JRC ALPHATRON Marine AlphaRiverTrackPilot User Manual Download

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I Preface

I.1 Revision History

Revision

Description

Author

Date

V1.0

First release

1 - October - 2018

V1.1

Added drawing

27 - March - 2019

I.2 Abbreviations

Abbreviation

Explanation

ECDIS

Electronic Chart Display Information System

GPS

Global Positioning System

IP rating

International Protection rating

LED

Light-Emitting Diode

LTE

Long Term Evolution

PLC

Program Logic Controller

Vdc

Volt direct current

NMEA

National Marine Electronics Association

GGA

NMEA sentence: Global Positioning System Fix Data

HDT

NMEA sentence: Heading Degrees, True

ROT

NMEA sentence: Rate Of Turn

VTG

NMEA sentence: Track Made Good and Ground Speed

Table 1: List of Abbreviations

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Summary of Contents for ALPHATRON Marine AlphaRiverTrackPilot

Page 1: ...AlphaRiverTrackPilot for inland vessels User Manual www jrc am ...

Page 2: ...livery 6 2 2 Technical Data 7 3 Operation 8 3 1 Touchscreen Interface 8 3 1 1 Track Pilot 9 3 1 2 Menu 10 3 1 3 Profiles 10 3 1 4 Version 11 3 1 5 Configuration 11 3 1 6 ROT 12 3 2 Switching Track Control On 12 3 3 Switching Track Control Off 14 3 4 Adjusting the Offset 14 4 System Warnings and Errors 15 4 1 Alarms 15 4 2 Warnings 17 5 Appendix 20 2 Contents ...

Page 3: ... Global Positioning System IP rating International Protection rating LED Light Emitting Diode LTE Long Term Evolution PLC Program Logic Controller Vdc Volt direct current NMEA National Marine Electronics Association GGA NMEA sentence Global Positioning System Fix Data HDT NMEA sentence Heading Degrees True ROT NMEA sentence Rate Of Turn VTG NMEA sentence Track Made Good and Ground Speed Table 1 Li...

Page 4: ... when in perfect technical condition The skipper must monitor the operation of the track control system at any time and switch back to manual control in case of an error The track control system has only one sensor for determining the position and orientation of the ship GPS compass If there is an undetected failure of the sensor there may be large deviations from the selected track Especially ben...

Page 5: ...track control system is delivered together with a touchscreen that displays the most important data of the control system It is possible to select diﬀerent configurations and control parameters i e for diﬀerent loading conditions The touchscreen also displays alarms and warnings The track control system can be delivered with an optional LTE modem for remote monitoring and maintenance 1 1 Limitatio...

Page 6: ...rTrackPilot The individual parts are 1 LTE modem 2 AlphaRiverTrackPilot panel 3 PLC 4 ROT sensor 5 Autopilot 6 GPS compass 7 ECDIS chart display 2 1 Scope of Delivery The delivery of the AlphaRiverTrackPilot comprises of Control cabinet with AlphaRiverTrackPilot Control panel with joystick and touchscreen 7 for table top mounting Optional LTE modem 6 System Overview ...

Page 7: ...idity 5 95 Dimensions Width 380mm Height 380mm Depth 210mm Weight 11 kg Control panel IP rating Front IP56 Back IP22 Dimensions Width 160mm Height 180mm Depth 72mm Dimensions for mounting hole Width 138mm Height 172mm Weight 1 2 kg For the dimensions of the AlphaRiverTrackPilot see Figure 6 Dimensions of the AlphaRiverTrackPilot on page 20 7 System Overview ...

Page 8: ... left Using the PROFILES button the configuration selection page for different loading conditions is reached top left By pressing MENU the central selection page is shown From here the ROT page right the CONFIG page bottom and the ABOUT page top right can be reached The ROT page shows the current and desired value of the turning rate The CONFIG page shows important configuration parameters of the ...

Page 9: ...ilter State of the position estimation system Track control can not be switched on if state is not OK red light If the track control system is already switched on and an error occurs the Filter light turns red This can happen when passing bridges and the GPS signal is lost Short losses of GPS signal are compensated by dead reckoning and are not a problem If the signal is lost for a longer time an ...

