JPH05124575A - Screen touch operation type piping controller for marine vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate constructional plan control of a piping of a piping controller for a cargo tank of a marine vessel or for a ballast tank, by a worker, through screen touch operation of a display front surface. CONSTITUTION:A display for displaying arrangement of a tank, a piping 11 and a remote control valve 10, a central processing unit 4 for controlling the display 1, and a sequencer 6 for transmitting a switch control signal 12 to the remote control valve 10 based on a signal from the central processing unit 4, are provided to control a piping comprising a piping 11 communicated among tanks arranged onboard and the remote control valve 10 for opening and shutting the piping. A verification control signal is sent to the display 1 by the central processing unit 4 based on a feedback signal on valve switching sent from the remote control valve 10, while a touch screen 2 that is superimposed on the display surface of the display l, and an interface (box) 3 for inputting a signal from the touch screen into the central processing unit, are also provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control device for a tank pipe system mounted on a ship, and more particularly to a screen touch operation type ship for which a control for planning the structure of the pipe system can be performed by a screen touch operation. The present invention relates to a pipe system control device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 16, a conventional tank pipe system control device for a ship is a pipe operation panel (mimic type) provided on a board surface of a tank pipe control device for a large cargo and ballast. A remote control valve (hereinafter referred to as a remote control valve) can be operated from a graphic panel) by an operation switch with a lamp on the panel, which is called a cargo / ballast control panel system.

The configuration of the pipe system is confirmed by the crew visually checking the switch lamp which is turned on by the valve opening / closing signal fed back from the remote control valve to the operation switch.

As a procedure of operation, first, the line of piping that the crew wants to make is confirmed on the console board surface, and then the operation switch corresponding to each valve is operated to construct the pipe system. The above operation is performed for each valve.

[0005]

By the way, in the conventional cargo / ballast control panel type pipe control device as described above, the current pipe is controlled by the operation switch with lamp of the remote control valve on the mimic type graphic panel on the panel. Since the crew chased the system configuration state with their eyes, there is a problem that it is difficult to see the state of the pipe system at a glance.

Further, conventionally, when a pipeline line is created, the operation line of the remote control valve is operated one valve at a time while considering the pipeline line. As the number of crew members decreases and the skill decreases, and the work amount per experienced crew member increases, the current situation is that automation of such work is awaited.

Further, the conventional control panel (console) is large in size, and there is a problem in that several crew members are required for monitoring and operation.

The present invention is intended to solve such a problem, and makes it possible to confirm the tubing configuration by making it possible to display all the tubing configuration states on a display. In addition, the control panel was made compact, and a touch screen was placed on the display surface of the display so that the crew could operate the remote control valve and the pipe system with one-touch operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a type marine pipe control device.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a screen touch operation type marine pipe system control device of the present invention is provided with a large number of pipes capable of communicating a large number of tanks arranged in a ship. And a display capable of displaying the above-mentioned arrangement of the tank, the piping and the remote control valve, and a central unit capable of controlling the display in order to control a pipe system including a plurality of remote control valves for opening and closing the pipe. A valve opening / closing sent from the remote control valve via the sequencer is provided with an arithmetic processing unit and a sequencer capable of transmitting an opening / closing control signal to the remote control valve based on a signal from the central processing unit. The central processing unit is configured to send a confirmation control signal to the display based on the feedback signal of the A touch screen, the interface may enter into the central processing unit receives a signal from the touch screen is characterized in that provided the.

