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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7369923 | Control system and method A control system of the invention for regulating a quantity to be controlled based on a deviation of the controlled quantity from a target value thereof and control parameters includes a behavior feature value calculator, a basic state judgment data calculator and a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7315274 | Method and system for determining the position of marine vessels and similar objects A method for determining the relative position between two or more objects in a marine environment, including waterways, of which at least one object can be maneuvered relative to one or more other objects. At least one interrogator is arranged on one or more of the... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7280914 | Instrumented lock entry and traversing system An instrumented navigation system for aiding a towboat and barge configuration in the entry and traversal of a lock located on a waterway or for navigation around other structures, such as bridge piers or docks. The system consists of wirelessly linked computers on ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7268721 | Car reversing radar sensor having fine-tuning feature A car reversing radar sensor having a fine-tuning function includes a cylinder, a sensor module, a front cover, a packing block and a back cover. The sensor module is fitted in the cylinder and a sensing angle thereof can be adjusted. The packing block includes a pu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7199723 | Cable plow installation monitor method and apparatus The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for installing a utility conveyance. A tractor which includes sensors, a plow locator and a monitor system is presented. The sensors are used to locate markers, which identify the boundaries of a right of w... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7095361 | Radar sensor platform A radar sensor platform for clearance measurement in a vehicle has at least four radar sensors, an input being entered if necessary using an input device indicating that a width measurement of a parking space is desired and the four radar sensors then enlarging thei... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7055447 | Dynamic positioning and motion control during cargo transfer operations A system and method providing a portable, floatable vessel for controlling the absolute position and relative position and the motion of a floating craft using a small water plane area, high vertical drag coefficient and dynamic positioning is disclosed. The methodo... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7021586 | Force feedback refueling system for unmanned aircraft An in-flight refueling system for an unmanned aircraft is responsive to sensed forces acting on a refueling receptacle of the aircraft by a separate refueling probe, to control movements of the aircraft as it is being refueled to reduce the magnitude of the sensed f... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6966525 | In-flight refueling system, alignment system, and method for automatic alignment and engagement of an in-flight refueling boom An in-flight refueling system, alignment system, and method are provided for substantially automating the positioning and engagement of an in-flight refueling system carried by a first aircraft with respect to a refueling receptacle carried by a second aircraft so a... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6934603 | Multiblock robot system The advantage of flexible multi-axis robot systems and robot cell-unit systems being further extended by providing electric and electronic E-POOL networks, consisting of multiblock individual computer units, central computers, board computers, satellite units, anten... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6707414 | Docking information system for boats A docking information system disposed on a ship provides navigational information to the operator of the ship. The system includes a short range radar system and a display to provide a range between the ship and a dock or an obstacle and, optionally, a relative velo... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6677889 | Auto-docking system An auto-docking system has been provided that can automatically dock a ship. The auto-docking system provides a close in radar system and a secondary propulsion system that is under control of a docking processor.... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6161097 | Automated traffic management system and method A data management system and method that enables acquisition, integration and management of real-time data generated at different rates, by multiple, heterogeneous incompatible data sources. The system achieves this functionality by using an expert system... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6064330 | Fog piercing ranging apparatus and method An apparatus and method for accurately determining a target distance in adverse weather conditions utilizing both LASER and RADAR is disclosed. The radar signals are used to determine an approximate range which is then used as a gating window for the dete... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5805101 | Process for determining the position of a radar target A process is disclosed for determining the position and/or the displacement in time (trace) of a (radar) target surface by a radar installation. A predeterminable number M of the largest echo amplitudes is first determined for the target surface, as well ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5781147 | Fog piercing ranging apparatus and method An apparatus and method for accurately determining a target distance in adverse weather conditions utilizing both LASER and RADAR is disclosed. The radar signals are used to determine an approximate range which is then used as a gating window for the dete... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5432515 | Marine information system A docking information system for assistance in the docking of vessels uses sensors providing information indicative of the relationship between a ship and a reference, such as a dock, a coast line, a river bank, docks, bends and docking areas. A computer ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5319373 | Method and apparatus for determining ship position in a television image Apparatus for detecting the position of a vessel in a broadcast image of the radar scan in a radar monitored area includes a television monitor for displaying a broadcast image of a radar scan of the area, and a controllable reflector for varying reflecti... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5291195 | Target light for docking A docking target (10) includes three concentric circles (C1, C2, C3) each comprising a plurality of different color light emitting diodes (D1, D2, D3) spaced about the circumference of each circle (C1, C2, C3). During vehicle approach, each circle appears... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5274378 | Docking velocity indicator system A relative velocity indicator system for assistance in the docking of vessels uses a radar sensor providing a relative velocity signal indicative of the relative velocity between a ship and a reference, such as a dock. A wireless transmitter associated wi... | 12/28/1993 |
| 4510496 | Baseband radar docking system A docking system for positioning a vehicle relative to a selective location employs a baseband communication link between the vehicle and the selected location. Transmitters located at specific points at the selective location are activated upon command f... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4254484 | Device for the determination of a ship in dock at the time of docking The present invention relates to a device for determination of position of a ship in the dock at docking, based on the principle of reflection of ultrasonic waves from solid bodies in water. The device includes two pairs of transmitting-receiving converters (1... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4216538 | Navigation aid A navigation aid for determining berthing data comprises distance detecting units embodying sonar transducers which are spaced apart along the length of a jetty a short distance behind the berthing line. The units are operative to provide signals indicati... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4063240 | Electronic docking system An electronic docking system utilizing a multiplicity of sensing subsystems to derive and display docking parameters during the docking operation is disclosed. The parameters displayed include bow and stern velocities ship's velocity perpendicular and par... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4047147 | Dual beam sonar display system Docking sonar uses first and second fan-shaped beams sequentially scanning a target zone in mutually perpendicular directions. Target returns from one beam scan are compared with target returns from the other beam scan and the results are placed into a st... | 09/06/1977 |
