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Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2019
Applicant:

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Naoyuki Fujiyama, Tokyo, JP;

Ryo Sakaguchi, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G01S 17/93 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0206 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01); G01S 17/93 (2013.01);
Abstract

To provide a docking support device of a marine vessel, which is capable of improving the accuracy in the distance measurement of a docking object, and can determine whether docking at the docking object is achievable or not, by detecting an obstacle which lies in the surrounding area of an own marine vessel. A docking support device of a marine vessel includes a LiDAR with the use of a laser, a short range body detection sensor, a docking object detector detecting a docking object based on an output signal of the LiDAR, an obstacle detector detecting an obstacle based on an output signal of the short range body detection sensor, and a docking determination calculator determining whether docking at the docking object is achievable or not, based on a determination result of the docking object and a detection result of the obstacle, and outputs a determination result.


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