[0010]

In the above-described screen touch operation type marine pipe system controller of the present invention, the following actions are performed. (1) The crew creates a pipe system model in advance through the pipe system display screen on the display, registers it in the computer, calls the registered pipe model during busy loading and unloads multiple remote control valves with one touch. Can be operated in the planned order. (2) It is possible to operate the remote control valves one valve at a time, as is done with conventional mimic graphic panels. (3) By providing a touch screen by superimposing on the display surface of the display, it can be operated by directly touching the valve symbol or the like with a finger on the screen. (4) The piping configuration plan can be easily input by touching the piping system displayed on the CRT according to the operation procedure through the function of the touch screen.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A screen touch operation type marine pipe control device as an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the system, FIG. 2 is a control block diagram thereof, and FIG. A control flow chart when registering a pipe system model, FIGS. 4 to 8 are explanatory views showing the operating procedure in FIG. 3, and FIG. 9 is a control flow chart when the pipe system is configured.
10 to 14 are views showing the operating procedure in FIG. 9, and FIG. 15 is an outline view thereof.

As shown in FIG. 1, the screen touch operation type marine pipe system control device of this embodiment is provided with a pipe 11 capable of communicating a plurality of tanks arranged in the ship with each other, and the opening of the pipe 11. And a remote control valve (hereinafter, referred to as a remote control valve) 10 for shutting off and controlling the tubing system, which is configured as follows.

First, the screen touch operation type marine pipe control device includes a pipe system including a large number of pipes 11 capable of communicating a plurality of tanks with each other and a large number of remote control valves 10 for connecting and disconnecting the pipes 11. A high-resolution CRT1 as a display for displaying information such as the configuration screen of FIG. 1 is provided, and a touch screen 2 as an input device is provided on the front surface of the display surface of the CRT1 so as to overlap with the display surface. .. The apparatus is provided with a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) 4 for controlling the CRT 1 and the like, and touch signals (x, y,
An interface box 3 for converting (z-axis) into an input signal to the CPU 4 is interposed between the touch screen 2 and the CPU 4.

Further, the present apparatus has a sequencer 6 as an input / output device capable of sending a valve opening / closing signal 12 based on a signal from the CPU 4, and a remote control valve 10 receiving an output signal from the sequencer 6 via a hydraulic pipe 9. And a valve stand 7 for opening and closing. The sequencer 6 receives a feedback signal 13 from the remote control valve 10 regarding the open / closed state of the remote control valve, and the CPU 4 receives a signal from the sequencer 6 about the valve open / closed state. A keyboard 5 is provided as another input device to the CPU 4, which is mainly used during system development. When used as a system, it is used as a backup for the touch screen 2. . The above CRT 1, touch screen 2, interface box 3, CPU 4, keyboard 5 and sequencer 6 are housed in a control panel 8.

With the above configuration, the flow of control signals in this embodiment is represented as shown in the block diagram of FIG. And the actual operating procedure is as follows.

First, in the pipeline system planning (which is carried out during a relatively light voyage before the cargo handling work), the following order (see FIG. 3) is given.
Operation).

The pipe system configuration plan is specifically registration of a pipe system model. (1) Display the pipe system screen on the CRT 1 and enter the pipe system creation mode. (See Fig. 4 (a) and (b)) (2) Touch the valve symbol of the piping line you want to create with your finger to create piping. (See FIG. 5) For example, the base color (in the case of piping close) of symbols such as pipes and valves is white, and the colors of the touched symbols such as valves are changed.

The color of the piping line can be changed to another color when the front and rear valves are touched. That is, the color of the created piping line (including the valve) is used as a color for registration so that it can be distinguished from other piping lines that have not been created. For example, the thick line in FIG. 6 is orange or the like. (3) After creating the piping line, check the creation status,
A multi-window W2 for registering piping is displayed. (Fig. 7
(4) From the displayed multi-window W2, assign and register the pipe system model created in (1) and (2) to the switch in the window. (In Figure 8, CARGO LOADING GROUP N
Registration as a line of O.1) (see FIG. 8) Regarding registration of such a pipe system model, a plurality of patterns can be stored in the CPU.

