IP Library Granted Patent US 10,295,083
Granted Patent B2
US 10,295,083 · App. 15/765,491 · Granted May 21, 2019

Real-time analysis system for operation of working ship based on ship attitude measurement

Inventors: Facheng Wang (Beijing, CN); Shuang Gao (Beijing, CN); Ke Tang (Beijing, CN); Zhigang Li (Beijing, CN); Yigong Zhang (Beijing, CN); Yong Luo (Beijing, CN); Jin Wang (Beijing, CN); Jun Wang (Beijing, CN); Weiwei Liu (Beijing, CN); Xiaohuan Zhu (Beijing, CN); Yang Li (Beijing, CN); Jiannan Li (Beijing, CN); Xiangwei Meng (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: CHINA NATIONAL OFFSHORE OIL CORPORATION; OFFSHORE OIL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.; COTEC, INC
F16L1/205B63B39/00B63B49/00G05D1/0206
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Patent No.
US 10,295,083
App. No.
15/765,491
Granted
May 21, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A real-time analysis system for operation of working ship based on ship attitude measurement includes: a central processing unit ( 10 ); a position monitoring unit ( 20 ) for detecting and providing position-attitude information and heading information of the working ship at a predetermined time, and the position-attitude information and heading information of the working ship at a predetermined time is provided to the central processing unit ( 10 ); a manual data input unit ( 30 ) connected to the central processing unit ( 10 ) and capable of providing the pipeline model data to the central processing unit ( 10 ) in a manual input method; and a display unit ( 40 ) connected to the central processing unit ( 10 ) which displays the dynamic response data of the pipeline according to the processed data provided by the central processing unit ( 10 ).

Claims (30)

1. A real-time analysis system for operation of an working ship based on a ship attitude measurement comprising:

a central processing unit, wherein the central processing unit configured to correct coordinates of a pipeline upper end and a pipeline anchor point of a calculation model and receive sensor data, and manual data, to perform a finite element analysis for the pipeline under various load conditions and store important results into a database;

a position monitoring unit, wherein the position monitoring unit is used to detect and provide position-attitude information and heading information of the working ship at a predetermined time, and the position-attitude information and heading information of the working ship at the predetermined time are provided to the central processing unit;

a manual data input unit, wherein the manual data input unit is connected to the central processing unit and provides pipeline model data to the central processing unit in a manual input method; and

a display unit, wherein the display unit is connected to the central processing unit and displays pipeline dynamic response data according to processed data provided by the central processing unit;

wherein, the coordinates of the pipeline upper end are calculated according to the following equations:

X A =x+x v ·cos h−y v ·sin h

Y A =y+y v ·cos h+x v ·sin h

wherein, the coordinates of the pipeline anchor point are calculated according to the following equations:

X B =X A −( L +100)·cos h

Y B =X A −( L +100)·sin h

A B =180 °+h

wherein, X A is a abscissa of the pipeline upper end, x is a horizontal abscissa of the working ship, x v is a horizontal abscissa of the pipeline upper end with respect to the working ship, y v is a horizontal ordinate of the pipeline upper end with respect to the working ship, h is a heading, Y A is an ordinate of the pipeline upper end, y is a horizontal ordinate of the working ship, X B is a abscissa of the pipeline anchor point, Y B is an ordinate of the pipeline anchor point, L is a length of a projection of the pipeline located between the pipeline upper end and the pipeline anchor point on a horizontal plane, and A B is an azimuth angle of an embedding-fixing member at the pipeline anchor point.

2. The real-time analysis system for operation of an working ship based on a ship attitude measurement according to claim 1 , wherein

the position monitoring unit provides the position-attitude information and the heading information of the working ship to the central processing unit in each same predetermined time interval.

3. The real-time analysis system for operation of an working ship based on a ship attitude measurement according to claim 1 further comprising a tensioner tension monitoring unit, wherein

the tensioner tension monitoring unit is connected to the central processing unit for providing tension information of the pipeline upper end to the central processing unit.

4. The real-time analysis system for operation of an working ship based on a ship attitude measurement according to claim 1 further comprising a wave measuring radar, wherein

the wave measuring radar is connected to the central processing unit for providing real-time sea condition data to the central processing unit.

5. The real-time analysis system for operation of an working ship based on a ship attitude measurement according to claim 1 , further comprising a current measuring device, wherein

the current measuring device is connected to the central processing unit for providing current velocity information to the central processing unit.

6. The real-time analysis system for operation of an working ship based on a ship attitude measurement according to claim 5 , wherein

the current measuring device is an acoustic doppler current profiler.

7. The real-time analysis system for operation of an working ship based on a ship attitude measurement according to claim 1 , further comprising a water depth measuring device, wherein

the water depth measuring device is connected to the central processing unit for providing water depth information to the central processing unit.

8. The real-time analysis system for operation of an working ship based on a ship attitude measurement according to claim 1 , further comprising a ranging sonar connected to the central processing unit, wherein the ranging sonar is used to measure a gap between a tail end of a stinger and the pipeline.

9. The real-time analysis system for operation of an working ship based on a ship attitude measurement according to claim 1 further comprising an unmanned remote control submersible, wherein

the unmanned remote control submersible is connected to the central processing unit for displaying underwater information on the display unit after a processing by the central processing unit.

10. The real-time analysis system for operation of an working ship based on a ship attitude measurement according to claim 1 , further comprising an underwater robot, wherein

the underwater robot is connected to the central processing unit for providing pipeline ground-touching point information to the central processing unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2018
From: WANG, FACHENG; GAO, SHUANG; TANG, KE; LI, ZHIGANG; ZHANG, YIGONG; LUO, YONG; WANG, JIN; WANG, JUN; LIU, WEIWEI; ZHU, XIAOHUAN; LI, YANG; LI, JIANNAN; MENG, XIANGWEI
To: CHINA NATIONAL OFFSHORE OIL CORPORATION; OFFSHORE OIL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.; COTEC,INC
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 2016 1 0076334 · Feb 3, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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