Controls & Automation Services

The GBS Group’s Maritime team provides complete controls engineering and system integration, including design, documentation, programming, training, testing, HMI, requirements validation, project management, and maintenance services.

Control Systems

• Systems utilizing Versa Module Euro (VME) backplanes
  • Digital, analog and serial Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) boards
  • Communication boards
• Systems using Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
  • Multiple I/O and communication modules

Drawing Review

• Create control system block diagrams/schematics
  • AutoCAD
• Review existing control system diagrams
• Provide comments and guidance
• Present control system drawings at Design Reviews for customers

Shipboard Testing

• Create control system test procedures
• Perform lab and shipboard testing
• Provide complete and thorough Test Reports with recommended solutions to any test step failure

Shipboard Troubleshooting

• Provide full shipboard support
• Distance support as well as onsite troubleshooting with crew/user

Crew/User Training

• Develop crew training documents
• Provide onsite and shipboard training

Design/Develop Software Applications

• Automate systems using Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
• Simulation Environment
• Virtual Environment simulating ship’s auxiliary, propulsion, electrical and fuel transfer for testing automation software
• Embedded code for microprocessor based hardware
• PXI card interfaces for communication via Modbus protocol and hard-wired communication

Human Machine Interface (HMI)

• System troubleshooting/analysis application
• Event and alarm application use for warning system

Interfaces

• Modbus protocol
• Communication modules
• PLC Integration
• Microprocessor based systems
• Field/shipboard sensors (analog and digital)
  • Transducers
  • Switches

System Scenario

• Automated logic development for software or hardware design

Requirements Validation

• Using DOORS Requirements Tool

Object Oriented Development

• Applications for Windows and Unix/Linux

Programming Languages

• C/C++
• JAVA
• Ladder Logic
• Visual Basic
• Other .Net Languages

Configuration Management Tool

• ClearCase

Discrepancy Report Tool

• ClearQuest