterioration of ship crew has become a problem in ship operation management, and the burden on ship management companies (shipping companies) on the shore side has increased accordingly. On the other hand, on the land side, if a trouble occurs inside the ship, even if the supervisor in charge receives notification from the ship, the information for judging countermeasures is often scarce and it is difficult to make an accurate judgment.

With conventional diesel engine support equipment, data is transmitted and received between the ship and the land, the abnormal state of the engine is analyzed by the computer on the land side, the analysis result is sent to the ship side as question items, and the crew And a system for contacting the land side is adopted (see Patent Document 1). To transmit data on the ship side, it is necessary to select and transmit the transmission data on the ship.
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In the conventional preventive maintenance of the engine section, the crew carries out the measurement and analysis equipment on board, and it is necessary to send some request to the ship side to obtain information on land. In such a case, data transmission / reception is carried out between the ship and the ship management company, and data storage disks and the like (servers) are provided at each ship management company, and maintenance is naturally performed by each ship management company. Needed. The provision of the above facilities for each shipping company for a large number of ships of each shipping company that navigates the seas of the world does not meet the demand for effective use of software and hardware resources.

Therefore, the purpose of this application is to use a communication satellite whose communication speed has recently been increased, collectively manage and manage onboard data by a land-based outsourcing management company, and each shipping company registered as a client It is an object of the present invention to provide a ship operation management method and system capable of performing preventive maintenance and the like for troubles of a main engine or the like by analyzing the data via the Internet using the data.

In order to solve the above problems, the operation management method of a ship according to the present invention is characterized in that a data server used by a land-side system management company is designated from a client personal computer to a ship's personal computer via the data server. At regular intervals, the data of the engine section of the ship, including ship position data, is received and stored as ship information, and the data server is accessible via the Internet. The ship various information is transmitted to the client personal computer including at least the latest position information of all the ships registered in advance so as to be able to be displayed on a map of the client personal computer to the authenticated client personal computer.

As a result, data storage and management can be managed collectively by a data server installed on the landside with good management conditions, enabling high-quality services, quick response to troubles, etc., and the computer of the data server. When searching for data by using the Internet, you can search via the Internet, search for only your own ship by password even if multiple ship management companies access it, and use the interactive nature of the Internet to search for ships. Operation management including preventive maintenance can be easily performed from the land side without leaving it to the ship.

Furthermore, the data server periodically records various ship information recorded on the onboard personal computer at specified intervals from the client personal computer, so the data recording cycle can be set arbitrarily, facilitating data management and subsequent preventive maintenance. In addition, by recording ship information including ship position data in addition to engine part data on the server personal computer, the ship's position is finally determined via communication satellites in addition to the engine part data. The data server records the speed, direction, and direction of travel, so that these data (operating status including engine status) can be viewed from the land side at any time. Further, in addition to the above, the data server transmits at least the latest positional information of all the vessels registered in advance to the client personal computer so that it can be displayed on the map of the client personal computer. At a glance.

In the above configuration, the data server used by the system management company transmits ship information to the authenticated client personal computer, and receives data for preventive maintenance of the main engine or the like based on the ship information from the client personal computer. If the received data for the preventive maintenance is transmitted to the personal computer of the ship, it can contribute to the smooth operation of the ship.

Specifically, the data server used by the land-side system management company is capable of displaying at least the trend graph of the main engine on the ship designated by the client personal computer on the client personal computer via the Internet so that the operation status data of the main engine can be displayed. It is preferable that the data of the trend graph and the performance curve predicted in advance are displayed on the client personal computer via the Internet so that the situation can be grasped.

Furthermore, the data server used by the land-side system management company may transmit the current position of the designated ship and its trajectory information so that it can be displayed on the map of the client personal computer.

デ ー タ If the data server used by the land-side system management company receives the ablog data from the onboard personal computer, it can be browsed from the land side at any time, and the trouble of inputting and correcting the data can be saved.

A data server used by a land-side system management company holds data on inspection and replacement of parts in the ship as data for maintenance management, and based on the data for maintenance management, information on maintenance instruction of the ship. Is transmitted to the ship, and maintenance execution result data based on the maintenance instruction information is received from the ship, and the next maintenance schedule is automatically updated. It will be possible to perform onboard maintenance remotely from the land side.

In this case, the data for maintenance management includes spare parts data required for maintenance. As a result, the parts necessary for the inspection of the maintenance object can be immediately identified, so that the inspection operator can take out the spare parts from the ship warehouse and take it to the site in accordance with the parts.

