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Vessel positioning system for maintaining relative position between vessels operatively coupled and method
US9727057B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9727057-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414575319-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Publication date | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2017 |
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A method of maintaining positioning between vessels includes monitoring a relative position between a storage tank vessel and a shuttle tanker with a control system in operative communication with the vessels. Also included is inputting physical property data relating to the storage tank vessel and the shuttle tanker to the control system. Further included is processing environmental condition data with the control system. Yet further included is controlling at least one positioning action to be taken by the storage tank vessel and the shuttle tanker with the control system in response to positioning calculations conducted by the control system based on the physical property data and the environmental condition data. Also included is maintaining an angular differential within a predetermined limit with the at least one positioning action.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of maintaining positioning between vessels comprising: monitoring a relative position between a storage tank vessel and a shuttle tanker with a control system in operative communication with the storage tank vessel and the shuttle tanker, wherein the control system controls thrusters of the storage tank vessel or the shuttle tanker or both and the storage tank vessel fixed about a storage tank vessel bow region and operatively coupled to the shuttle…
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- What does patent US9727057B2 cover?
- A method of maintaining positioning between vessels includes monitoring a relative position between a storage tank vessel and a shuttle tanker with a control system in operative communication with the vessels. Also included is inputting physical property data relating to the storage tank vessel and the shuttle tanker to the control system. Further included is processing environmental condition …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Conocophillips Co
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G05D1/0206. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 08 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).