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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Kongsberg Maritime CM As, Alesund, NO;
Inventor:
Oskar Levander, Rauma, FI;
Assignee:
KONGSBERG MARITIME AS, Horten, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/937 (2020.01); B63B 35/66 (2006.01); G01S 15/93 (2020.01); G01S 17/93 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/937 (2020.01); B63B 35/66 (2013.01); G01S 15/93 (2013.01); G01S 17/93 (2013.01);
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.