| 摘要 |
An integrated information system for a vehicle is disclosed comprising a first subsystem for obtaining information about sub-surface objects in a first region around the vehicle, a second subsystem for obtaining information about above-surface objects in a second region around the vehicle, a third subsystem for receiving information via a communications link from an external information source, and a means for combining and processing the information received by the first, second and third subsystem and presenting the information to a user. The system may be located on a marine vessel and integrates information from a number of sources located both on and off the vessel. The first subsystem may be a sonar sensor, the second subsystem may be radar sensor, whilst the third subsystem may be an onshore control centre. The control centre may further be arranged to receive information from the vessel. The system may communicate with the control centre via a communication satellite and/or wireless Internet, if available. In a further embodiment, the system provides a graphical user interface for viewing information about the surroundings of a vehicle from the plurality of information sources. The graphical user interface comprises a major view allowing a user to see a view of a 3D scene of the vehicle and its environment, and a minor view showing a slice of the 3D scene. In another embodiment, a system for collecting data is disclosed comprising a first marine vessel having a first data processing apparatus and a first plurality of sensors for collecting data in a first region around the first marine vessel, a second marine vessel having a second data processing apparatus, a control centre operable to communicate with the first and second marine vessel via a bidirectional communication link whereby the first data processing apparatus transmits data collected from the first region to the control centre for storage, and the control centre may transmit data collected from the first region to the second marine vessel. |
