KR101770026B1

KR101770026B1 - Operation Equipment Interface of A Small Ship Simulator for Increasing Reality

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Publication number: KR101770026B1
Application number: KR1020150096369A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이상길; 남경태; 최수영; 이영근
Original assignee: (주) 지씨에스씨
Priority date: 2015-07-07
Filing date: 2015-07-07
Publication date: 2017-08-31
Also published as: KR20170006315A

Abstract

The present invention relates to an operating device interface of a small ship operation simulator for realizing an increase in realism, and more particularly, to an operating device interface of a small ship operating simulator for realizing an increase in realism, comprising an operating device provided in a cockpit on which a user is boarded and operated by a user, A motion platform provided at a lower portion of the cockpit for realizing the motion of an actual small ship; and an operation unit for receiving a user's operation signal from the operation unit from the interface unit And outputting the status information outputable to the operation unit to the interface unit according to the operation signal and outputting a control signal of the motion platform. In order to increase the realism in a small ship simulator, the operation device interface of a small ship operation simulator for increasing realism according to the present invention includes a cockpit interface technology and an H / W device (a key (steering wheel) Controller, LED, and LED button) is connected to the interface unit and transmitted to the operation console, and the H / W interface technology operating on the motion platform is applied to implement the cockpit of the actual small-sized ship, It is possible to increase the sense of reality so as to be similar to the control time of the vehicle.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to an operation device interface of a small ship driving simulator for increasing realism,

More particularly, the present invention relates to an operating device interface of a small ship operating simulator for increasing realism, and more particularly, to a small ship operating simulator for controlling a small ship in a simulator, And an interface unit for transmitting data transmitted and received in real time from an operation device such as an engine controller and an instrument panel (RPM, SPEED, FUEL, BATTERY) and an LED button to increase the realism.

In general, the ship performs training on operation and operation of the trainee using a simulator, which is simulated maneuvering training device implemented in an environment similar to the real environment for safe operation at sea.

An example of such a ship navigation simulator is proposed in Japanese Patent No. 10-1155603, an automatic steering navigation simulator for ships, and a shipboard pilot simulator, which is a patent publication No. 93-007743.

The automatic navigation navigation simulator for marine of the Japanese Patent No. 10-1155603 includes a simulation mode selection unit for selecting a type of simulation and a simulator operation unit for selecting the simulation time and starting / stopping / ending, An environment setting unit for setting an initial value for the communication environment of the simulation and the navigation information of the ship and setting a navigation route of the ship; and a display unit for displaying information selected through the simulation mode selection unit, the simulator operation unit, ; And a control unit for controlling the driving according to the mode selection of the simulation mode selection unit.

In addition, the onboard control simulator of Patent Publication No. 93-007743 discloses a small-sized computer having a hard disk, a keyboard, and an output device such as a digitizer and a printer, connecting a graphic card to a monitor installed in a passenger- The engine speed sensor installed in the sensor, engine telegraph and engine speed indicator, and seven preliminary thruster controllers and preliminary thruster sensors installed on the force indicator connect the A / D signal converter to the A / D signal converter, The engine speed sensor of the engine telegraph and the engine speed sensor detects the analog engine speed signal and outputs it to the A / D signal converter , Seven preliminary / thruster controllers, preliminaries of action indicators, and thruster sensors for analog pre- When a signal is detected and sent to the A / D signal converter, it calculates the hull motion performed by a small computer using wind, waves, algae data, and port data using the keyboard and digitizer together with the signal. It is recorded on the hard disk, and the Captain's office displays the current position of the ship on the display of the current position of the ship and the various instruments by the captain's room on the monitor of the two-dimensional computer screen. The navigation can be continued and the next stage simulation can be carried out or stopped to end once.

However, the existing ship maneuvering simulator only performs a simple function of displaying the contents of the training through the display unit or the monitor, thereby deteriorating the reality and difficulty in training because it can not provide a user interface suitable for the adjustment training of a small ship.

In addition, despite the growing interest in ship licenses due to the recent increase in the marine leisure sports population, the increase in interest, and the growth of the marine leisure industry, there are some environmental factors limited by seasons, The development of the interface of the simulator considering safety in the water has not been done yet.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a small ship simulator, By using the interface technology of data transmission / reception with the interface unit transmitting to the operation console that controls the motion platform, realizing the environment similar to cockpit of actual small ship, And to provide an operating device interface of a small ship operating simulator which can give a small amount of data.

In particular, the present invention provides an interface capable of transmitting and receiving data transmitted and received from an operating device such as a key of a cockpit (a steering wheel), an engine controller, an instrument panel, and an LED button, It has its purpose.