The data server used by the land-side system management company sends spare part information and / or a purchase request that is less than the minimum stock number to the client personal computer based on the maintenance execution result data and the spare part data. This will allow remote management of spares onboard from the land side. Spare parts information is managed on the land side, a purchase request form for inventory shortage is automatically issued and linked to maintenance management, and the number of spare parts used in each maintenance can be managed.

Further, as a ship operation management system, a data server of a system management company that collectively manages and stores various ship information, including technical data and ship position data of the ship engine department on the land side, and this data server via the Internet A client personal computer that can access and view the ship various information including at least the latest position information of all ships registered in advance so that they can be displayed on a map of the personal computer;
An onboard personal computer which periodically records the ship information at specified intervals from the client personal computer via the data server.

シ ス テ ム According to this system, data can be stored and managed by a data server of a system management company installed on the land side with good management conditions. By collectively managing the system management company, it is possible to provide high-quality services, promptly deal with troubles, and the like, and to obtain the same operational effects as the above-described first operation method.

According to the invention of the present application, since the accumulation and management of data can be collectively managed by a data server used by a land-side system management company with good management conditions, high-quality services and prompt response to troubles can be achieved. It becomes.

In addition, when searching data on the computer of the data server, the data can be searched via the Internet, and even when a plurality of ship management companies access, only the own ship can be searched with a password.

双方 向 By using the interactivity of the Internet, operation management including preventive maintenance of ships can be easily performed from the land side without leaving it to the ship side. If all communication is performed using encrypted data, it is safe even if data leaks.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 shows the overall system configuration of the present invention. The overall configuration is roughly divided into a ship side system and a land side system.

On the ship side, a personal computer (onboard personal computer) 1 is provided inside the ship, which includes a CRT, an LCD (display device) 1a, a keyboard (input means) 1b, a modem (communication means) 1c, a CPU ( A central processing unit) 1d, a hard disk (storage means) 1e, and the like.

Information such as the position of the ship, such as ship speed, heading, heading direction, ship position, etc., is tracked by the GPS satellites 2, and the ship information is received by the onboard GPS 3 and automatically recorded on the onboard personal computer 1. . The data logger 4 of the engine section records the operation status data (specific data) of the main engine and auxiliary equipment, and the data is stored in the onboard personal computer 1 via the interface 5 at the cycle set by the ship company on land. , Are automatically captured and recorded.

If there is more, data on the deck, for example, various data such as the liquid level in the tank and the temperature of the freezer / refrigerator in the residential area are automatically recorded in the onboard personal computer 1. Further, Abstract Logbook (hereinafter referred to as "Ablog") data of the ship is manually input through the input means 1b and recorded as electronic data on the onboard personal computer 1.

Various information of the ship recorded in the onboard personal computer 1 is digitized and compressed, transmitted to the land side via the communication satellite 6 via the modem line, and a company that collectively stores and manages information (system management company). 7 is automatically transmitted to a data server 8 provided for recording and storage.

(2) The client personal computer (operation terminal) 10 is provided with various menus that allow data from the data server 8 to be fetched via the Internet for analysis and search processing, as will be described later.

On the land side, on the other hand, a plurality of ship management companies (hereinafter also referred to as “ship companies”) 9 are registered in advance in the data server 8 of the system management company 7, and each ship company 9 is given an ID and a password. The above menu can be viewed from the land side. In this case, the password allows only the data of the own ship registered by the shipping company 9 to be viewed.

船 Each shipping company 9 has a client personal computer (operation terminal) 10 installed. The client personal computer 10 is connected to an Internet service provider (ISP) 11 by a telephone line, a dedicated line, or the like, and is connected to a data server of the system management company 7 through the Internet World Wide Web (WWW). I have. In other words, when the browser installed on each client personal computer 10 is activated and the entered ID and password are authenticated, the data server 8 of the system management company 7 can be accessed via the Internet zone, and the information contained therein can be accessed. Can be viewed from the land (each shipping company) whenever necessary. When a data search is performed using a computer of a data server, the data can be searched via the Internet. Even when a plurality of ship management companies access the system, the search is performed only for the ships of the company by using a password.

This allows a ship management company person on land based on various ship information to grasp the operating status of the ship, including the operating status of the main engine and auxiliary equipment, and report any abnormalities to the client's experience and know-how. And make accurate decisions using diagnostic software and preventive maintenance software. Then, the decision result including the countermeasure is communicated to the onboard personal computer 1 via the data server 8 and the communication satellite using the interactive property of the Internet (interactivity), and the main engine is controlled on the ship side based on the instruction. It is possible to carry out the maintenance and prevention of the whole ship including the ship. This maintenance prevention includes, in a broad sense, ship maintenance management and spare part management, which will be described later, and the management is performed by the shipping company. Security can be ensured if all of the above communications are performed with encrypted data.

