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US 11,194,042 B2Granted
Tug approach control
AssigneeKongsberg Maritime AS
InventorOskar Levander
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Abstract
The invention relates to a tug for maneuvering a vessel, comprising at least one proximity sensor in a contact area, the proximity sensor being configured to detect a distance between the contact area and the vessel, and a tug controller unit controlling an approach of the tug towards the vessel based on the detected distance between the contact area and the vessel.
Claims28
Tug for maneuvering a vessel, the tug comprising:
- at least one proximity sensor in a contact area, the proximity sensor being configured to detect a distance between the contact area and the vessel;
- and
- a tug controller unit controlling an approach of the tug towards the vessel based on the detected distance between the contact area and the vessel;
- wherein the tug further comprises at least one force sensor in the contact area, the force sensor being configured to measure an impact between the contact area and the vessel, and the tug controller unit is further controlling the approach of the tug towards the vessel based on the measured impact between the contact area and the vessel.
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Tug for maneuvering a vessel, the tug comprising:
- at least one proximity sensor in a contact area, the proximity sensor being configured to detect a distance between the contact area and the vessel;
- and
- a tug controller unit controlling an approach of the tug towards the vessel based on the detected distance between the contact area and the vessel, wherein the tug controller unit further includes a dynamic positioning control system controlling the approach of the tug based on a plurality of input parameters.
Tug for maneuvering a vessel, the tug comprising:
- at least one force sensor in a contact area between the tug and the vessel, the force sensor being configured to measure the amount of force being transmitted to the vessel;
- and
- a tug control unit controlling an amount of thrust provided by the tug on the vessel based on the measured amount of force being transmitted to the vessel.
Tug controller unit, wherein
- the tug controller unit is configured to receive data from at least one proximity sensor in a contact area of a tug, the received data comprises information regarding the distance between the contact area and a vessel;
- the tug controller unit controls movements of the tug towards the vessel based on the received data;
- and
- the tug controller unit is further configured to receive data from at least one force sensor in the contact area, the received data including information regarding an impact between the contact area and the vessel.
1 more element
Tug controller unit, wherein
- the tug controller unit is configured to receive data from at least one proximity sensor in a contact area of a tug, the received data comprises information regarding the distance between the contact area and a vessel;
- the tug controller unit controls movements of the tug towards the vessel based on the received data;
- and
- the tug controller unit further includes a dynamic positioning control system controlling the approach of the tug based on a plurality of input parameters.
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Tug controller unit, wherein
- the tug controller unit is configured to receive data from at least one force sensor in a contact area between a tug and a vessel, the received data comprising information regarding the amount of force being transmitted to the marine vessel;
- and
- the tug control unit controls an amount of thrust provided by the tug on the vessel based on the amount of force being transmitted to the vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.