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US 6,677,889 B2Granted
Auto-docking system
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsH. Barteld Van Rees, Michael Joseph Delcheccolo, Delbert Lippert, Mark E. Russell, Walter Gordon Woodington, Keith Wansley
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Abstract
An auto-docking system has been provided that can automatically dock a ship. The auto-docking system provides a close in radar system and a secondary propulsion system that is under control of a docking processor.
Claims13
A system for docking a ship, comprising:
- a primary propulsion system coupled to the ship;
- a secondary propulsion system coupled to the ship for automatic steering of the ship, said secondary propulsion system comprising:
- a plurality of trim tabs mounted to the ship;
- and
- a plurality of motors, each of said plurality of motors mounted to a corresponding one of said plurality of trim tabs, wherein each of said plurality of motors provides a principal direction of thrust at an angle to a keel of the ship;
- a docking processor coupled to the secondary propulsion system to control thrust produced by the secondary propulsion system;
- and
- one or more radar systems coupled to the docking processor for providing navigational information to the docking processor.
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