When a person on the land-based ship management company activates the system and accesses the data server 8 of the system management company 7 via the Internet after a certain authentication, first, the processing screen shown in FIG. The main menu S is displayed, such as a Trend 20, a Position 30, an blog (Abstraction LogBook) data 40, an onboard maintenance management (Maintenace) 50, and an onboard spare part management (Spare). ) 60 can be browsed. The system management company 7 is a system management company that collectively manages data relating to such ship information taken from the onboard personal computer and provides software for data analysis to the shipping company (client). It is a company that records and stores the operation management data of the ship owned by the shipping company.

To briefly describe the purpose and significance of each menu shown on the main menu screen, first, in trend 20, search data (ship name, time to display, channel number) specified in advance by data set in advance or specified by the shipping company (client). ) Is displayed on a trend graph to help prevent maintenance of main engines. Also, when necessary, the specification data analysis result at that time is displayed.

In the position 30, the latest acquired position information is displayed for each ship on the world map by confirming the ship position information, and the ship whose current position is to be acquired can be separately displayed.

In the ablog data display (voyage record data) 40, the cruise record data such as weather information and engine section data manually input on the ship are displayed.

(4) In the onboard maintenance management 50, the date of inspection and replacement of parts on board the ship are compiled into a database and managed on land. The exchange timing instruction is automatically sent to each ship, and the onshore database receives the presence or absence of the implementation from the ship and automatically updates the next schedule.

(5) The on-board spare part management 60 manages spare part information on the land side, automatically issues a purchase request form for inventory shortage, and links it with maintenance management to enable management of the number of spare parts used in each maintenance. It should be noted that the purchase request form other than the standard form can be separately prepared when there is a shipping company (client) request.

Hereinafter, the above processing flow will be specifically described with reference to the drawings relating to the processing screen.

FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 (processing screen): System startup and main menu display A client (terminal operator) on the shipping company side starts up the system from the start menu of the terminal. At that time, the shipping company (client) performs client authentication by inputting an ID and a password. If the client authentications do not match, a system startup error occurs. If they match, connect to the service provider (ISP) by dial-up. Then, it accesses the computer data server 8 of the system management company 7 which provides various ship information on land side via the Internet (see FIG. 1).

Then, as described above, a main menu screen as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display unit (CRT, LCD) of the client terminal. There are five main menus: Trend, Position, Abstraction LogBook (Ablog: Voyage Data), Maintenace (Maintenance Management) and Spare (Spare Parts Management).

3 and 6 to 9 (processing screens): trend function When a trend 20 is selected (clicked) from the main menu S, Set Initial Data (initial data setting) 21 and Default Trend (default) as shown in FIGS. A trend main menu T including a trend 22 and a select trend 23 is displayed. When the initial data setting 21 is clicked and selected from the trend main menu T, ship data (SELECT SHIP DATA) is displayed (21a). In this table, the SELECT column, the ship name, the ship type, and the connection ID are displayed, and the user clicks the square in the SELECT column to specify the ship that the client always wants to see. Further, when the detail setting button 21b is selected, a detail (Details) menu including boxes of a channel setting (Set Channel) 21c and a shop data setting (Set Shop Data) 21d is displayed.

When the channel setting 21c is selected from the detailed menus shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, a table of SET CHANNEL DATA is displayed, so that a channel graph range can be set. Three graphs can be displayed. When the shop data setting 21d is selected, a table of SET SHOP DATA is displayed. This allows you to set Shop Test data for the specified ship.

When the default trend 22 is selected from the trend main menu T in FIGS. 3 and 8 (processing screen), the data set in the initial setting (Set Initial Data) 21 (a trend graph displayed on a TIME time basis) is displayed (22b). ). When Performance is selected in the upper right of this graph (22c), a graph (performance curve relating to main engine specifications as standard data) displayed on the basis of main engine load (ENG.LOAD) for specification data analysis is displayed (22d). ), You can check the data of the current operation status of the main engine. In other words, the current data can be plotted on a performance curve (for example, based on on-land test results) displayed on the basis of the predicted main engine load as standard data, and the situation can be grasped. By transmitting an alarm to the land-based management company with a deviation from the test result (22e) (22e), preventive maintenance of the engine is possible. For example, here, as predicted performance curves, an inlet temperature, an exhaust gas temperature, a scavenging pipe temperature, a maximum explosion pressure, a maximum compression pressure, a fuel injection amount, a shaft rotation speed, and the like are displayed on the turbocharger.

