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Ship Intelligence for PSVs:

Rolls-Royce created this concept under FIMECC (Finnish Metals and

Engineering Competence Cluster) user experience and usability pro- gram, UXUS. This future bridge operation experience concept (oX) for platform support vessels is en- visioned together with VTT Techni- cal Research Center of Finland in 2012-2014. oX Bridge ConceptoX Bridge Concept (Image: Rolls-Royce)

Rolls-Royce, VTT team on new Ship Intelligence Vison

For decades the maritime industry has “We are entering a truly exciting pe- from engines to propulsion and cargo blocks that will control the ships of the long-theorized of emulating the “airline riod in the history of shipping, where handling. future are already available today, but model” in uniformity and technical capa- technology, and in particular the smart The remote monitoring of equip- there is still work to be done to develop bility of its own ship and boat integrated use of Big Data is going to drive the next ment on board ships is also advancing, marine solutions from them,” said Oskar bridge platform. But the term “integrated generation of ships,” said Mikael Maki- and Rolls-Royce has control centers in Levander, Rolls-Royce, Vice President bridge” itself is somewhat of a question, nen, President of Rolls-Royce – Marine. Alesund, Norway, and Rauma, Finland, – Innovation – Marine. “We are invest- as there are as many de? nitions as there “Over the next 10 to 20 years we believe where many ships and thrusters are al- ing in ship intelligence, which will be a are current ‘solutions.’ ship intelligence is going to be the driv- ready monitored in real-time in opera- major driver of the next transition era of

Enter Rolls-Royce and the VTT Tech- ing force that will determine the future tion around the world. shipping.” nical Research Center of Finland which of our industry, the type of ships at sea, “Many of the technology building together have launched a ship intelli- and the competence levels required from gence system that it believes could be tomorrow’s seafarers.” the next major transition for the ship- “With the demands of environmental ping, able to gather, process and reason- legislation and rising operating costs, ably present increasing amounts of com- ships are going to become more com- plex and high-level data from onboard plex. Add to that the fact that skilled systems to manage propulsion, naviga- crews are already in short supply, then tion and potentially lead .to autonomous we see a distinct gap opening up be- vessels. tween the complexity of ships and the

The latest vision of Ship Intelligence – competency of the people who will crew a futuristic ship’s bridge concept – could them. That will cause real problems for become reality by 2025. the industry, and we believe it is ship in-

Rolls-Royce worked with VTT’s re- telligence, that will ? ll that gap.” searchers and Aalto University to devel- The oX concept, has been developed op the new bridge, known as the Future by studying user experience on ships

Operator Experience Concept or ‘oX’ for today, and will transform the operating short. It offers the crew smart worksta- environment for crews on board large tions that automatically recognize indi- cargo ships and platform supply vessels. viduals when they walk into the bridge, Using advanced 3D animation to illus- and adjust to their own preferences. trate just what could be achieved in the

The windows of the bridge serve as next decade, the new concept will use augmented reality displays of the ves- the latest digital techniques to create a sel’s surroundings, including visual- safer and more energy ef? cient ship op- ization of potential hazards that would erations.

otherwise be invisible to the human eye. Rolls-Royce’s Uni? ed Bridge system

The system can, for example, pinpoint recently entered service on the vessel sea ice or tug boats and other craft that Stril Luna, representing a new ergonom- may not be visible to the crew, especially ic approach to all the activity required on given limited sight lines on the world’s the bridge of a ship, coordinating the op- largest containerships, for example. eration of on-board equipment ranging www.marinelink.com 57

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