Patent ID: 11955011
Assignee: CASHMAN DREDGING AND MARINE CONTRACTING, CO., LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A docking system comprising:
a platform;
a vessel;
an optical distance measuring means configured to determine a position of one of the platform and the vessel relative to the other of the platform and the vessel,
wherein the optical distance measuring means is configured to cooperate with the vessel display unit to provide a trajectory of one of the platform and the vessel relative to the other of the platform and the vessel,
wherein the trajectory includes a location, a position, a heading, and a rate of speed, and wherein the optical distance measuring means includes a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) module configured to determine a position and a location of one of the platform and the vessel relative to the other of the platform and the vessel, and
wherein the optical distance measuring means includes a plurality of LiDAR modules disposed on the platform;

a vessel display unit configured to display the position; and
a control means configured to adjust a location of the vessel.