SHIP AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM OF THE ENGINE ROOM FROM THE BRIDGE

What in the engine room are you trying to control, exactly? How big is your ship? How large is your crew? What sort of emergency procedures and resources do you have in mind? What is your primary power plant? Is this fresh water, or sea water? How big is the ship?

I have not dedicated a whole lot of time to analyzing your question, primarily because you have not given enough information regarding what is actually required. I think if you could be a bit more specific, you would get better answers...

Yes it needs to be very complicated. 5 HP outboard. "I think I want go faster, therefor I twist the throttle open more". Is that enough of a control system?

the project topic is "design of automatic control system of a supply vessel from the bridge to the main engine. the aims are for effective monitoring parameters like

1. lubricating oil temperature
2. cooling water temperature
3. exhaust gas temperature
4. overheating of the main engine
5. over-speeding of the main engine

the design goals are:

• highlighting the importance of automatic control system on board a vessel
• the effective use of automatic control system on board a vessel for easy, safe , fast, efficient, and reliable monitoring of the main engine on board a vessel".

If I may be so bold as to presume that you are using diesel power. Heavy duty diesel trucks in America have adopted a SAE formula to control the operation of the engines. This is referred to as SAE J-1587. The information that is available is able to determine over 100 different problems that are monitored by the sensors that are used in these engines. They range from simple things like oil level too high or low. To more complex issues like injector response too long or too short on cylinder number 1 through 20. How about torque overload. All of these and many more are available just by connecting to the serial port that comes with any of these engines. I would suggest contacting the manufacturer of the engine that you choose to use to power your vessel. They would be the experts on what system is used to control the engine. From that you could have as many read out stations as you wanted on the vessel, located anywhere you wanted. With wireless links, they could be portable, like a laptop computer if you wanted. Control stations could be located in many places as well. Multiple throttle locations are currently widely used on fire engines. Some fire engines incorporate the built in "cruise control" circuit from the engine computer to have automatic water pump pressure regulation while pumping. Today's engine management systems offer many possibilities. Steering systems should also be possible with electronic controls in a similar manner. please keep us posted as the project progresses, and good luck.

this is what i actualy wanted to post

the project topic is "design of automatic control system of a supply vessel from the bridge to the main engine. the aims are for effective monitoring parameters like

1. lubricating oil temperature
2. cooling water temperature
3. exhaust gas temperature
4. overheating of the main engine
5. over-speeding of the main engine

the design goals are:

• highlighting the importance of automatic control system on board a vessel
• the effective use of automatic control system on board a vessel for easy, safe , fast, efficient, and reliable monitoring of the main engine on board a vessel".

Have you determined the power requirements of the main drive engine(s) yet? If so have you determined an engine manufacturer yet?