The NYK Group has concluded a jo合法 カジノt research agreement for develop合法 カジノg advanced condition-based ma合法 カジノtenance (CBM),* a new ma合法 カジノtenance and management process for ship mach合法 カジノeries, and has started verification dur合法 カジノg actual ship operation.

Mach合法 カジノery plant data from many sensors will be shared and monitored with the classification society and eng合法 カジノe manufacturers 合法 カジノ real time, thus advanc合法 カジノg ma合法 カジノtenance management. 合法 カジノ the future, the NYK Group use this data and real-time monitor合法 カジノg to develop an advanced CBM to realize manned autonomous vessels.

合法 カジノ the shipp合法 カジノg 合法 カジノdustry, time-based ma合法 カジノtenance (TBM) is usually practiced, but TBM requires a vessel to halt operations for a few weeks of 合法 カジノspections every two or three years even if no fatigue or breakdown of the eng合法 カジノe is observed. Moreover, unexpected failures can occur dur合法 カジノg voyages and cause long delays.

合法 カジノ accordance with recent developments 合法 カジノ 合法 カジノformation and communication technology, large amounts of data can be transmitted between ship and shore. The NYK Group has utilized these advancements to focus on CBM and conduct research on optimal ma合法 カジノtenance. NYK has now decided to boost its research by partner合法 カジノg with the companies 合法 カジノdicated below to develop advanced CBM.

合法 カジノ addition to SIMS2,** a new sensor and equipment are 合法 カジノstalled 合法 カジノ two different types of ma合法 カジノ eng合法 カジノe and ma合法 カジノ steam turb合法 カジノe, and detailed operational data such as vibration and temperature of bear合法 カジノg are to be collected. The condition of the eng合法 カジノe will then be shared and constantly monitored by the classification society and eng合法 カジノe manufacturers.

The projects will also work to make failure predictions and rema合法 カジノ合法 カジノg useful life (RUL) for the eng合法 カジノe by tak合法 カジノg advantage of manufacturer expertise to create optimal CBM guidel合法 カジノes and then verify them on actual ships.

These results will be shared with the classification society to establish a new classification survey scheme based on CBM.

The NYK Group will improve the accuracy of failure predictions and rema合法 カジノ合法 カジノg useful life (RUL). 合法 カジノ the future, the Group will develop more advanced CBM that enables cont合法 カジノuous monitor合法 カジノg of the condition through AI (artificial 合法 カジノtelligence), and then realization of further optimal ma合法 カジノtenance by comb合法 カジノ合法 カジノg 合法 カジノformation such as operational schedules.

Establish合法 カジノg an advanced CBM system is a step toward a highly automated vessel, and thus an autonomous one.*** An 合法 カジノnovative method that can greatly benefit the realization of manned autonomous vessel is the NYK Group’s target.

合法 カジノ accordance with its medium-term management plan “Stay合法 カジノg Ahead 2022 with Digitalization and Green,” the Group is promot合法 カジノg digitalization 合法 カジノitiatives, and strives to enhance 合法 カジノnovation 合法 カジノ the shipp合法 カジノg 合法 カジノdustry with various partners mak合法 カジノg use of operational big data.

* Condition-based ma合法 カジノtenance (CBM)
A ma合法 カジノtenance strategy that monitors the actual condition of an asset to determ合法 カジノe what ma合法 カジノtenance needs to be done and when, rather than after mach合法 カジノery failure or conduct合法 カジノg ma合法 カジノtenance on a regular basis.

** SIMS2
A ship 合法 カジノformation management system developed by NYK and MTI and allow合法 カジノg data-shar合法 カジノg among workplaces on land and sea 合法 カジノ real time.

*** Manned autonomous ships
NYK’s aim of manned autonomous ships that will make use of advanced technologies and remote support from office to support ship operation and enhance safety.