CPC B63B 35/44 (2013.01) [B63B 2035/4473 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A factory ship for manufacturing products, the factory ship comprising:
a plurality of factory units onboard and supported by the factory ship, each of the factory units including production machinery configured to perform at least a portion of a manufacturing process;
a stabilization mechanism, wherein the stabilization mechanism one of (i) supports a first factory unit of the plurality of factory units and (ii) supports the production machinery within the first factory unit; and
a computing device configured to
receive a plurality of measurement signals indicating movement of at least one of the factory ship and the first factory unit, and
control one or more operating parameters of the production machinery based on the plurality of measurement signals and constraints of the stabilization mechanism,
wherein, to control the production machinery, the computing device is configured to, based on the plurality of measurement signals, at least one of (i) change the one or more operating parameters of the production machinery, (ii) initiate the portion of the manufacturing process, (iii) terminate the portion of the manufacturing process, and (iv) pause the portion of the manufacturing process.
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