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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Inventors:
Trevor George, Savoy, IL (US);
Brandon L. Tate, Walnut Hill, IL (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2017.01); B63B 49/00 (2006.01); B63H 25/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 25/04 (2013.01); B63B 49/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0206 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling docking includes an imaging system configured to image an area around a marine vessel to generate image data and a control system. The control system is configured to receive a selected docking area, locate the selected docking area in the image data, locate at least one dock tie-off point along the selected docking area in the image data, identify an optimized docking location based on the selected docking area and the location of the at least one dock tie-off point, and generate a docking optimization action based on the optimized docking location.