Patents Assigned to NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MARITIME, PORT AND AVIATION TECHNOLOGY
  • Publication number: 20230409776
    Abstract: [Object] It is an object of the present invention to provide a shipbuilding simulation method and a shipbuilding simulation program based on a unified database capable of simulating building of a ship at detailed operation level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology
    Inventors: Kohei MATSUO, Tomoyuki TANIGUCHI, Masahito TAKEZAWA, Masaru HIRAKATA
  • Publication number: 20230351307
    Abstract: The present invention is to simulate building of a ship at a detailed operation level by executing: a product model creating step S1 of creating a product model by obtaining basic design information 1 in which a coupling relation between a completed part and a component part of the ship is clarified; a facility model creating step S2 of obtaining equipment information 21 and worker information 22 of a factory and creating a facility model; a process model creating step S3 of clarifying assembling procedure and tasks to build the completed part and creating a process model based on the product model and the facility model; a simulation step S4 to carry out time evolution system simulation based on the process model; and a time series informatization step S5 of time series digitizing a result of the time evolution system simulation into building time series information 42.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology
    Inventors: Tomoyuki TANIGUCHI, Masahito TAKEZAWA, Kohei MATSUO, Masaru HIRAKATA
  • Patent number: 11774962
    Abstract: When on-water control means 20 having moving means and capable of moving near a water surface controls a multiple underwater vehicles 30 which cruise in water, the moving means 23 controls movement of the on-water control means 20 such that the multiple underwater vehicles 30 are located in a control region X where the on-water control means 20 can position the multiple underwater vehicles 30 utilizing acoustic positioning means 24 provided in the on-water control means 20. According to this, it is possible to deploy and operate the multiple underwater vehicles in water and safely and efficiently carry out survey operation and the like such as water bottom exploration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MARITIME, PORT AND AVIATION TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kangsoo Kim, Hiroyuki Yamato
  • Publication number: 20230192262
    Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic guiding method of a vessel capable of controlling a deviation from the scheduled route/course to a value less than a constant value even if there is disturbance without necessitating a great amount of calculations, an automatic guiding program of a vessel, an automatic guiding system of a vessel and a vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology
    Inventor: Ryohei SAWADA
  • Patent number: 11511835
    Abstract: The present invention provides an operating method and an operating system of a multiple underwater vehicles 30, wherein exploration missions and exploration depths of the multiple underwater vehicles 30 are differently set in the underwater vehicles 30 for exploring a water bottom, the multiple underwater vehicles 30 are submerged to the respective set exploration depths, the multiple underwater vehicles 30 are made to cruise at the respective set exploration depths to execute the exploration missions, and execution results of the exploration missions are recorded and/or transmitted. According to this, it is possible to deploy and operate the multiple underwater vehicles and safely and efficiently explore the water bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MARITIME, PORT AND AVIATION TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kangsoo Kim, Hiroyuki Yamato
  • Publication number: 20220213659
    Abstract: A floating-oil recovery device includes: a bubble-curtain generation mechanism configured to discharge air into water to generate a bubble curtain in the water so as to increase a thickness of a film of floating oil while regulating spread of the floating oil; and an ejector configured to recover an oil-water mixed fluid having the floating oil and the water mixed with each other by jetting high-velocity water toward the film of floating oil enclosed with the bubble curtain to destroy the film of floating oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology
    Inventor: Isamu Fujita
  • Patent number: 11242837
    Abstract: The present invention provides a floating offshore wind turbine capable of suppressing yawing of a nacelle caused by a gyro effect which is a cause of adverse influence of power generating efficiency of a wind turbine and endurance of devices thereof. The floating offshore wind turbine 10 includes a rotor 11 which is rotated by wind, a nacelle 13 in which a rotation shaft 12 of the rotor 11 is accommodated, and a tower 15 including a turning seated bearing 14 which supports the nacelle 13 such that the nacelle 13 can turn with respect to a sea surface P to exert a weathercock effect. The tower is provided with yawing suppressing means 16 which suppresses yawing T of the nacelle 13. According to this, it is possible to suppress the yawing T of the nacelle 13 generated by a gyro effect caused by yawing ? generated in the floating body 31 by waves of the sea surface P.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MARITIME, PORT AND AVIATION TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Shunji Inoue
  • Publication number: 20210214057
    Abstract: Objects of the present invention are provide as evaluation method of ship propulsive performance in actual seas, an evaluation program of ship propulsive performance in actual seas and an evaluation. system of ship propulsive performance in actual seas capable of precisely evaluating ship propulsive performance in actual seas on the same scale also before the ship sails for example. As solving means of the objects, a standard sailing model 2 of the ship in actual seas is set, a sailing condition of the ship and a ship condition of the ship are input to the standard sailing model 2, the standard sailing model 2 into which the sailing condition and the ship condition are input and the ship condition are applied to a previously verified calculating method 1 of ship performance is actual seas, and ship propulsive performance in actual seas is evaluated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology
