Patent ID: 9682751
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B63B,B65G,B67D

Claim:
1. An offshore loading system operable to load a substance between a first structure and a second structure separate from the first structure, the second structure including a manifold, the offshore loading system comprising: a loading arm having a process pipe to carry the substance during a process of loading the substance by the loading arm, the process pipe including a free end, the loading arm coupled to the first structure; a control unit coupled to the loading arm and operable to direct the free end of the loading arm; a first acceleration sensor electronically coupled to the control unit, the first acceleration sensor operable to detect relative movement of the first structure with respect to the second structure; and a controller coupled to the control unit and the first acceleration sensor, the controller operable to control the control unit at least partially in response to signals provided by the first acceleration sensor, wherein the controller transmits signals to the control unit, and wherein the control unit controls actuators to move the loading arm to compensate for relative movement between the first structure and the second structure.