LIDAR VESSEL-TO-VESSEL DOCKING SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A vessel docking system (100) has a vessel (104, 112) such as a scow and/or a tugboat, a platform (102) such as a barge and/or a dredger, an optical distance measuring means (106), a vessel display unit (108), and a control means (110). The vessel display unit (108) is configured to display a position and a location of the vessel (104, 112) and/or the platform (102). The optical distance measuring means (106) is in communication with the vessel display unit (108). The optical distance measuring means (106) includes a sensor, a laser, and lens. The optical distance measuring means is configured to determine a distance and a pathway between the platform (102) and the vessel (104, 112).