Page 10: ...a selection menu for the diﬀerent pages of the control panel 3 1 3 Profiles On the page Profiles different sets of controller parameters can be selected for different loading conditions These parameter sets have to be activated and adjusted by a qualified technician during a sea trial The active parameters set is highlighted by a blue bar 10 Operation ...

Page 11: ...similar to the rudder setting of an autopilot The button and can be used for fine tuning of the controller gain CURRENT SPEED With this setting the control system is able to compensate for the eﬀects of the river current This setting is especially important for a good performance of the control system in turns because it determines the desired drift angle For this reason it is needed to estimate t...

Page 12: ...th brand autopilot Press Track on the touchscreen of the AlphaRiverTrackPilot control panel The following conditions must be satisfied before the track control system can be switched on Filter is OK led is green Track is OK led is green Autopilot system is ready to enter track pilot mode When the track control system is active the light Run on the touchscreen is green On other autopilots the butto...

Page 13: ...rack is green The GPS system transmits position and heading information The position and heading information received from the GPS system are consistent The selected guiding line is free from kinks and loops The selected guiding line is long enough The distance to the selected guiding line is not too large The track control system can not be switched on if the filter and the track are not OK If on...

Page 14: ...just the oﬀset move the joystick on the control panel left or right The speed of the adjustment is proportional to the angle of the joystick The oﬀset can also be adjusted by pressing the corresponding buttons on the touchscreen of the control panel see Touchscreen Interface on page 8 To reset the oﬀset to the original line use the button on the touchscreen The position of the new parallel line mu...

Page 15: ...tion MaxROTChangeExceeded Fast change in ROT command to autopilot The command has not been sent to the autopilot to prevent a dangerous maneuver Could be caused by an undetected error of the GPS sensor Acknowledge alarm by switching to manual steering Note There is no other way to acknowledge the alarm Note Track control system can not be switched on until problem is fixed Wait until state of Filt...

Page 16: ...led light returns to green color Switch on track control system Increased attention CurvatureDerivativeError Guiding line check returned a curvature derivative value that would lead to a high turning rate change Caused by an error in the guiding line either way points are too close together not aligned correctly or the track contains a very sharp bend Acknowledge alarm by switching to manual steer...

Page 17: ...oser to the selected guiding line by manual steering Wait until state of Track led light returns to green color Switch on track control system Table 2 Alarms 4 2 Warnings Warnings alert about states of the track control system that do not require an immediate action However check the cause for the warning and switch to manual steering if required Warnings are signaled by a blinking yellow symbol i...

Page 18: ...d value Reset warning VelocityLow The velocity of the ship is below a certain threshold At slow speeds there is not enough rudder force to achieve a good control performance Increase velocity Switch to manual steering Reset warning MainPowerSupplyFailure Main power supply voltage is beneath a certain threshold Check fuse of main power supply F1 Check connection to power supply Note If the main pow...

Page 19: ...ved GPS receiver does not send HDT sentences Acknowledge warning Closely monitor track control system for correct operation Increase attention Wait if data comes back Otherwise switch to manual steering GPS NoROTReceived GPS receiver does not send ROT sentences Acknowledge warning Closely monitor track control system for correct operation Increase attention Wait if data comes back Otherwise switch...

Page 20: ...5 Appendix G 005185 3104 0724 AlphaRiverTrackPilot MFM BK Weight 1 2 kg Environmental Front IP56 Back IP22 Figure 6 Dimensions of the AlphaRiverTrackPilot 20 Appendix ...

Page 21: ...5 5 6 6 A A B B C C D D AlphaRiverTrack Pilot Schaltschrank G 004528 3104 0744 0 h koppe 27 3 2019 Designed by Checked by Approved by Date 1 1 Edition Sheet Date 380 380 210 380 380 210 340 340 20 20 20 20 Figure 7 Dimensions of the control cabinet 21 Appendix ...

Page 22: ... this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Alphatron Marine B V T 31 10 453 4000 Document name AlphaRiverTrackPilot F 31 10 453 4010 Document nr 1020 service jrc am Version V1 1 www jrc am All rights reserved Alphatron Marine B V Centers of Excellence Houston Rotterdam Singapore Tokyo ...

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