In addition, according to the present invention, when a user operates an operation device of a driver's seat, operation information is transmitted from an interface unit to an operation console to operate a motion platform to implement a cockpit of an actual small-sized ship. And an interface that can help you practice.

In order to solve such a technical problem,

An interface unit which is provided in a cockpit on which a user is boarded and which is operated by a user, an interface unit which receives a user's operation signal from the control unit and transmits status information of the ship to the control unit, A motion platform provided at a lower portion of the interface unit for realizing the motion of an actual small ship; and a control unit for receiving the operation signal from the operation unit from the interface unit, And outputting a control signal of the motion platform. The operation unit interface unit of the small ship operation simulator for realizing increased realism is provided.

At this time, the cockpit comprises a driver's seat body similar to an actual driver's seat of a small ship, and an operating device provided in front of the driver's seat main body; The operating device includes an operating unit including a wheel and an engine controller capable of adjusting a direction of a ship and an engine output, a plurality of operating units including a time, a fuel quantity, a battery voltage, an engine RPM, And a gauge of the gauge.

A monitor for displaying a sailing motion of a virtual ship according to a user's operation may be integrally provided on the driver's seat main body or may be provided on a stand in front of a cockpit.

The operating device is characterized by comprising an operating unit for outputting an operation signal to an interface unit, and a meter unit comprising a plurality of gauges for receiving and displaying status information from the interface unit.

The interface unit may further include a signal input unit for receiving an operation signal from the operation device, a signal output unit for transmitting status information to the operation device, and a control unit for transmitting the operation signal to the operation console, And an interface control unit for controlling input / output and transmission / reception of the operation signal and the status information.

The operation unit includes a wheel, an engine controller, and an LED button, and the instrument unit includes a plurality of gauges.

In order to increase the realism in a small ship simulator, the operation device interface of a small ship operation simulator for increasing realism according to the present invention includes a cockpit interface technology and an H / W device (a key (steering wheel) Controller, LED, and LED button) is connected to the interface unit and transmitted to the operation console, and the H / W interface technology operating on the motion platform is applied to implement the cockpit of the actual small-sized ship, It is possible to increase the sense of reality so as to be similar to the control time of the vehicle.

In particular, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide assistance in acquiring and practicing a similar small-sized ship driver's license when operating a real ship, and realizing the internal structure and devices of an actual small ship other than a virtual simulator, In addition to increasing the realism of the user by transmitting and receiving data in real time, there is also an effect of realizing motion in a motion platform and realizing it in close proximity to the motion of an actual ship.

In addition, the present invention overcomes the limit factors (weather, place, ease of access, etc.) for acquiring a small-sized ship driving license and practice in an existing marine leisure, It can facilitate the access of marine leisure to the general public by linking with the platform, and can also provide much help to the development of the marine leisure industry.

FIGS. 1A to 1C are diagrams illustrating various examples of a small-ship operation simulator for increasing realism according to the present invention.
2 is an overall system configuration diagram of an operation device interface of a small ship operation simulator for realizing an increase in realism according to the present invention.
3A to 3D are diagrams showing operating devices of a small ship operation simulator according to the present invention.
4 is a detailed configuration diagram of an interface unit according to the present invention.

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

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

1 to 4, an operating device interface of a small-ship operational simulator for realizing an increase in realism according to the present invention includes an operating device 100 (see FIG. 1) provided in a cockpit 10 of a simulator 1 for operating a small- (Direction key) 112 for visually viewing data values that change in real time when the user manipulates and controls the ship, and an engine When the operation device 100 such as the controller 114, the LED button 116 and the gauge 122 inputs an operation signal from the cockpit 10, the operation console 100 is connected to the operation console 300 through the interface unit 200 And the operation console 300 outputs the motion data of the actual small ship to drive the motion platform 400 to realize the sailing motion of the actual small ship.

In the present invention, the operating device 100 refers to an operating device 100 such as a wheel (direction key) 112, an engine controller 114, an LED button 116, a gauge 122, etc. provided in the cockpit 10 And hardware installed in the cockpit 10 so as to be able to operate and confirm the operation status.

The operation device interface of the small ship operation simulator for realizing the increase of realism according to the present invention is manufactured in a similar manner to the driver's seat of an actual small ship and is provided in a cockpit 10 on which the user is boarded, An interface unit 200 for inputting a user's operation signal from the operation device 100 and transmitting status information of the ship to the operation device 100; A motion platform 300 for realizing the motion of an actual small ship and a control unit 300 for controlling the operation of the interface unit 200 according to the operation signal when a user's operation signal is received from the operation unit 100 from the interface unit 200 And an operation console 400 for outputting the state information outputable to the operation device 100 and outputting a control signal of the motion platform 300.

