Patent ID: 11958574
Assignee: RHODAN MARINE SYSTEMS OF FLORIDA, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 5:
6. A method for remotely navigating a marine vessel, the method comprising:
receiving, by a communication module of a marine location management system located remote and separate from the marine vessel, geographical coordinates of at least one marine location, wherein the at least one marine location is located within at least one of a marina, a mooring field, or a lock;
receiving, by the communication module, a geographical location of the marine vessel;
determining, by a processor in communication with the communication module, at least one available location of the at least one marine location to receive the marine vessel, each available location associated with corresponding geographical coordinates;
determining, by the processor, a navigation plan based on the corresponding geographical coordinates of the at least one available location and the geographical location of the marine vessel;
identifying, by the processor, an optimal available location of the at least one available location based on one or more selection criteria;
transmitting, by the communication module, the navigation plan to a vessel control system for controlling at least one motor located on the marine vessel to navigate the marine vessel to the optimal available location;
determining, by one of the processor and the vessel control system, a set of thrust vectors based on the navigation plan; and
transmitting, by the vessel control system to at least one motor of the marine vessel, the set of thrust vectors; and
navigating, by the vessel control system, the marine vessel to the optimal available location;
wherein determining the navigation plan of the at least one available location occurs prior to or after identifying the optimal available location occurs.