In FIG. 3 and FIG. 9 (processing screen), when the trend selection 23 is selected from the trend main menu T, the data to be viewed at that time can be selected. In other words, input the extraction conditions (ship, start, end time) (23a), display SET TREND DATA, set the channel and graph range here (23b), click the OK button, and click the trend graph described above. Is displayed (23c). The subsequent operation is as described above.

4 and 10 (processing screen): ship position display function When a position (Position) is selected from the main menu S in FIG. 10, a ship position display main menu P is displayed, in which ship data (Ship Data) 31 is displayed. The menu of the regular data display 32 (Regular Position) and the current data display (Demand Position) 33 is displayed. Select ship information settings such as ship name and ship type in the menu of Ship Data 31 (31a), and select the Regular Position 32 menu to display the final data of all ships during regular communication (32a) or specify the range (32a). 32b) can be enlarged (32c), and the name, number, type, date and time, longitude and latitude of the ship specified by the mouse can also be displayed. Further, by selecting the menu of the Demand Position 33, it is possible to automatically connect to the selected ship, acquire position information and display the current position of the ship, and display the latest data of the designated ship at that time. (33a).

FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 (processing screen): Avlog (cruise record) data display function Select the Abstract Log Book 30 from the main menu S, set the extraction conditions (ship, start, end time), and set (40a) the cruise record data. Is displayed (40b). These data were manually entered by the master once a day as electronic data from the onboard personal computer on the ship's side. Since the data can be input as electronic data, the user does not have to perform a typing input with a typewriter as in the related art, and is free from the work of re-typing due to a typo.

This makes it easy to manage weather information such as temperature and weather, and voyage performance data such as engine sections. Data required for the client can be displayed in a list, and data required for the client can be calculated from ablog data. Can output.

Fig. 5, Figs. 14 to 17 (Processing screen): Maintenance function Information on parts, machines, etc. is managed collectively by the landside management server machine for each ship. Automatically sends the instructions to the ship, and outputs an alarm message for those that have passed one week (can be set on the client side) after the expiration of inspection and replacement. It is possible to output a form such as a list of maintenance parts when necessary, and it is possible to update the spare part stock quantity by linking to a spare part management function described later when performing maintenance.

When the maintenance management (Maintenace) is selected from the main menu S on the display screen of FIG. 14, a maintenance management main menu M is displayed, in which a maintenance 51, a dead-line (inspection and replacement time) 52, and a time are displayed. -Limit (expired) 53 menus are prepared.

{Circle over (1)} First, select the maintenance 52 menu and select a ship to be displayed, a maintenance management table 51b as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed, and items (ITEM DATA) to be maintained are listed. For example, inspection information (installation date, previous schedule and actual inspection date, schedule including the next inspection date, etc.) of the feed water pump (FEED WATER PUMP) is displayed.

Next, when the Spare button is selected (51b), spare part data (model, number of stocks, and number of used parts) necessary for inspection of only the pump are displayed as maintenance information. ing. Here, the use status of the spare part data can be registered (51c). As a result, the parts necessary for the inspection of the pump can be immediately identified, so that the inspection operator can take out the spare parts from the ship warehouse and take it to the site in accordance with the parts. At the time of maintenance, the spare parts stock quantity can be updated by linking to spare parts management described later.

Next, when the Dead-Line (inspection / replacement time) 52 is selected, a list of parts to be inspected / replaced and the inspection / replacement time are displayed as shown in FIG. 16 (52a). An instruction based on this is output to the terminal of the predetermined shipping company (52b), whereby the inspection / replacement time can be notified to the shipping company in advance.

If the user selects Time-Limit (expired) 53, a list of expired parts for inspection / replacement as shown in FIG. 14 is displayed (53a). In this case, a warning message "Please replace" is displayed together with the warning sound (53b).

Fig. 5, Fig. 18 (Processing screen): Spare parts management function This function is to manage the number of spare parts for each ship on land, and to notify the spare parts information that has become less than the minimum stock number, It automatically creates a standard format purchase request form and provides it to the shipping company. For this reason, select Spare Parts Management (Spare) from the main menu, display the spare parts list in FIG. 18, compare the number of stocks and the number of used parts, and find the spare parts that are less than the minimum stock (can be set by the client). If so, a purchase request form is automatically created to order the missing item.