Next, automatic sequence control, that is, one-touch operation of piping is performed in the following order, as shown in FIG. (1) After displaying the piping screen on the CRT 1 (see FIG. 10), display the multi-window W3 for piping sequence control (see FIG. 11 (a)), and select and touch the switch for the piping line you want to operate. (See Fig. 11 (b)) (In this example, CARGO L
The OADING GROUP NO.1 switch is selected. (2) When the switch in the multi-window W3 is touched once, the registered pipe system model is displayed in different colors on the pipe system screen. (Displayed in orange) (Refer to Fig. 12) (3) The crew member confirms the pipe system models displayed in different colors on the pipe system screen, and then touches the same switch again to instruct the start of sequence control of the pipes. To do.

As a result, in this system, the sequence automatic control (opening / closing operation of the valve) of the remote control valve 10 is performed so as to form the registered pipe system. (4) The system changes the colors of lines and valves on the screen of the CRT 1 by receiving the open / close feedback signal 13 from the remote control valve 10. (For example, the completion of piping configuration is blue.) Since the crew can check the piping system configuration status just by looking at the color-coded piping system screen on the CRT1, the operability can be greatly improved during busy cargo handling work. Become.

As described above, in the screen touch operation type marine pipe system control device of this embodiment, the remote control valve 10 of the pipe line can be operated by one touch on the touch screen 2 as shown in FIG. It is possible to reduce the laborious work of loading and unloading and save labor.

Further, the current piping state can be displayed in different colors on the screen of the CRT 1 by color, and it is possible to check at a glance what kind of pipe system is currently created, so that the work efficiency can be improved.

Further, by changing the operation panel to CRT 1, it is possible to intensively monitor and operate the pipe system information, so that the conventional mimic type graphic panel can be abolished and a gauge type CRT monitoring device can be used. The combination of can make it smaller and more compact than the conventional console.

[0024]

As described in detail above, according to the screen touch operation type marine tubing control device of the present invention, the tubing condition can be monitored / controlled by the CRT in terms of hardware. The mimic graphic panel provided on the console board can be abolished. As a result, the console can be made smaller, and a more compact cargo / ballast control system can be realized by combining it with another gauge type CRT monitoring device.

In terms of software, in the current tankers, the number of crew members is decreasing and the skill level is decreasing. Therefore, one veteran crew member has to do anything and he is very busy. Although there are problems, the work related to the cargo tank and ballast tank pipe systems is important, and since there are many types of monitoring and operations, it is advisable to adopt this device as a device that supports the work of crew members who will become one-man in the future. This also has the effect of significantly reducing the work of the crew.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system schematic configuration diagram showing a screen touch operation type marine pipe system control device as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a control flowchart when registering a pipe system model in the apparatus of FIG.

[Figure 4]

[Figure 5]

[Figure 6],

[Figure 7],

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an operating procedure in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a control flowchart when the pipe system is configured in the apparatus of FIG.

[Figure 10],

[Fig. 11],

[Figure 12],

[Fig. 13]

14 is a diagram showing an operating procedure in FIG. 9.

15 is a schematic view of the apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 16 is a schematic view of a conventional device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CRT (display) 2 Touch screen 3 Interface box 4 Central processing unit (CPU) 5 Keyboard 6 Sequencer 7 Valve stand 8 Control panel 9 Hydraulic pipe 10 Remote control valve (remote control valve) 11 Piping line 12 Valve opening / closing control signal 13 Feedback Signal W1, W2, W3 Multi window

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pipe system comprising: a plurality of pipes capable of communicating a plurality of tanks arranged in a ship with each other; and a plurality of remote control valves for opening and closing the pipes.
A display capable of displaying the arrangement of the tank, the piping and the remote control valve, a central processing unit capable of controlling the display, and transmitting an opening / closing control signal to the remote control valve based on a signal from the central processing unit. A sequencer capable of operating, and the central processing unit sends a confirmation control signal to the display based on a feedback signal regarding valve opening and closing sent from the remote control valve through the sequencer. A touch screen superimposed on the display surface of the display,
An interface capable of receiving a signal from the touch screen and inputting it to the central processing unit, the screen touch operation type marine pipe control device.