[PSUBS-MAILIST] Environment and Control software

Mon Aug 10 18:53:38 EDT 2015

Great job Jon, what screens are going to use?

David Colomboi
On Aug 10, 2015 1:40 PM, "Lasse Schmidt via Personal_Submersibles" <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Very interesting link, thank you Alan.
> Is there color coding guidelines for valves and control knobs as well on
> subs?
> I´m thinking of colors for air valves, water valves etc.
>
> Thanks
> Lasse
>
> 10 aug 2015 kl. 22:23 skrev Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>:
>
> Sean, Jon,
> presume it's this guide dealing with ships
>
> http://www.eagle.org/eagleExternalPortalWEB/ShowProperty/BEA%20Repository/Rules%26Guides/Current/86_ApplicationsofErgonomicstoMarineSystems/Pub86_ErgoMarineSystems
> Great stuff, I will use this document as a guideline.
> Jon, you are doing a fantastic job documenting this.
> I will need to start on this within the next 6 months so are following
> with interest.
> Alan
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> *From:* Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles <
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> The ABS ergonomics guide has some info about alarm colours, sounds and
> behaviour which might be useful.
> Sean
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> On August 10, 2015 1:39:02 PM MDT, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
>
> HI Cliff, thanks for the feedback.  Alarms are located on the left side
> under the yellow/black warning graphic.  Each one functions as both an
> alert and alarm.  For example, a yellow alert lights up "DEPTH" at 500
> feet to warn of approaching maximum depth.  At 600 feet it turns into a
> red alarm.  These alerts and alarms can only be disengaged by retreating
> back to a non-alarm operating environment (ie.. decreasing depth to less
> than 500 feet).  Audio alerts will accompany the visual ones.
>
> Depth is available on all displays in the lower left corner.  Data
> logging is included and can be written to a USB drive and 'replayed' on
> any other computer that has the same software on it or even imported
> into something like a spreadsheet.  However, if I end up with a tablet I
> will likely log there directly.
>
> Battery information will be added when I get those sensors.  This design lends itself well to semi-automated control, for example typing in a
> target depth of 100 feet and then letting the computer operate the
> motors and monitor vertical rate of descent/ascent, slow down when
> approaching the target depth, and then shutting off the motors at/near
> target depth.
>
> A more distant and advanced project would be, I don't know, maybe
> inertial navigation using an IMU.
>
> Jon
>
>
> On 8/10/2015 12:19 PM, Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles wrote:
>
> Jon, your first pass at HMI for your boat looks good. I like the
> overall layout and data seems to be presented in logical and
> straightforward manner. I think it would easy for someone other than
> yourself to get the state of the boat from this HMI.
>
> On your DIVE panel, I would add a couple of items. ! The first is the
> battery SOC and air SOF(state of Fill, 0-100%). These are key
> items for the home screen. Also, I would add a proximity switch on
> hatch so that the hatch state is shown. This can also be used to
> lockout diving the boat unless the hatch switch is closed. Also I
> would add Altitude. Airmar has a sensor called the DST800 that gives
> boat speed, depth (altitude) and water temperature. Signals comes in
> as a RS-232 ASCII string that you parse. On the NAV screen, I would
> include depth and altitude. On HIST screen, rather than looking at
> min and max on key variable's, I would recommend that up set up data
> logging and log all ship systems say every minute. Most PLCs and
> associated HMIs have data logging capabilities. This allows you to
> download all sensor measurements and switch states as a function of
> time. This is useful to analyze how the boat performed after the dive
> and also serves a Black Box for the sub. I did not see any alarm
> database. Need to be able to see and hear and audible alarms an such
> items as low air pressure, O2 and CO2 out of range ...
>
> Best regards
>
> Cliff
>
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