At this time, the operation console 400 outputs the motion data of the actual small ship by applying the ship motion equation set to the operation signal received according to the user operation of the operation device 100, and drives the motion platform 300 It is desirable to realize the sailing motion of a real small ship.

Hereinafter, the constitution of each part of the present invention will be described in detail.

1A to 1C are views showing various types of simulators according to the present invention. At this time, it is preferable that the simulator cockpit 10 is designed in a manner similar to a real ship from the viewpoint of the user, and is manufactured considering the convenience and safety of the user.

Referring to FIG. 1, a cockpit 10 includes a driver's seat main body 12 and an operating device 100 provided in front of the driver's seat main body 12. The operating device 100 includes an operating unit 110 having a wheel 112 and an engine controller 114 capable of adjusting a direction of a ship and an engine output, And a gauge unit 120 having a plurality of gauges 122 for indicating the engine speed, the engine RPM, the running speed, and the like.

Further, on the front surface of the body of the driver's seat body 12, a monitor 20 for displaying a sailing motion of the virtual ship according to the user's operation is further provided.

At this time, the monitor 20 may receive and display data from the interface unit 200, but it is preferable that the monitor 20 directly receives data from the operation console 400 and displays the data. 1 (b), the monitor 20 may be constructed in such a manner that at least one of the monitors 20 is fixed to the stand 22 separately in front of the cockpit 10. Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C, (Not shown).

1 (a) and 1 (c), a seat 14 is provided at the center of the driver's seat main body 12 and can be seated by the user. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 1b, May not be provided.

The operation signal of the operation unit 110 is input to the interface unit 200 and is transmitted to the operation console 400. The state information of the ship transmitted from the operation console 400 to the interface unit 300 includes The state information corresponding to the gauge 122 is output. In this case, the gauges 122 of the meter unit 120 display DC (0V to 10V Level) output, Hour, Fuel, and Battery Voltage, and display Trim data, RPM, and the like. Further, the operation unit 110 is further provided with a plurality of LED buttons 116 for displaying button inputs and their operating states.

The wheel 112 and the engine controller 114 of the operation unit 110 may be digital devices that output an operation signal in the form of digital data to the interface unit 200 when the user operates the device. 116 may be comprised of push buttons and LEDs. In this case, when the LED button 116 is pressed, digital data is output to the interface unit 200, and status information for lighting is also received from the interface unit 200 in the form of digital data and is turned on. That is, the wheel 112 of the operating unit 110, the engine controller 114, and the plurality of LED buttons 116 are connected to the interface unit 200 through a wire cable to transmit and receive operation signals and status information in the form of digital data . When the wheel 112 and the engine controller 114 of the operating unit 110 are analog equipment for outputting operation signals in the form of analog data to the interface unit 200 when the user operates the operating unit 110, The wheel 112 and the engine controller 114 send and receive operation signals in the form of analog data to the interface unit 200.

The gauge unit 120 may include a plurality of gauges 122 indicating time, fuel amount, battery voltage, engine RPM, running speed, etc., 200 in the form of analog data. Of course, when the gauges 122 of the instrument unit 120 are composed only of a digital instrument, it is natural that state information in the form of digital data is received from the interface unit 200.

Of course, the cockpit 20 may be provided with a navigation system 130 to display the ship's movement status and position information. In this case, the navigation unit 130 can display navigation information such as a virtual route or a moving state of the ship, and if necessary, receives virtual navigation information from the operation console 400 via wired / 200, and display it.

The interface unit 200 functions to unify data exchange and signaling between the operation device 100, the operation console 400, and the motion platform 300.

The interface unit 200 includes a signal input unit 210 receiving an operation signal from the operation device 100, a signal output unit 220 transmitting status information to the operation device 100, A data communication unit 230 for transmitting the operation signal to the operation console 400 and receiving status information of the operation device 100 from the operation console 400 and an interface for controlling input / output and transmission / And a control unit 240.

In this case, the signal input unit 210 may further include an A / D conversion module for converting the input operation signal into an operation signal in the form of digital data if the input operation signal is analog data.

The signal output unit 220 further includes a D / A conversion module for converting the state information of the digital data form into the analog data form if the output state information is analog data, such as the gauge 122 of the analog form. .

