Material or article handling – Marine loading or unloading system – Marine vessel to marine vessel
Patent
1990-04-11
1992-10-13
Spar, Robert J.
Material or article handling
Marine loading or unloading system
Marine vessel to marine vessel
114264, 405219, 405224, 4141381, 4141382, 4141396, 4141397, 4141398, B65G 6762
Patent
active
051545616
ABSTRACT:
An advanced automated vessel cargo transfer system for loading and unloading of ships and lighters. It includes an articulated manipulator arm mounted on a frame. The arm is provided with a spreader bar at the distal end thereof. The spreader bar is provided with facilities for grasping cargo. Sensors track the movement of the vessel, and automatically responsive controllers adjust the motion and position of the spreader bar to follow the motion of the vessel. Berthing modules are provided to aid in controlling the motion of the vessel. In a major embodiment, the manipulator arm is mounted on a transverse frame that bridges spaced-apart floating barges, and provisions are made for serving vessels both on the outboard and inboard sides of the barges. In another embodiment, the manipulator arm is shore-based.
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Krizek Janice
Maleson Paul
Spar Robert J.
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