DYNAMIC POSITIONING CONFERENCEOctober 13-14, 2015
TRAINING AND COMPETENCY
Optimizing DP OperationsDP Operator Controlability Enhancement Through Adaptive Maritime Automation
Hans van den BroekTNO Earth, Life and Social Sciences
OPTIMIZING DP OPERATIONSDP Operator Controlability Enhancement Through Adaptive Maritime Automation | Hans van den Broek
TNO
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ABOUT TNO
Independent R&D OrganizationFounded by Dutch Law in 19323000 professionalsApplied Research
Technical SciencesEarth, Life and Social Sciences
Extensive Research facilitiesConcept Development and Experimentation (CD&E)
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Human FactorsHuman Centred Design
TNO DOMAINS
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ENHANCING CONTROLLABILITY
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DP OPERATORS EXERCISESUPERVISORY CONTROL
IMCA: 30% of out of position incidents are Human Factors related
RESOURCES
KnowledgeProcedureRandom choiceConsensusCompromiseNegotiation…. augmented
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act
appraise
heuristic
decide
novel
The Environment Ship to ControlDP system, DP Operator
situation 1
situation 2
observe
automatictime
time
act
Factors
awareness
engagement
SensorsSightSmellTasteTouchHearingOrientation… augmented
RulesCoping stylesCultureDoctrineExperience…… augmented.
ActuatorsMobilityManipulationCommunication….augmented
cognition
DPS
DPS
DPS
DPO
THE IRONY OF AUTOMATION
In highly automated environments, the role of the operator is crucial to solve problems that are out of scope for the system
These are cognitive demanding situations and require a high situational awareness
Out-of-the-loop performance problem and limited attention span (30 min)
Loss of Situational AwarenessCognitive lockup
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act
appraise
heuristic
decide
novel
The Environment
situation 1
situation 2
observe
automatictime
act
Factors
awareness
engagement
cognition
Intelligent operatorsupport system
Model based observability, predictability and directability
Ship to ControlDP system, DP Operator, IOSS
IOSS
RESOURCES
KnowledgeProcedureRandom choiceConsensusCompromiseNegotiation…. augmented
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SensorsSightSmellTasteTouchHearingOrientation… augmented
RulesCoping stylesCultureDoctrineExperience…… augmented.
ActuatorsMobilityManipulationCommunication….augmented
DPS
DPS
DPS
DPO
2015 FPSO USE CASE
Stationary DPOperator SA over DP SystemFocus on position keeping24/7 SupervisionUnder work loadVigilance problem 99% DPS controlled operationVery little practice with incidents
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SUPPORT CONCEPT
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act
appraise
heuristic
decide
novel
situation 1
situation 2
observe
automatictime
awareness
engagement DPO
time
Roaming operator
Just in time situational awareness (JITSA)
DPS
DPS
DPS
ROAMING AND JUST IN TIME SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
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IN SUMMARY: IOSS HAS TREE FUNCTIONS
Ecological interfacePresenting information in a intuitive and comprehensive wayJust in Time Situational Awareness support
Advisory systemInteract as a team player
Adaptive AutomatonTask allocation scheme
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2016: HUMAN IN THE LOOP TESTING (CD&E)
DP Operator support concepts 2015Identify essential operator capabilities (skills, knowledge, competences)Relevant human state estimators (Situational Awareness)Imtech DP simulator softwareOASYS integrated development environment to build support systems that reason with real time and historical data and events
Human in the loop experimentation 2016DP simulation environment in TNO Human Factors Lab, i.e. bridge simulator
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TNO EARLY RESEARCH PROGRAM (ERP):ADAPTIVE AUTOMATION
MaritimeDynamic Positioning
AutomotiveTruck platooningPersonalized Adaptive Cruise-control
Optimizing DP Operations
2015 - 20181,25 mEUR per yearKnowledge innovation and breakthroughsApplication in Industry
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SA IN VARIOUS DP OPERATIONS
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Multiple DP Vessels :• Operator SA over DPS• Bridge team (within ship)• Between ship coordination• Focus on alignment of
manoeuvring and lift operation
• Multiple systems coordination
DP Tracking:• Operator SA over DPS• Multi actor involvement and
coordination.• Bridge team • Focus on team cooperation• Instant shared SA• Shared decision making
Stationary DP:• Operator SA over DPS (one-
on-one)• Supervisor, Vigilance problem• Low workload• Focus on operator support• Instant situational awareness• Condition based monitoring
JIP DPO-NEXTPLEASE JOIN OUR PROJECT!
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IndustrialStakeholders
DP OperatorsDP Vessel OwnersDP system suppliersROV operators
ERP+JIP 7mEUR valueProject costs: EUR 500-1000k25% subsidy75% industry fundedParticipation fee: 50kEUR
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Optimizing DP Operations
Contact informationHans van den BroekTNO Earth, Life & Social Sciences, Mission Control [email protected]+31(0) 6 22391104
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