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US 2019/0315440 A1Published application
Dynamic tug winch control
AssigneeRolls-Royce Marine AS
InventorMark Callaway
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Abstract
The invention relates to a tug controller and a tug for maneuvering a towed vessel, comprising a dynamic positioning system, and a tow equipment comprising a towline connected to the towed vessel, wherein the tow equipment is automatically controlled by the dynamic positioning system based on a plurality of input parameters.
Claims24
A tug for maneuvering a towed vessel, the tug comprising:
- a dynamic positioning system;
- and
- a tow equipment comprising a towline connected to the towed vessel, wherein the tow equipment is automatically controlled by the dynamic positioning system based on a plurality of input parameters.
Tug controller, comprising:
- a dynamic positioning system;
- and
- a tow equipment controller to control a tow equipment connected to a towed vessel by a towline, wherein the tow equipment controller is automatically controlled by the dynamic positioning system based on a plurality of input parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.