COMPIT 2010 in Gubbio - TUHH

Fig.1: Console of Submarine Motion Control System
Fig.2: Video Frame Displayed on Console of Submarine Motion Control System
3. Basic Principles of Training Complex for Training Submarine Motion Control Skills
3.1 Work of Operators of Submarine Control Systems
Submarine operators have to work in difficult conditions characterized by insufficient information
support, action of extreme factors, tight limitations on time for taking of decisions. E.g., the operators
are forced to assess the surrounding situation based on instrument readings and technical system
indications. In some cases, the complexity of tasks to be performed, large scope of incoming data and
insufficient time for taking decisions result in failure of a human operator being a “decisive element”
in the decision-taking loop (since it is the operator who implements the algorithm of the on-line
search for control decisions) to meet the requirements for efficient process of the on-line control of
submarine motion and technical facilities operation. This situation leads to decrease in control
efficiency and does not ensure an appropriate safety level as illustrated by actual submarine accidents.
Therefore increased information support for operators of submarine manoeuvring control systems
remains an important issue as more advanced control systems are being developed.
3.2 Virtual Dynamic Systems
With the appearance of new computer facilities and technologies, the representation of information
about the state and position of submarine control systems by using virtual dynamic systems became a
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