#SHIP DRIVER CONTROLLER FULL#
#SHIP DRIVER CONTROLLER SOFTWARE#

вЂњJennaвЂќ, our test ship, is equipped with four LEDs the same applies to the cruise ship вЂњAIDAвЂќ and the giant container ship вЂњPacificвЂќ. At this dock, general cargo and containers are handled.Д¬urrently (end of February 2018) we have reached a state of stable location tracking over the entire water surface вЂ“ including the fiddle ship yard. WunderlandвЂ™s Scandinavian countries share the extensive harbor facilities.

#SHIP DRIVER CONTROLLER SOFTWARE#

The software then can plot routes or recognize possible collision. The locations calculated by the software are assimilated and put into context by the vehicle control system written by Gerrit. Currently we estimate that the system will have to be calibrated every six to nine months. The calculating system within the software is dependent on the fixed positions of the cameras вЂ“ these may vary due to the way our building moves with the changing of seasons and temperatures. Since the software is familiar with the calibration rods exact measurements it can determine distance and angles that way. It is moved across the entire water surface and presented to the cameras in as many different perspectives as possible. This calibration is performed with a precisely measured calibration rod. In this process the software learns the location of the cameras and builds its own data base to later define distance and angle of the ships. In order to track the ships it is important to calibrate the software system. (The вЂњTitanicвЂќ for instance had a very steep tilt angle once the nose was under water and the tail rose to the sky.) The rotation angle describes the alignment of the ship on the water, the roll angle the tilting to the left or right and the tilt angle defines how far nose or tail are in or even under the water surface. These locations do not only include the position (x, y, and z axis), but also the ships angles of rotation, of roll and of tilt.

That way the distinction of the ships is easier and their current direction can be determined.ДЄ network of altogether eight servers immediately evaluates the picture data- roughly 1 billion image points per second- and calculates roundabout 60 locations per second. This secures that only one ship lights up at a time. Basically the software calls a certain ship and the ships LEDs answer, all in the course of micro seconds.

A centrally located transmitter sends out impulses every microsecond which are in return answered by the individually addressed LEDs. Each ship has its unique signature for the software system. The ships are individually equipped with 4 infrared LEDs. Each of these cameras records 60 frames per second and is equipped with a special filter, which largely fades out any disturbances such as the ceiling light and its reflection on the water.

Four more cameras are located in the lower fiddle shipyard. Twelve cameras are overlooking the large water expanse from the drilling platform and the CaptainвЂ™s workspace to the car boarding close to the вЂњCap San DiegoвЂќ. So far 16 high speed infrared cameras have been mounted to the ceiling of the Scandinavia section in order to track the ships. In the background, you can see a small part of the moveable lift bridge with its four rail tracks.

#SHIP DRIVER CONTROLLER FULL#

A freighter entered the full functioning lock.

Ship driver controller