    Inventor: Masaru TSUJIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11048274
    Abstract: The route setting method is provided with: an underwater waypoint input step for inputting underwater waypoints of the underwater vehicle; a target value setting step for setting initial target values at the underwater waypoints; an underwater navigation simulation step for simulating an underwater navigation route of the underwater vehicle by using water bottom topography data and the target values on the basis of a dynamics model of the underwater vehicle; and a target value update step for updating the target values on the basis of an objective function which is calculated on the basis of the underwater navigation route obtained through the simulation in the underwater navigation simulation step. Optimum target values are derived by repeating the underwater navigation simulation step and the target value update step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: National Institute of Maritime, Port, and Aviation Technology
    Inventor: Kangsoo Kim
  • Publication number: 20210109517
    Abstract: When on-water control means 20 having moving means and capable of moving near a water surface controls a multiple underwater vehicles 30 which cruise in water, the moving means 23 controls movement of the on-water control means 20 such that the multiple underwater vehicles 30 are located in a control region X where the on-water control means 20 can position the multiple underwater vehicles 30 utilizing acoustic positioning means 24 provided in the on-water control means 20. According to this, it is possible to deploy and operate the multiple underwater vehicles in water and safely and efficiently carry out survey operation and the like such as water bottom exploration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology
    Inventors: Kangsoo KIM, Hiroyuki YAMATO
  • Publication number: 20200385095
    Abstract: The present invention provides an operating method and an operating system of a multiple underwater vehicles 30, wherein exploration missions and exploration depths of the multiple underwater vehicles 30 are differently set in the underwater vehicles 30 for exploring a water bottom, the multiple underwater vehicles 30 are submerged to the respective set exploration depths, the multiple underwater vehicles 30 are made to cruise at the respective set exploration depths to execute the exploration missions, and execution results of the exploration missions are recorded and/or transmitted. According to this, it is possible to deploy and operate the multiple underwater vehicles and safely and efficiently explore the water bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology
    Inventors: Kangsoo KIM, Hiroyuki YAMATO
  • Publication number: 20190257931
    Abstract: To provide a system for implementing a three-dimensional measurement apparatus based on ultrasonic signals that have high applicability and high resolution with a simple configuration. The present invention provides a high-resolution apparatus with high applicability with a simple configuration by using low-resolution, wide field-of-view display and high-resolution region-limited display in parallel in a configuration that separates a one-dimensional direction by frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicants: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MARITIME, PORT AND AVIATION TECHNOLOGY, Kageyoshi KATAKURA
    Inventors: Kageyoshi KATAKURA, Sayuri MATSUMOTO, Tomoo SATO, Kazuki ABUKAWA
  • Patent number: 9937992
    Abstract: A steering device having two rudder plates vertically suspended at a distance from an outer edge of a propeller. The rudder plates are biaxially arranged and symmetrically rotate around a screw shaft within a propeller radius from a screw shaft center, on a propeller rotation plane, and are turned from aside the propeller to downstream of the propeller by rotation of the steering shafts, each of which is driven independently by two hydraulic driving mechanisms. The steering action of the steering device has two modes: the two-independent mode, where the plates rotate in the same direction, and the two-same direction modes, where the plates move in different directions. A method for steering the same to enhance a thrust flow by increase in a propeller rate is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignees: KAY SEVEN CO., LTD., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MARITIME, PORT AND AVIATION TECHNOLOGY, YAMANAKA SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD., KAMOME PROPELLER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sadatomo Kuribayashi, Noriyuki Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9879649
    Abstract: The present invention provides a floating offshore wind turbine capable of suppressing yawing of a nacelle caused by a gyro effect which is a cause of adverse influence of power generating efficiency of a wind turbine and endurance of devices thereof. The floating offshore wind turbine includes a rotor which is rotated by wind, a nacelle in which a rotation shaft of the rotor is accommodated, and a tower including a turning seated bearing which supports the nacelle such that the nacelle can turn with respect to a sea surface to exert a weathercock effect. The tower is provided with yawing suppressing means which suppresses yawing of the nacelle. According to this, it is possible to suppress the yawing of the nacelle generated by a gyro effect caused by yawing generated in the floating body by waves of the sea surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MARITIME, PORT AND AVIATION TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Shunji Inoue