| CPC G05D 1/0206 (2013.01) [B60Q 1/24 (2013.01); B63B 79/10 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63H 21/21 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
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1. A vehicle for assisting a docking operation for a marine vessel, the vehicle comprising:
a position sensor operable to detect a position of the marine vessel, wherein the position sensor is an imager operable to capture image data corresponding to the marine vessel; and
a first controller communicatively coupled with the position sensor, the first controller operable to:
receive a first instruction from a second controller corresponding to the marine vessel to monitor the position sensor;
receive positional data corresponding to the position of the marine vessel relative to a dock;
communicate the positional data to the second controller to assist with the docking operation wherein one of the first controller and the second controller is in communication with an image processor operable to process the image data to identify a space between the marine vessel and the dock, and wherein the image processor is configured to modify the image data to indicate the space; and
receive a third instruction to operate a lighting system of a vehicle, wherein the lighting system directs light toward the marine vessel in response to the third instruction.
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