Ship Management Support System using Multi Agent

The configuration of the engine room of a ship differs from ship to ship in terms of the equipment, its layout, and the normal range. Therefore, while the fundamentals can be learned from classroom lectures such as textbooks, it is also necessary to learn about each individual ship. However, Japan's maritime industry is facing a labor shortage and an aging population, and there is little manpower and time to educate newcomers. To address this issue, the authors are developing a ship management support system (hereafter referred to as "support system") using a multi-agent system. When a malfunction occurs in the engine room, it is necessary for the operator to understand the cause of the malfunction, consider the scope of the problem, and make appropriate repairs quickly. Therefore, we attempt to develop a related search application that searches for related devices when a problem occurs and presents them to the engineer, which is expected to contribute to the early identification of the cause and affected area. Since the engineer will be operating the engine after understanding the arrangement and relationship of the equipment, we will attempt to provide support to the inexperience engineer by extending the support system with respect to the operating procedures.