PROCESS COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM ON SUBMARINE PIPELINE LAY BARGE

A description is given of a barge which has been equipped with a large scale process computer system to enable the efficient control of pipe laying operations. Under this system, information which cannot otherwise be obtained unless a character display or a dynamic graphic display is used to execute complicated calculations, is supplied to the operator in real-time and in a concentrated manner. This has improved the efficiency and safety of ship operation.

• Corporate Authors:

  Nippon Steel Corporation

  345 Park Avenue, 41st Floor
  New York, NY  United States  10022
• Authors:
  • Kugai, K
  • Hori, T
  • Sekita, K
  • Miyake, T
  • Hashima, Y
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1-14
• Serial:
  • Nippon Steel Technical Report Overseas
  • Issue Number: 14
  • Publisher: Nippon Steel Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Barges; Control systems; Pipe laying; Ships
• Candidate Terms: Pipe laying ships
• Old TRIS Terms: Control systems automation
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00324684
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 19 1981 12:00AM