Apparatus for judging abnormality of marine vessel, method for judging abnormality of marine vessel, and marine vessel
An apparatus for judging presence or absence of an abnormality of a marine vessel includes a controller configured or programmed to function as an estimating unit to estimate a marine vessel speed and a pitch angle of a hull of the marine vessel based on a propulsion force of a marine vessel propulsion device and an attitude of the marine vessel propulsion device and a judging unit, and a measuring unit to measure an actual marine vessel speed and an actual pitch angle. The judging unit judges the presence or absence of the abnormality based on at least one of a comparison result between the estimated marine vessel speed estimated by the estimating unit and the actual marine vessel speed measured by the measuring unit or a comparison result between the estimated pitch angle estimated by the estimating unit and the actual pitch angle measured by the measuring unit.
1. An apparatus for judging abnormality of a marine vessel, the apparatus comprising:
a controller configured or programmed to function as:
an estimating unit to estimate a marine vessel speed and a pitch angle of a hull of the marine vessel based on a propulsion force of a marine vessel propulsion device to propel the hull and an attitude of the marine vessel propulsion device; and
a judging unit; and
a measuring unit to measure an actual marine vessel speed and an actual pitch angle; wherein
the judging unit is configured or programmed to judge the presence or absence of an abnormality of the marine vessel based on at least one of a comparison result between the estimated marine vessel speed estimated by the estimating unit and the actual marine vessel speed measured by the measuring unit or a comparison result between the estimated pitch angle estimated by the estimating unit and the actual pitch angle measured by the measuring unit.
2. The apparatus for judging abnormality of the marine vessel according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case that at least one of a first event in which the estimated marine vessel speed and the actual marine vessel speed deviate by a predetermined speed or more or a second event in which the estimated pitch angle and the actual pitch angle deviate by a predetermined angle or more has occurred, the judging unit is configured or programmed to judge that there is the abnormality of the marine vessel.
3. The apparatus for judging abnormality of the marine vessel according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case that the judging unit judges that there is the abnormality of the marine vessel, the judging unit is configured or programmed to notify that there is the abnormality of the marine vessel.
4. The apparatus for judging abnormality of the marine vessel according to claim 2 , wherein
in a case that the judging unit judges that there is the abnormality of the marine vessel, the judging unit is configured or programmed to provide a notification that there is the abnormality of the marine vessel; and
the judging unit is configured or programmed to operate in a notification mode in a case that only one of the first event or the second event has occurred different from a notification mode in a case that both the first event and the second event have occurred.
5. The apparatus for judging abnormality of the marine vessel according to claim 1 , wherein
the marine vessel propulsion device includes an engine; and
the estimating unit is configured or programmed to estimate the propulsion force based on an actual engine rotation number measured while the hull is navigating and an actual throttle opening measured while the hull is navigating.
6. The apparatus for judging abnormality of the marine vessel according to claim 5 , wherein the estimating unit is configured or programmed to refer to information indicating a relationship between engine rotation number, throttle opening, propulsion force, and marine vessel speed, and to estimate the propulsion force based on the actual engine rotation number, the actual throttle opening, the actual marine vessel speed, and the information.
7. The apparatus for judging abnormality of the marine vessel according to claim 1 , wherein
when estimating the estimated marine vessel speed or the estimated pitch angle, the estimating unit is configured or programmed to:
refer to information indicating a relationship between hull information, propulsion force, attitude of the marine vessel propulsion device, and marine vessel speed or pitch angle; and
estimate the marine vessel speed or the pitch angle based on hull information of the hull, the propulsion force, an actual attitude of the marine vessel propulsion device, and the information.
8. The apparatus for judging abnormality of the marine vessel according to claim 1 , wherein
the marine vessel propulsion device includes a propeller and an engine to rotate the propeller;
the estimating unit is configured or programmed to estimate the propulsion force based on an actual intake air amount measured while the hull is navigating and an actual ignition timing measured while the hull is navigating; and
the estimating unit is configured or programmed to refer to information indicating a relationship between intake air amount, ignition timing, and output of the engine, and to estimate the propulsion force based on propulsion efficiency of the propeller, the actual intake air amount, the actual ignition timing, and the information.
9. The apparatus for judging abnormality of the marine vessel according to claim 1 , wherein the attitude of the marine vessel propulsion device includes a trim angle.
10. The apparatus for judging abnormality of the marine vessel according to claim 1 , wherein the judging unit is configured or programmed to judge the presence or absence of an abnormality of the hull or the presence or absence of an abnormality of a propeller of the marine vessel propulsion device as the presence or absence of the abnormality of the marine vessel.
11. An apparatus for judging abnormality of a marine vessel, the apparatus comprising:
a controller configured or programmed to function as:
an estimating unit to estimate a marine vessel speed based on a propulsion force of a marine vessel propulsion device to propel a hull of the marine vessel and an attitude of the marine vessel propulsion device; and
a judging unit; and
a measuring unit to measure an actual marine vessel speed; wherein
the judging unit is configured or programmed to judge the presence or absence of an abnormality of the marine vessel based on a comparison result between the estimated marine vessel speed estimated by the estimating unit and the actual marine vessel speed measured by the measuring unit.
12. The apparatus for judging abnormality of the marine vessel according to claim 11 , wherein
in a case that the estimated marine vessel speed and the actual marine vessel speed deviate by a predetermined speed or more, the judging unit is configured or programmed to judge that there is the abnormality of the marine vessel.
13. The apparatus for judging abnormality of the marine vessel according to claim 11 , wherein
in a case that the judging unit judges that there is the abnormality of the marine vessel, the judging unit is configured or programmed to provide a notification that there is the abnormality of the marine vessel.
14. An apparatus for judging abnormality of a marine vessel, the apparatus comprising:
a controller configured or programmed to function as:
an estimating unit to estimate a pitch angle of a hull of the marine vessel based on a propulsion force of a marine vessel propulsion device to propel the hull and an attitude of the marine vessel propulsion device; and
a judging unit; and
a measuring unit to measure an actual pitch angle; wherein
the judging unit is configured or programmed to judge the presence or absence of an abnormality of the marine vessel based on a comparison result between the estimated pitch angle estimated by the estimating unit and the actual pitch angle measured by the measuring unit.
15. The apparatus for judging abnormality of the marine vessel according to claim 14 , wherein
in a case that the estimated pitch angle and the actual pitch angle deviate by a predetermined angle or more, the judging unit is configured or programmed to judge that there is the abnormality of the marine vessel.
16. The apparatus for judging abnormality of the marine vessel according to claim 14 , wherein
in a case that the judging unit judges that there is the abnormality of the marine vessel, the judging unit is configured or programmed to provide a notification that there is the abnormality of the marine vessel.
17. A marine vessel comprising:
the apparatus for judging abnormality of the marine vessel according to claim 1 .
18. A marine vessel comprising:
the apparatus for judging abnormality of the marine vessel according to claim 11 .
19. A marine vessel comprising:
the apparatus for judging abnormality of the marine vessel according to claim 14 .
20. A method for judging abnormality of a marine vessel comprising:
estimating a marine vessel speed and a pitch angle of a hull of the marine vessel based on a propulsion force of a marine vessel propulsion device that propels the hull and an attitude of the marine vessel propulsion device;
measuring an actual marine vessel speed and an actual pitch angle; and
judging the presence or absence of an abnormality of the marine vessel based on at least one of a comparison result between the estimated marine vessel speed and the actual marine vessel speed or a comparison result between the estimated pitch angle and the actual pitch angle.