Intelligent port control system and related systems and apparatuses

Abstract

An example intelligent port control system may include a scheduling center system configured to generate a ship unloading plan, generate a ship berthing task and a ship unloading task based on the ship unloading plan, and transmit the ship berthing task and the ship unloading task to a ship control system of a target ship and a shore crane control system of a target shore crane apparatus, respectively. The ship control system may be configured to transmit the ship information and the container information to the scheduling center system, and control the target ship to move to an operation area corresponding to the target shore crane apparatus. The shore crane control system may be configured to control the target shore crane apparatus to load the container on the target ship onto a transportation vehicle in accordance with the ship unloading task.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A ship control system, comprising:
 one or more processors; and   a memory that stores at least one machine executable instruction that when executed by the one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform a method, comprising:   transmit ship information and container information to a scheduling center system; and   upon receiving a ship berthing task from the scheduling center system, control a target ship to move to an operation area corresponding to a target shore crane apparatus, and transmit a ship in-position notification message to a shore crane control system of the target shore crane apparatus.   
     
     
         2 . The ship control system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 determine a travel time length from a current location of the target ship to a port based on the current location of the target ship, a location of the port and a travel route;   estimate an arrival time at which the target ship arrives at the port based on the travel time length; and   transmit the ship information containing the estimated arrival time and ship state information and the container information to the scheduling center system.   
     
     
         3 . The ship control system of  claim 1 , wherein the ship information comprises at least one of ship arrival time or ship state information. 
     
     
         4 . The ship control system of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 estimate the ship arrival time based on a departure location, a location of a port and a travel route.   
     
     
         5 . The ship control system of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 determine a travel route based on a departure location and a location of a port;   estimate a travel time length of the target ship based on the travel route, a current weather condition and maritime information obtained at time of departure of the target ship; and   estimate the ship arrival time based on the estimated travel time length.   
     
     
         6 . The ship control system of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 determine a current location of the target ship,   calculate a travel time length of the target ship based on the current location of the target ship, a location of a port, a travel route and a current travel speed of the target ship, while the target ship is traveling; and   estimate the ship arrival time based on the travel time length.   
     
     
         7 . The ship control system of  claim 3 , wherein the ship state information comprises at least one of information on remaining fuel of the target ship, information on a current location of the target ship, information on tonnage of the target ship, or information on draught of the target ship. 
     
     
         8 . The ship control system of  claim 1 , wherein the container information comprises at least one of a number of containers, identification information or a type of goods carried by each container. 
     
     
         9 . The ship control system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 in response to entering a wireless signal coverage of a port, establish communication with the target shore crane apparatus wirelessly based on identification information of the target shore crane apparatus; and   determine a location of the target shore crane apparatus based on the identification information of the target shore crane apparatus;   plan a route for moving to the operation area of the target shore crane apparatus based on the location of the target shore crane apparatus.   
     
     
         10 . The ship control system of  claim 1 , wherein the received ship berthing task comprises identification information and the operation area of the target shore crane apparatus. 
     
     
         11 . The ship control system of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 control the target ship to move to the operation area of the target shore crane apparatus in accordance with the identification information and the operation area of the target shore crane apparatus.   
     
     
         12 . A vehicle control system, comprising:
 one or more processors;   a memory storing at least one machine executable instruction, wherein the at least one machine executable instruction when executed by the one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform a method, comprising:   control, upon receiving a container loading task, a transportation vehicle to move to a container loading location associated with the container loading task for loading a container in accordance with the container loading task; and   control, upon receiving a container unloading task, the transportation vehicle to move to a container unloading location associated with the container unloading task for unloading a container in accordance with the container unloading task.   
     
     
         13 . The vehicle control system of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 transmit a container loading in-position notification message to a shore crane control system of a shore crane apparatus corresponding to the container loading location when controlling the transportation vehicle to move to the container loading location.   
     
     
         14 . The vehicle control system of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 transmit a container unloading in-position notification message to a warehouse management system corresponding to the container unloading location when controlling the transportation vehicle to move to the container unloading location.   
     
     
         15 . The vehicle control system of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 determine a current location of the transportation vehicle;   plan a travel route from the current location of the transportation vehicle to the container loading location based on the container loading task for the transportation vehicle;   determine a sensed result of environment;   determine travel decision information based on the sensed result and the travel route; and   control the transportation vehicle to move to the container loading location along the travel route based on the travel decision information.   
     
     
         16 . The vehicle control system of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 determine a current location of the transportation vehicle;   plan a travel route from the current location of the transportation vehicle to the container unloading location based on the container unloading task for the transportation vehicle;   determine a sensed result of environment;   determine travel decision information based on the sensed result and the travel route; and   control the transportation vehicle to move to the container unloading location along the travel route based on the travel decision information.   
     
     
         17 . The vehicle control system of  claim 16 , wherein the sensed result comprises at least one of a type, shape, contour, location or distance of an obstacle in the environment. 
     
     
         18 . A method comprising:
 transmitting ship information and container information to a scheduling center system; and   upon receiving a ship berthing task from the scheduling center system, controlling a target ship to move to an operation area corresponding to a target shore crane apparatus; and transmitting a ship in-position notification message to a shore crane control system of the target shore crane apparatus.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein transmitting the ship in-position notification message to the shore crane control system of the target shore crane apparatus comprises:
 determining a travel time length from a current location of the target ship to a port based on the current location of the target ship, a location of the port and a travel route;   estimating an arrival time at which the target ship arrives at the port based on the travel time length; and   transmitting the ship information containing the estimated arrival time and ship state information and the container information to the scheduling center system.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 transmitting the ship information and the container information to the scheduling center system so that the scheduling center system generates the ship berthing task based on the ship information and the container information.