The interface unit 200 receives the operation signal from the operation device 100 and inputs the operation signal to the operation console 300 so that the operation console 400 transmits a control signal for controlling the motion platform 300, And outputs status information for output to the device (100).

The interface unit 200 transmits and receives data through input / output control of input and output signals of data and information, and controls a small ship, which the user controls in real time, in a manner similar to a real ship, thereby enhancing the reality.

At this time, the key (steering wheel) 112 and the engine controller 114 of the operating device 100 connected to the interface unit 200 are connected with a wire cable and a sensor is attached to the end of the cable, (Voltage) to the interface unit. In the case of the LED button 116, a switch is connected to output a digital signal (0 or 1) according to the ON / OFF of the button and transmit the digital signal to the interface unit 200 The gauges of the meter unit 120 receive the converted data through the interface unit 200 and output the converted data to the respective gauges 122.

The motion platform 300 includes a plurality of actuators 320 for extending a piston 322 on an upper surface of a base frame 310 and an upper frame 330 is mounted on an end of the piston 322 The number of degrees of freedom that can be simulated as the structure is at least 6 degrees of freedom, and motion must be able to apply rolling, pitching, yaw, hive, sway, and surge motions. At this time, the actuator may adopt a servo motor system or a cylinder system.

It is a matter of course that the cockpit 10 is integrally fixed to the upper frame 330.

In addition, the motion platform 300 is controlled by the operation console 400, and the operation console 400 applies a ship motion equation set to a user's operation signal transmitted through the interface unit 200 And outputs the motion data of the actual small ship to drive the motion platform 300, so that the user feels the sense of realism that the small ship is actually adjusted.

Since the cockpit 10 performs motion according to the motion of the motion platform 300, it is preferable that the console 400 is installed outside the cockpit 10.

The small ship simulator shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is a state in which a cockpit 10 is integrally coupled to an upper part of a motion platform 300, and a user is mounted on a cockpit 10, The operation signal is input to the interface unit 200 and transmitted to the operation console 400. The operation console 400 receives the operation signal State information for turning on the gauge 122 and the LED button 116 of the cockpit 10 and a control signal for driving control of the motion platform 300 are generated and outputted.

The state information for turning on the gauge 122 and the LED button 116 is output to the corresponding gauge 122 and the LED button 116 of the cockpit 10 through the interface unit 200, The motion platform 300 is driven.

In this case, the operation console 400 preferably limits the motion platform 200 to limit movement when a data value exceeding the limit value is provided, thereby securing the safety of the user.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary,

10: cockpit 12: body of the driver's seat
20: Monitor 100: Operation device
110: Operation part 120:
200: Interface unit 220: Signal output unit
230: Data communication unit 240: Interface control unit
300: Motion Platform 400: Operation console
210: Signal input unit

Claims

An operation device 100 provided in a cockpit 10 to be operated by a user and operated by a user and a control device 100 for receiving a user's operation signal from the operation device 100, A motion platform 300 provided below the cockpit 10 for realizing the motion of an actual small ship and a control unit 300 for controlling the operation device 100 An operation console (not shown) for outputting the status information outputable to the operation unit 100 to the interface unit 200 according to the operation signal and outputting a control signal of the motion platform 300, (400);
The cockpit 10 comprises a driver's seat main body 12 manufactured in a similar manner to an actual driver's seat of a small ship and an operating device 100 provided in front of the driver's seat main body 12;
The operation device 100 includes a wheel 112, an engine controller 114 and an LED button 116 that can control a direction of a ship and an engine output so as to output a user's operation signal to the interface unit 200 An operation unit 110 and a plurality of gauges 122 that receive status information from the interface unit 200 and display a time, a fuel amount, a battery voltage, an engine RPM, and a traveling speed, (120) having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs);
The interface unit 200 includes a signal input unit 210 receiving an operation signal from the operation device 100, a signal output unit 220 transmitting status information to the operation device 100, A data communication unit 230 for transmitting the operation signal to the operation console 400 and receiving status information of the operation device 100 from the operation console 400 and an interface control unit 230 for controlling input / (240);
The motion platform 300 is a six degree of freedom motion platform and is provided with a plurality of actuators 320 for extending a piston 322 on the upper surface of the base frame 310. At the end of the piston 322, And an upper frame (330) to which a cockpit (10) is integrally fixed is mounted.

The method according to claim 1,
A monitor 20 for displaying a sailing motion of a virtual ship according to a user's operation is integrally provided on the driver's seat main body 12 or a stand 22 is provided in front of a cockpit 10. [ Operating Unit Interface Unit of Small Ship Driving Simulator for Realistic Increase.

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