For preventive maintenance, it is also possible to send the acquired data to the equipment maker to periodically diagnose the performance of the equipment.

As a mobile device, you can start up the system using a laptop connected to a mobile terminal and access the data server of the system management company in the same manner as above to view data from outside the company.

The present invention is a system capable of collectively managing various information of a ship by a data server used by a land-side system management company, and is applicable to a method and system for performing ship operation and preventive maintenance.

FIG. 1 is an overall system configuration diagram of the present invention. It is a figure showing a part of system flow of the present invention, and mainly shows a main menu of contents provided by a system management company. It is a figure which shows a part of system flow of this invention, and mainly shows a trend main menu. It is a figure which shows a part of system flow of this invention, and mainly shows a ship position display menu. It is a figure which shows a part of system flow of this invention, and mainly shows a maintenance management main menu. It is a processing screen corresponding to a part of the system flow of the present invention, and shows a screen of a trend main menu and initial data setting in trend selection. 3 shows a trend details menu, a channel selection screen, and a SHOP data selection screen in the initial data setting of the same trend. The screen of the default setting data display of the same trend is shown. 3 shows a screen for displaying selected data of the same trend. 3 shows a screen for setting vessel information in the vessel position selection. 3 shows a screen for displaying periodic data in the ship position display. 4 shows a screen for present data display in the ship position display. It is a processing screen corresponding to a part of the system flow of the present invention, and shows a screen for displaying cruise performance data. It is a processing screen corresponding to a part of the system flow of the present invention, and shows a screen of a maintenance management main menu. 4 shows a processing screen of management data of the maintenance management. 7 shows a processing screen of a deadline of a spare part of the maintenance management. 13 shows a processing screen of the expired spare part of the maintenance management. It is a processing screen corresponding to a part of the system flow of the present invention, and shows a spare part management screen.

Explanation of reference numerals

1. PC on board 2. GPS
4 Data logger 6 Communication satellite 7 System management company 8 Data server 9 Ship management company (shipping company)
10: Client PC S: Main menu T: Trend main menu P: Ship position display main menu M: Maintenance management main menu 20: Trend
30 ... Position
40… Voyage data (Abstraction LogBook)
50 ... Maintenance management
60: Spare parts management (Spare)

Claims (9)

The data server used by the land-side system management company stores the technical data of the engine section of the ship, which is periodically recorded in the ship's personal computer at a specified interval from the client personal computer via the data server. And receive and store ship information including ship position data,
The data server, the ship various information to a client personal computer that has been authenticated to be accessible via the Internet, including at least the latest position information of all ships registered in advance so that it can be displayed on a map of the client personal computer And a transmission to the client personal computer. The data server used by the system management company transmits ship information to the authenticated client computer, receives data for preventive maintenance of the main engine or the like based on the ship information from the client computer, and receives the received data. 2. The ship operation management method according to claim 1, wherein data for preventive maintenance is transmitted to a personal computer onboard the ship. The data server used by the system management company transmits the operation status data of the main engine so that at least the trend graph of the main engine in the ship specified from the client personal computer can be displayed on the client personal computer via the Internet,
3. The ship operation management according to claim 1, wherein the data of the trend graph and the performance curve predicted in advance are displayed on the client personal computer via the Internet so that the situation can be grasped and transmitted. Method. The data server used by the system management company transmits the current position of the designated ship and its trajectory information so that it can be displayed on a map of the client personal computer. Ship operation management method described in section. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the data server used by the system management company receives ablog data from the onboard personal computer. The data server used by the system management company holds data relating to inspection and replacement of parts in the vessel as data for maintenance management, and based on the data for maintenance management, provides maintenance instruction information for the vessel. The ship according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the ship transmits the data to the ship, receives maintenance execution result data based on the maintenance instruction information from the ship, and automatically updates the next maintenance schedule. Operation management method. 7. The ship operation management method according to claim 6, wherein the data for maintenance management includes spare parts data required for maintenance. The data server used by the system management company transmits, to the client personal computer, spare part information and / or a purchase request that is less than the minimum stock quantity based on the maintenance result data and the spare part data. The ship operation management method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein: A data server of a system management company that collectively manages and stores ship information including ship data and ship position data on the land side,
A client personal computer capable of accessing the data server via the Internet and browsing the ship various information including at least the latest positional information of all the ships registered in advance so that they can be displayed on a map of the personal computer;
An onboard personal computer that periodically records the ship information at specified intervals from the client personal computer via the data server;
Ship operation management system characterized by comprising:

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