阅读说明：本技术 用于操作船舶的方法和系统 (Method and system for operating a vessel ) 是由 T·班格思伦德 E·潘格尼 R·K·汉森 于 2018-09-25 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种用于控制船舶(1)的系统包括船舶(1),该船舶(1)具有：船舶控制单元(204),其被配置为确定船舶(1)的态势信息；和收发器(12),其连接到船舶控制单元(204)并且被配置为发送态势信息。远离船舶(1)的远程控制中心(18)包括：收发器(16),其被配置为接收船舶(1)的态势信息；和远程控制单元(202),其被配置为基于态势信息来确定用于操纵船舶(1)的引航控制信息并且被配置为经由远程控制中心(18)的收发器(16)将引航控制信息发送到船舶(1)。船舶控制单元(204)或远程控制单元(202)被配置为确定船舶(1)的收发器(12)与远程控制中心(18)的收发器(16)之间的连接的质量。(A system for controlling a vessel (1) comprises a vessel (1), the vessel (1) having: a vessel control unit (204) configured to determine situational information of the vessel (1); and a transceiver (12) connected to the vessel control unit (204) and configured to transmit situational information. A remote control centre (18) remote from the vessel (1) comprises: a transceiver (16) configured to receive situational information of a vessel (1); and a remote control unit (202) configured to determine piloting control information for maneuvering the vessel (1) based on the situational information and to send the piloting control information to the vessel (1) via a transceiver (16) of a remote control center (18). The vessel control unit (204) or the remote control unit (202) is configured to determine a quality of a connection between the transceiver (12) of the vessel (1) and the transceiver (16) of the remote control center (18).)

1. A system for controlling a vessel, the system comprising:

a ship having:

a vessel control unit configured to determine situational information of the vessel; and

a transceiver connected to the vessel control unit and configured to transmit the situational information; and

a remote control center remote from the vessel, the remote control center comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive situational information for the vessel; and

a remote control unit configured to determine piloting control information for maneuvering the vessel based on the situational information and configured to transmit the piloting control information to the vessel via the transceiver of the remote control center,

wherein the vessel control unit or the remote control unit is configured to determine a quality of a connection between a transceiver of the vessel and a transceiver of the remote control center.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the vessel control unit or the remote control unit is configured to determine the quality of the connection based on a determination of a delay of the connection.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the determination of the delay comprises determining whether a latency is below a predetermined operational delay threshold.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein if the time delay is above the predetermined operational delay threshold, the vessel control unit or the remote control unit is configured to determine a priority of the situational information based on a type of the situational information sent from the vessel to the remote control center.

5. The system of claim 3 or 4, wherein the predetermined operational delay threshold is dynamic such that the predetermined operational delay threshold can be changed according to a state of the vessel.

6. The system of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the vessel control unit or the remote control unit is configured to determine the quality of the connection based on a determination of a bandwidth of the connection.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the determination of the bandwidth comprises determining whether the bandwidth is above a predetermined operational bandwidth threshold.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein if the bandwidth is below the predetermined operational bandwidth threshold, the vessel control unit or the remote control unit is configured to determine a priority of the situational information based on a type of the situational information sent from the vessel to the remote control center.

9. The system of claim 7 or 8, wherein the predetermined operational bandwidth threshold is dynamic such that it can be changed according to the state of the vessel.

10. A system according to claim 4 or 8, wherein the quality of the connection is repeatedly tested so that the type of situational information sent can vary depending on the quality of the connection.

11. The system of any preceding claim, wherein the vessel control unit or the remote control unit is configured to determine a priority of available bandwidth of a connection between a transceiver of the vessel and a transceiver of the remote control center based on the situational information.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the priority of the available bandwidth is determined based on a proximity of the vessel to a berthing location.

13. The system of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the vessel control unit or the remote control unit is configured to determine the quality of the connection based on the reliability of the connection.

14. The system of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the remote control unit is configured to determine a priority of a first connection between the transceiver of the vessel and the transceiver of the remote control center and a second connection between the transceiver of another vessel and the transceiver of the remote control center based on situational information of the respective vessels.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the remote control unit is configured to prioritize the bandwidth of the first and second connections based on a relative location of the respective vessel to the remote control center.

16. The system of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the vessel is a container vessel.

17. A remote control center for controlling a vessel, the remote control center comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive situational information for the vessel; and

a remote control unit configured to determine piloting control information for maneuvering the vessel based on the situational information and configured to transmit the piloting control information to the vessel,

wherein the remote control unit is configured to determine a quality of a connection between the vessel and a transceiver of the remote control center.

18. A marine vessel, the vessel comprising:

a vessel control unit configured to determine situational information of the vessel; and

a transceiver connected to the vessel control unit and configured to transmit the situational information to a remote control center and receive piloting control information determined based on the situational information from the remote control center;

wherein the vessel control unit is configured to determine a quality of a connection between a transceiver of the vessel and the remote control center.

19. The vessel according to claim 18, wherein the vessel control unit is configured to determine the quality of the connection based on a determination of a delay and/or bandwidth of the connection.

20. The vessel of claim 19, wherein:

the determination of the delay comprises determining whether the latency is below a predetermined operational delay threshold; and is

The determination of the bandwidth includes determining whether the bandwidth is above a predetermined operational bandwidth threshold.

21. The vessel of claim 20, wherein:

if in the determination of the delay, the latency is above the predetermined operational delay threshold; and/or

If in the determination of the bandwidth, the bandwidth is below the predetermined operational bandwidth threshold;

the vessel control unit is configured to determine a priority of the situational information based on the type of the situational information sent from the vessel to the remote control center.

22. The vessel of claim 20 or 21, wherein:

the predetermined operational delay threshold is dynamic such that the predetermined operational delay threshold can be changed according to a state of the vessel; and/or

The predetermined operational bandwidth threshold is dynamic such that the predetermined operational bandwidth threshold can be changed according to a state of the vessel.

23. The vessel according to any one of claims 18 to 22, wherein the vessel control unit is configured to determine a priority of available bandwidth of a connection between a transceiver of the vessel and the remote control center based on the situational information.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the priority of the available bandwidth is determined based on a proximity of the vessel to a berthing location.

25. A method for controlling a vessel, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving situational information for the vessel in a control center remote from the vessel;

determining piloting control information for maneuvering the vessel based on the situational information;

sending the piloting control information to the vessel;

receiving the piloting control information in a vessel control unit of the vessel; and

determining a quality of a connection between the vessel and the remote control center.