System and method for positioning a marine vessel

    公开(公告)号:US12017746B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-25

    申请号:US17345330

    申请日:2021-06-11

    摘要: A marine vessel control system comprises a propulsion unit and a steering actuator for steering the propulsion unit. There is a shift actuator for shifting gears in the propulsion unit and a throttle actuator for increasing or decreasing throttle to the propulsion unit. There is an input device for providing user inputted steering commands to the steering actuator and for providing user inputted shift and throttle commands to the shift actuator and the throttle actuator. There is a sensor for detecting a global position and a heading direction of the marine vessel. A controller receives position and heading values of the marine vessel from the sensor. The controller compares the received position value to a pre-programmed position value to determine a position error difference. The controller also compares the received heading value to a pre-programmed heading value to determine a heading error difference.

    STEERING SYSTEM FOR SHIP AND CONTROL PARAMETER SETTING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20240067323A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18455046

    申请日:2023-08-24

    IPC分类号: B63H25/04 B63H25/42 G05D1/02

    摘要: A steering system (1) is employed in a ship to which left and right propulsors (2L, 2R) are attached. The steering system (1) includes a first input device (11) configured to receive an input of any one of a forward thrust parameter and a reverse thrust parameter of the propulsors, a second input device (15) configured to receive an input of the other of the forward thrust parameter and the reverse thrust parameter of the propulsors, and a controller (17) configured to reflect the forward thrust parameter and the reverse thrust parameter to the propulsors in real time. In the steering system, the first input device and the second input device receive the inputs in parallel when a steering pattern for a ship is set.

    MARINE VESSEL STATION KEEPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20190248462A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-15

    申请号:US16391751

    申请日:2019-04-23

    发明人: Aaron J. Ward

    IPC分类号: B63H25/42 G05D1/02 B63H25/04

    摘要: A system for maintaining a marine vessel in a body of water at a selected position and orientation includes a global positioning system that determines a global position and heading of the vessel and a proximity sensor that determines a relative position and bearing of the vessel with respect to an object near the vessel. A controller operable in a station keeping mode is in signal communication with the GPS and the proximity sensor. The controller chooses between using global position and heading data from the GPS and relative position and bearing data from the proximity sensor to determine if the vessel has moved from the selected position and orientation. The controller calculates thrust commands required to return the vessel to the selected position and orientation and outputs the thrust commands to a marine propulsion system, which uses the thrust commands to reposition the vessel.

    PROGRAMMABLE BUOY SYSTEM
    6.
    发明申请
    PROGRAMMABLE BUOY SYSTEM 审中-公开
    可编程系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160378107A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-29

    申请号:US15194020

    申请日:2016-06-27

    摘要: A programmable buoy system having one or more buoys capable of connecting through the internet to a buoy command server. The buoy command server relays commands to each of the one or more buoys in response to user commands sent from a buoys command interface application on a mobile device. The programmable buoy system includes one or more buoys each having a hull with two or more pontoons where the hull has a top side and bottom side. A stationary rudder extends downward from the bottom side of the hull to be positioned in a body of water when the one or more buoys are in use. A motor is pivotably connected on each one or more buoys, wherein the motor has a propeller positioned away from the bottom side of the hull. The propeller and motor move the select one of the one or more buoys in the body of water.

    摘要翻译: 一种可编程浮标系统,具有一个或多个浮标,能够通过互联网连接到浮标指令服务器。 响应于从移动设备上的浮标命令接口应用发送的用户命令,浮标命令服务器将命令中继到一个或多个浮标中的每一个。 可编程浮标系统包括一个或多个浮标,每个浮标具有具有两个或更多个浮体的船体,其中船体具有顶侧和底侧。 当使用一个或多个浮标时,固定的舵从船体的底侧向下延伸以定位在水体中。 电动机可枢转地连接在每个一个或多个浮标上,其中电动机具有远离船体底侧的螺旋桨。 螺旋桨和马达将水中的一个或多个浮标中的一个移动。

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VESSEL DEVIATING FROM ANCHORAGE
    9.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VESSEL DEVIATING FROM ANCHORAGE 有权
    用于控制从船锚传送的船舶的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150177735A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-25

    申请号:US14330230

    申请日:2014-07-14

    IPC分类号: G05D1/02

    CPC分类号: G05D1/0208

    摘要: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method that control a vessel deviating from an anchorage using wide-range sensor-based spherical trigonometry. In the method, vessels anchored in an anchorage are monitored. The anchorage is defined as a group, and the group of the anchored vessels is managed. Leaving of a vessel, needing to deviate from the anchorage, from the group is controlled. If a vessel recognized as a vessel identical to one that left the group requests anchoring after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the anchoring-requesting vessel is controlled.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及使用基于宽范围传感器的球面三角法来控制偏离锚固物的容器的装置和方法。 在该方法中,监测锚固在锚地中的船舶。 锚地被定义为一组,并且锚定的船只组被管理。 离开集装箱需要偏离锚地的船只被控制。 如果在经过预定时间段之后,被认定为与离开该组请求锚定的容器相同的容器的容器已经过去,则锚定请求容器被控制。

    SELF-PROPELLED BUOY FOR MONITORING UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    10.
    发明申请
    SELF-PROPELLED BUOY FOR MONITORING UNDERWATER OBJECTS 有权
    用于监测水下物体的自我推荐

    公开(公告)号:US20150003192A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-01

    申请号:US14334526

    申请日:2014-07-17

    申请人: InCube Labs, LLC

    发明人: Mir Imran

    IPC分类号: H04B11/00

    摘要: Various embodiments of the invention provide a buoy and system for monitoring divers and other underwater objects. In many embodiments, the buoy has capabilities to monitor a diver, obtain position information about the diver and use that information to move itself to an effective range for continued monitoring. The buoy can connect and communicate with a communication device attached to a diver to communicate, position, biometric and other data. In one embodiment, the buoy comprises a propulsion system for propelling the buoy, an acoustic communication module for communicating with the diver and a propulsion controller for controlling the propulsion system to move to the effective range. Other embodiments provide a power generation system using a power generating buoy comprising an inertial weight, an energy converter and a connecting linkage. The system may comprise a single or multiple buoys and can include an electrical storage such as an electrical battery.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的各种实施例提供了一种用于监测潜水员和其他水下物体的浮标和系统。 在许多实施例中,浮标具有监视潜水员的能力,获得有关潜水员的位置信息,并使用该信息将其自身移动到有效范围以进行持续监测。 浮标可以与连接到潜水员的通信设备连接和通信,以进行通信,位置,生物特征和其他数据。 在一个实施例中,浮标包括用于推进浮标的推进系统,用于与潜水员通信的声学通信模块和用于控制推进系统移动到有效范围的推进控制器。 其他实施例提供了一种使用包括惯性重量,能量转换器和连接连杆的发电浮标的发电系统。 该系统可以包括单个或多个浮标,并且可以包括诸如电池的电存储器。