![]() Screen displays in an operator selectable range of languages allow the operator to access all system functionality in his/her mother tongue. It accommodates operators of different heights and is equally visible in a whole range of lighting conditions on the bridge, especially reflections from the sun and artificial light. Its 26-inch touchscreen is tiltable to suit each operator's preference for standing or sitting in front of the screen, or moving around it. The control panel is very clean and uncluttered with very few control devices. GE Power Conversion has achieved this with a new human-machine interface (HMI). In the future, the DP operator will be able to focus on his real job, controlling the ship, and not be distracted by the task of manipulating and controlling a complex computer system." We are turning it back into a nautical instrument. We are now taking DP control out of the engineering world and putting it back into the marine world. "With GE's new system, we are giving DP back to the operator. Overall, it is in charge of the complex processes of maintaining a ship on station, a process that needs a high level of system automation so that a single operator can manage the vessel.Įnglish says, "As the sophistication and complexity of DP systems has evolved, it has led to the risk that DP operators may have become preoccupied with managing the computer rather than on managing the primary task of controlling the ship, its position, heading and course. The computer control at the heart of a ship's positioning system also is more sophisticated, but the basic principle of DP remains the same: to hold position with a computer system that takes signals from a range of sensors to sense environment, heading, position and attitude and issues commands to thrusters and propellers. Sensors have become more sophisticated, there are more of them and the same level of increased complexity applies to the electrical and propulsion systems. Since they were introduced some 50 years ago, DP systems have become increasingly complex in their configurations and in their operation. The latest version, being launched at OTC, is more energy efficient, better integrated and-most importantly-more 'mariner friendly.' "We are giving ship control back to the mariners," says Paul English, marine leader of GE Power Conversion. PARIS-May 7, 2013-GE's Power Conversion business (NYSE: GE) announces that it is bringing enhanced operability to the company's Dynamic Positioning (DP) system. A Fully Integrated System Configured for More Efficient Power and Propulsion Deployment.Energy-Efficient Nautical System to Reduce Operational Costs and Emissions Supporting GE's ecomagination Strategy.Unprecedented Flexibility for Effective Maritime Operations.Improves Situational Awareness and Enables Focus on True Seamanship. ![]()
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