Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dynamic tug winch control
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Application No.: US16313079Application Date: 2017-06-28
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Publication No.: US11052974B2Publication Date: 2021-07-06
- Inventor: Mark Callaway
- Applicant: KONGSBERG MARITIME AS
- Applicant Address: NO Horten
- Assignee: KONGSBERG MARITIME AS
- Current Assignee: KONGSBERG MARITIME AS
- Current Assignee Address: NO Horten
- Agency: Wissing Miller LLP
- Priority: NO20161097 20160701
- International Application: PCT/NO2017/050169 WO 20170628
- International Announcement: WO2018/004353 WO 20180104
- Main IPC: B63B21/56
- IPC: B63B21/56 ; B63B35/66 ; B66D1/50

Abstract:
The invention relates to a tug controller and a tug for maneuvering a towed vessel, comprising a dynamic positioning system, and a tow equipment comprising a towline connected to the towed vessel, wherein the tow equipment is automatically controlled by the dynamic positioning system based on a plurality of input parameters.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190315440A1 DYNAMIC TUG WINCH CONTROL Public/Granted day:2019-10-17
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